Kevin Lifsey

Static Ignition Hazards and Mitigations in Coating 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

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Specifying a Coating and Laminating Line – Part 2 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

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Specifying a Coating and Laminating Line – Part 1 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

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Self-Priming Oxygen Barrier Coating for Mono-Material Packaging Members Public

Presented by Dr. Yong Zheng, Mica Corporation In this presentation, we will discuss using a water-based coating to introduce oxygen barrier properties in flexible packaging structures. To reach sustainability goals, flexible packaging companies look to replace non-recyclable multi-layer packaging designs and components. Recyclable mono-materials such as BOPE or BOPP films

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

ROI of Automation 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

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Recycling Flexible Packaging Waste by Solvent-Targeted Recovery and Precipitation (STRAP) 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

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Process Development and Validation of Complex Multi-Layer Dielectric Thin Films on R2R Vacuum Coater Members Public

Presented by Mike Simmons, Intellivation LLC Large area web coating is an efficient way to manufacture thin film coatings, but challenges exist when producing sophisticated multi-layer dielectric coatings by reactive magnetron sputtering because the reactive working gas distribution and concentration each contribute to the characteristics of the deposited film. In

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Practical Applications of AI and GenAI in Supply Chain Planning for paper converters 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.

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA