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The Fall Conference program is divided into two sections:

Select One:  Coating/Laminating and Vacuum Web Coating.

These provide options focusing on different aspects of the Industry.

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Web Coating/Laminating Sessions

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Sunday, October 7

12:00pm-
7:00pm
Conference Registration
1:00pm-
5:00pm
AIMCAL Short Courses
(Additional Fees Apply)
Vacuum Coating for High Barrier Performance
Dr. Charles Bishop, C.A.Bishop Consulting Ltd.


Web Coating Characterization and Measurement Technology
Dr. Edward Cohen, Edward D. Cohen Consulting


Wrinkling and Winding Defect Troubleshooting
Dr. David Roisum, Finishing Technologies

1:00pm-
3:00pm
CEMA Board and Committee Meetings
3:00pm-
5:00pm
AIMCAL Board and Committee Meetings
6:00pm-
7:00pm
Keynote Address:
The Shape of Things to Come
Mark Fihn, Veritas et Visus
7:00pm-
9:00pm
Welcome Reception and TableTop Exhibition
Sponsored by CMM

Monday, October 8

7:00am Conference Registration Opens
7:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast
7:45-8:00 Conference Welcome
8:00 - 8:45 Plenary Session:
Currency and the Never-Ending Battle
Roger Phillips
JDSU - Flex Products Group

Session 1A
Session Leaders: Greg Williams & Ingrid Brase

12:00-1:00 Lunch
Sponsored by: Solon Specialty Wire/Shaped Wire

During Monday’s Lunch we will hold several Lunchtime Discussion groups.
Metal Adhesion in Laminations with Dr. Eldridge Mount
Wrinkling and Winding with Dr. David Roisum
Mayer Rod Coating width Dr. Ed Cohen and Doug Krasucki
Surface Resistivity of Films with Richard Swisher

Session 2A
Session Leaders: Doug Krasucki & Ken McCarthy

5:00 - 7:00pm TableTop Exhibition & Reception
Sponsored by GfE Metalle + Materialien GmbH

Tuesday October 9

7:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:45 Plenary Session:
Polyester (PET) Film as a Substrate: a Tutorial
Donald J. McClure
Acuity Consulting and Training

Session 3A
Session Leaders: Darin Miles & Frank Espelin

Tuesday afternoon and evening are free.

Wednesday, October 10

7:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:45 Plenary Session:
From Fiber to Film - Dyeing Polyester, The Past, the Present and the Future
Steve Barth
CPFilms, Inc.

Session 4A
Session Leaders: John Pasquale & Charles Lincoln

8:30 - 9:00 Application of Surface Analysis for Root Cause Failure Analysis
David Cole
Evans Analytical Group
9:00 - 9:30 Using Laser Doppler Velocimetry to Increase Profits and Reduce Downtime on Converting Lines
Michael Kordik
Beta LaserMike
9:30 - 10:00 On-line Measurement of Coatings on Printed Substrates: Challenges and Optimal Solution
Raymond Shead
Thermo Fisher Scientific
10:30 - 11:00 Coating Defects; Causes, Detection and Cures
Edward Cohen
Edward Cohen Consulting/Dark Field Technologies Inc.
11:00 - 11:30 New Rhelogy Testing Solves Operating Problems
John Taylor
Capella Technology Inc.
11:30 - 12:00 Optimizing Mix Performance
Ken McCarthy
Clean Room Coating Solutions
12:00-1:00 Lunch
Sponsored by: PRUFTECHNIK Service, Inc.

Session 5: Joint Session
Session Leaders: John Fenn and Ed Cohen

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