Static Ignition Hazards and Mitigations in Coating Paid Members Public
Presented by Kelly Robinson, Electrostatic Answers Accumulated static charges pose ignition hazards in industrial manufacturing operations. After a brief review of the conditions for ignition, we will view two videos of ignitions. I will discuss the charge separation mechanisms that led to the ignition and talk more broadly about what
Specifying a Coating and Laminating Line – Part 2 Paid Members Public
Presented by Robert A Pasquale, New Era Converting Machinery As business plans and requirements change, end users occasionally find themselves needing to explore the possibility of acquiring new coating and laminating assets. To address these changes, the user needs to generate a specification outlining the requirements. In these presentations we
Specifying a Coating and Laminating Line – Part 1 Paid Members Public
Presented by Robert A Pasquale, New Era Converting Machinery As business plans and requirements change, end users occasionally find themselves needing to explore the possibility of acquiring new coating and laminating assets. To address these changes, the user needs to generate a specification outlining the requirements. In these presentations we
ROI of Automation Paid Members Public
Presented by Tom Kepper, Pinnacle Converting Equipment & Services, LLC The long-term demographics of the US labor force are not favoring the domestic manufacturing environment. Additionally, many of the educational opportunities point new entrants into segments of the labor market outside of the factory. Automation is one of the trends
Recycling Flexible Packaging Waste by Solvent-Targeted Recovery and Precipitation (STRAP) Paid Members Public
Presented by Reid Van Lehn, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Solvent-Targeted Recovery and Precipitation (STRAP) process is a platform technology for recycling multicomponent plastic waste, including multilayer plastic films. In this talk, I will describe the basic principles of the STRAP process, in which target polymer components from multilayer plastic films
Practical Applications of AI and GenAI in Supply Chain Planning for paper converters Paid Members Public
Presented by Peter Dobell, OMP In this presentation OMP will share its experience and thoughts on where AI and GenAI is best utilized in supply chain planning. We will cover examples in demand planning, S&OP, rough cut capacity planning, scheduling and shop floor data collection.