Coating Course Schedule
2023 Agenda
Day 1
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | ||
7:30 a.m. | Registration Open | |
8:00 a.m. | Intro/Safety/Logistics | Lon Pschigoda |
8:15 a.m. | Why are aqueous coatings used? | Scott McNutt |
9:00 a.m. | Importance of Substrate for Coating | John Bergin |
10:00 a.m. | Break | |
10:15 a.m. | Calcium Carbonate, Talc, Gypsum, ATH | Steve Ottone |
11:15 a.m. | Kaolin, Calcined Clay, TiO2, and Silica | Prakash Malla |
12:15 p.m. | Lunch and Intros | |
1:00 p.m. | Barrier Pigments | Tony Lyons |
1:45 p.m. | Synthetic Binders | Don Venstresca |
2:45 p.m. | Break | |
3:00 p.m. | Natural Binders in Paper Coatings | Meggan Hostetler-Schrock |
4:00 p.m. | Coating Formulations-Meeting Customer & Process Demands |
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6:00 p.m. | Social Event and Dinner | |
Day 2
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 | ||
8:00 a.m. | Day 1 Recap, Day 2 Introduction | Lon Pschigoda |
8:15 a.m. | Coating additives | Gordon Bugg |
9:45 a.m. | Break | |
10:15 a.m. | Coating Makedown | Gordon Bugg |
11:00 a.m. | Rheology and Viscosity | Tony Lyons |
11:30 a.m. | Lunch |
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12:00 p.m. | Tours—Western Michigan University Pilot Plants | |
12:45 p.m. | Coating Application and Metering | Mike Paczowski |
2:00 p.m. | Curtain Coating Technology | Brad Fadden |
3:00 p.m. | Break | |
3:15 p.m. | Drying and Web Handling Systems for Applied Coatings | Jim Rennes |
4:00 p.m. | WMU Student/Faculty Research | Kecheng Li |
4:45 p.m. | Wrap Up | |
Day 3
Thursday, July 27, 2023 | ||
8:00 a.m. | Day 2 Recap, Day 3 Introduction | Lon Pschigoda |
8:30 a.m. | Printing Processes and Requirements for | Dr. Alexandra Pekarovicova |
9:30 a.m. | Recyclability Testing of Fiber Based Products in North America | Lon Pschigoda |
10:15 a.m. | Break | |
10:30 a.m. | Challenges to More Sustainable Barrier Packaging | Jim Fogg |
11:15 a.m. | Barrier Coatings: Fundamentals, Requirements, and Testing | Brian Einsla |
12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
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12:30 p.m. | Tours—Western Michigan University Paper Labs | |
1:00 p.m. | Digital Printing | Susan Bailey |
2:00 p.m. | Nanocellulose Barrier Materials | Lokendra Pal |
2:45 p.m. | A Manufacturers View on the Applications and Economics of Sustainable Barriers In Lightweight Paper Pkg | Scott Peplinski |
3:30 p.m. | Wrap Up | |