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Knife Coating – the Simple Coating Method, or Is It? Members Public

Presented by Robert Secor, Hirdeal LLC Knife coating is often considered to simple and imprecise, but in many instances, it can be precise and certain aspects can be complex. Basic coating mechanics of knife coating will be reviewed to extract “rules of thumb” useful to coating practitioners. Geometric aspects of

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Corona & Plasma treating It’s not just about the Dyne Members Public

Presented by Kevin McKell, Vetaphone Corona and Plasma Treatment has become a very established process within the industry, but many still do not understand the differences between the two technologies or more importantly when to use corona and when to use plasma. Helping customers understand the two technologies and the

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Web Print Inspection Considerations Members Public

Presented by Tim Roddy, Erhardt + Leimer Paper on the different video inspections for a moving web. Details of the uses and where one might be better than others for specific needs for the printer. Describe the differences in the types of systems in layman's terms to cover a

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Converting Data Analytics Informed by Elegant Web Handling Models Members Public

Presented by Steve Lange, ProcessDev, LLC Decreasing costs of sensors and data storage enable large datasets in converting processes to be assembled and analyzed for predictive maintenance, quality assurance, and improved process availability. Elegant web handling models inform what process and material measurements are needed and where to measure them

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Sustainability in the Converting Process Members Public

Presented by Justin Green, Comexi During the last few years Sustainability has been one of the main driving forces of many Businesses and Sectors around the world but also one of the biggest disrupters and game changers. Packaging, has not been an exception. The -already ongoing- transitions into more sustainable

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Inorganic Barrier Coatings on Paper Members Public

Presented by Lindner Martina, Hochschule der Medien, Stuttgart Sustainable packaging materials are highly required and paper is prone to be used for that. However, pure paper does not fulfil all packaging requirements, such as gas barrier. One possibility to achieve a higher gas barrier, is the application of thin inorganic

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A Journey from Metallized Labels to Metallized Functional Papers: Challenges and Achievements to Produce the Barrier Papers Members Public

Presented by Daniela Mondelli, AR Metallizing Valeria Rasetto (a), Kurt Gundlach (b), Roghi Kalan (b), Daniela Mondelli (a) (a) AR Metallizing S.r.l, Via Lombriasco, Casalgrasso, CN 12030, Italy (b) AR Metallizing Ltd, AR Metallizing Ltd., 24 National Drive, Forge Park, Franklin, MA 02038, United States In the last

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PLANTIC, A Biobased, Biodegradable and Barrier Soluction for Sustainable Packaging Members Public

Presented by Kevn A. Laux Ph. D., Kuraray America, Inc.

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