AIMCAL Europe Web Coating Conference 2012

11-13 June | The Diplomat Hotel | Prague, Czech Republic

Earlybird pricing available until 20 May, 2012. Reserve your seat today. Don't delay!

Stay Competitive — Tools, Techniques, and Materials

Formerly known as the AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference, the AIMCAL Web Coating Conference has a long history of advancing the technologies of web processing and finishing to improve efficiencies, reduce waste and introduce new technologies designed to improve competitiveness. The conference is focused on bringing the state of the art to the plant floor, while addressing the problems and opportunities that are part of every manufacturing process. Unlike market based conferences, the AIMCAL Web Coating Conference focuses on technology advancements and best practices that improve quality, productivity and ultimately profitability. It is open to both AIMCAL members and non-members.

Two Session Tracks

The conference is organized into two concurrent tracks – Web Coating and Vacuum Web Coating. Attendees are free to go between tracks to whichever presentations hold the most interest. Common topics of interest between the two tracks are covered in joint sessions for all attendees.

Outstanding Technical Programs and Networking Opportunities

In addition to the outstanding conference program, there are TableTop receptions on Sunday and Monday evenings to allow attendees the opportunity to meet with industry suppliers in an informal and relaxed reception environment. An added bonus for the 2012 event is a Wednesday afternoon of market overviews, led by AWA Research, covering markets of interest to companies with roll to roll processing assets. This session will be open to both Web Coating Conference delegates and Web Handling Conference delegates – co-located at the same facility.

Colocated with the AIMCAL Europe Web Handling Conference 2012

The AIMCAL Europe Web Coating Conference 2012 will be held in conjunction with the AIMCAL Europe Web Handling Conference 2012 – allowing attendees the opportunity to attend both conferences without additional travel expenses.

Conference Highlights

Comprehensive Agenda - Two session tracks that cover the full spectrum of web coating and vacuum web coating.
Optional Short Courses - Two outstanding half-day Short Courses (optional).
TableTop Receptions - Two informal receptions featuring tabletop exhibits from top suppliers, converters and consultants in the industry.
Expert Participants - Opportunities to speak with some of the top technical professionals in the Industry on your particular areas of interest.
Networking Opportunities - Outstanding industry social and networking opportunities. Designated meals and receptions included in conference registration fee.
Optional Activities - Planned activities apart from the conference for fun and relaxation.

Conference Schedule

Sunday, 10 June

1:30pm - 5:00pm - Short Courses
6:00pm - 7:00pm - Keynote
7:00pm - 9:00pm - Web Coating Conference Opening Reception and TableTops

Monday, 11 June

9:00am - 6:00pm - Concurrent Technical sessions
6:00pm - 8:00pm - TableTop Reception

Tuesday, 12 June

9:00am - 12:00pm - Technical sessions
1:00pm - 5:00pm - Networking event
7:00pm - 8:00pm - Plenary talk

Wednesday, 13 June

9:00am - 12:00pm - Technical sessions
2:00pm - 6:00pm - Overview of roll-to-roll markets led by AWA Research
6:00pm - 8:00pm - Web Handling Conference Opening Reception (open to Web Coating attendees also)

Full Agenda will be available soon. Please check back or watch for announcements from AIMCAL.

Short Courses (optional) - Sunday, 10 June

From 1:30pm - 5pm on Sunday, 10 June, AIMCAL will present two optional short courses. Add to your conference registration, OR you can register for a short courses only. Use the conference registration form to sign up.

How Substrate Quality and Cleanliness Affects Roll-to-roll Vacuum Deposition

Dr. Charles Bishop, C.A. Bishop Consulting Ltd.

As with most processes the quality of the input directly affects the output. In this course we will follow the substrate through the roll-to-roll coating process. It starts by looking at what can vary on the incoming substrate how this can affect end products. The substrates can be modified between manufacture and being put into the vacuum system and we will look at what can be modified and what benefits this can give the substrates. We will then look at how the substrate surface can be changed and what effect this has on the nucleation, growth and properties of the coating. Finally we will then look at how the substrate can interact with the web winding and the heat load that the substrate will be exposed to during the deposition process.

Understanding how the substrate affects and interacts with the vacuum deposition process is equally applicable to most, if not all, coatings from simple metalizing through to ultra-barriers, transparent conducting coatings or photovoltaics.

Charles Bishop, after a varied career with Imperial Chemical Industries, elected to return to consultancy work in 1998. He established his own business, C.A.Bishop Consulting Ltd., offering help on all aspects of vacuum deposition including system design, process development and scale-up, process control, plasma surface treatments and coatings, as well as troubleshooting existing processes and running training courses. Charles has published over 60 technical papers, has 5 patents and has conducted training courses in the UK, USA, India and Europe. In 2007 his book Vacuum Deposition onto Webs, Films & Foils was published and this was followed in 2010 by a second book Roll-to-roll vacuum deposition of barrier coatings.

The Basics of Roll-to-roll Vacuum Deposition

Professor Steven Abbott

Adhesion is fundamental to most of us, yet our understanding is often patchy, there are many unhelpful myths and some of the key adhesion concepts are surprisingly little known.

The aim of the course is for attendees to be able to return to their organisation with ideas and tools that can be applied to their real-world adhesion issues. The focus will be on adhesion of polymeric coatings (in the most general sense) to substrates, but key aspects of adhesion of vacuum coatings will be included. Although there is not time for a full discussion of adhesives, some of the key aspects of adhesive design are an integral part of the course.

Professor Steven Abbott will bring his lively presentation style to the course. No prior knowledge of adhesion science is required. He will welcome challenge and debate from attendees to test the ideas against their real-world experiences and, as much as possible, to suggest practical solutions to difficult issues.

Steven Abbott has a PhD in chemistry from Oxford/Harvard and was a post-doc researcher in the Nobel Prizewinning lab of Prof J-M Lehn in Strasbourg. He was a Senior Research Manager at ICI then Research & Technical Director of MacDermid Autotype during which time he became a Visiting Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering at U. Leeds. He likes to develop scientific and computer models for practical application across the whole product development process. He started TCNF in 2009. In May 2010 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Corporate Sponsorships

Corporate Sponsorship package includes:

1 FREE conference registration
1 FREE TableTop at the two receptions
Sponsor Logo on the tote bag for all attendees
Sponsorship acknowledgement in all print and on-line promotional materials

TableTop Receptions

Meet potential customers with your company's tabletop exhibit! Two informal TableTop Receptions held during the conference allow attendees to meet with various suppliers from our industry.

TableTop Guidelines

The following guidelines are applicable to all TableTop exhibitors participating in the AIMCAL Web Coating Conference:

TableTops are available to AIMCAL member companies and non-member companies.
TableTop staff MUST be registered for the conference.
Advance set-up time will be available on Sunday, 10 June.
Table assignments will be provided on site.
A 6-foot skirted table, ID sign, and two chairs are provided.

NOTE: All materials must be contained on the 6-foot table. The only exception to this is the pull-up banner displays that can be placed behind the table.

Advance Shipments of Exhibit Material

All packages must be delivered to the hotel at least 3 days prior to the conference at the following address:

Petra Solcanska
Hotel Diplomat
AIMCAL c/o Erin Davis (and [Your Name])
Evropska 15
160/41 Praha 6
Czech Republic

Other sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Erin Davis erin@aimcal.org for more information.

Registration Fees

EarlyBird prices (shown in parentheses in red) end 20 May, 2012. Don't delay, register today!

	Web Coating	Web Handling	Both Conferences
AIMCAL Member	(€695) €795	(€495) €595	(€1000) €1100
Non-member	(€795) €895	(€595) €695	(€1200) €1300
Academia /Student	(€285) €385	(€285) €385	(€495) €595
Speaker	€285	€285	€595
Speaker (1 day only)	€0	€0	€0
Corporate Sponsor - AIMCAL Member	(€1285) €1385	(€1000) €1100	(€2000) €2100
Corporate Sponsor - Non Member	(€1485) €1585	(€1200) €1300	(€2300) €2400

Additional Items

	Price
Short Course	€285 per course
Spouse/Guest Registration	€50 for one or both conferences
Prague Sightseeing Tour	€25 per person

PAYMENT POLICY: All fees must be paid in full prior to the conference to reserve your seat.

CANCELLATION POLICY: To receive a full refund of registration fees, we must receive your cancellation no later than 13 May, 2012. Cancellations received after that date will incur a cancellation charge of 50% of the registration fee. Cancellations received after 27 May, 2012 are subject to 0% refund. Alternatively, you may transfer your registration to another person until 1 June, 2012 without incurring a cancellation charge.

General Conference Information

Attire

All attire is business casual. Ties are not required or expected.

Registration

The conference is open to AIMCAL members and non-members. Corporate Sponsorships are available to AIMCAL members and non-members. The registration desk will be open at 10:00 am one day prior to each event and at 7:00am on event days. Your conference registration includes access to all conference functions including all sessions, receptions, and designated meals. Spouse fees cover all designated meals, and receptions, but does not include attendance at any conference sessions. Registration is required to participate in any aspect of the conference.

Spouse/Guest and Children

Spouse/Guest

A spouse/guest registration is required for participation in any AIMCAL conference event. A guest is defined as a “significant other” and does not include other employees of the registering company. AIMCAL meetings and events are for the benefit of industry professionals who have paid necessary meeting registration fees. Spouses or guests of registered attendees, over the age of 18, are welcome to attend and participate in AIMCAL events, provided they are registered and required fees are paid. Occasionally, AIMCAL offers optional fee based excursion activities, outside of the meeting registration fees. These activities are the only AIMCAL events a non-registered spouse or guest may participate in, if accompanied by a registered attendee.

Children

AIMCAL recognizes that for many reasons attendees bring families, including children, to the location of an AIMCAL meeting. Due to the nature of the meetings, children are not welcomed to attend AIMCAL meetings and meal functions. AIMCAL will make every effort to provide contact information for those responsible for children's activities at the site of the AIMCAL function. Children's programs, if available, will be the responsibility of the attendee.

Hotel Reservations

Hotel reservations are to be made directly with the hotel. See the Hotel/Transport tab for details and links to hotel websites.

Proceedings

Extended abstracts will be published prior to the conference on the Agenda page for this conference. Papers and presentations will be distributed at registration.

Optional Networking Activities

Prague Sightseeing Tour - Tuesday, 12 June

Three hour tour of Prague, on foot, via the Royal route. Guests will be picked up from the hotel and taken to the Old Town (10 -15 minute ride) from where the walking tour will begin. The tour includes the Old town/ Old town Square (historic center), Royal Route and Charles Bridge, across the river to Lesser Town, with views of the Prague Castle. Guests will be dropped off back at the Diplomat.

Hotel & Transportation Information

Hotel

The 4-star Diplomat Hotel Prague is one of the largest hotels in Prague. It is renowned for its excellent conference and event facilities.

Surrounded mainly by diplomatic residences and its location close to Prague castle, to the historical city centre and to the international airport, the hotel constitutes the perfect place for business as well as individual city travellers..

Make reservations on the Diplomat Hotel website