2012 TAPPI Coating 101 Course
Product code: 12CTG101
Date: 4/21/2012 to 4/22/2012
Location: New Orleans, LA United States
Contact: memberconnection@tappi.org
Phone: 1.800.332.8686 (US); 1.800.446.9431 (Canada); +1.770.446.1400
Fax: +1.770.209.7206
Coating 101 Course is co-located with Papercon 2012
April 21-22, 2012, Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Objective:
This course will be targeted at paper coating professionals who are new to the industry as well as those who have some experience in the business but are now in need of understanding of the basics of the technology. This course should appeal to commercial people desiring a technical base, to people with experience in other industries but new to the paper industry, to young people either fresh out of college or new to coating, and to people who’ve spent their previous years in other parts of the paper industry.
Learning Objectives:
A person taking this course should leave with the following basic understandings:
- Raw materials used in the preparation of paper coatings.
- Coating formulation by end-use requirements.
- Testing of paper coatings and coated paper. Paper coating rheological properties.
- Preparation of coatings with a mill or converting operation
- Paper coating machinery; its operation and which application methods best serve which end uses.
- Opportunity to interact with experts in paper and paperboard coatings from around the world with your specific questions
- Opportunity to discuss examples of real world situations and how they were resolved
Instructors
The course will be taught by experienced TAPPI coating experts from both the supplier and manufacturing backgrounds. Course Chairs include: Femi Kotoye, Styron LLC, Gordon Bugg, EKA Chemicals, and Steve Ottone, Mallard Creek Polymers. You won’t find a better faculty for a practical introduction to paper coating!
1.0 CEUs equal to 10 PDH will be issued.
Course Overview:
Saturday, April 21 (8:30 to 6:00) with working lunch:
8:30 – 10:30 AM. Introduction to Paper Coatings. - 2hrs.
Speakers: Chuck Klass, Klass Associates
- Introductions
- Coated Paper Overview
- Why do we coat paper?
- Basestock for Coated Papers
- Business of Coated Paper & Paperboard
10:30 - 1045 AM Break
10:45 AM – 12:45 PM Paper Coating Raw Materials - Pigments - 2 hrs.
Speakers: Tony Lyons, Imergys; Dan Varney, OmyaM
- Kaolin Clays, Titanium dioxide and Plastic Pigments
- Carbonates & other Specialty pigments such as Talc, Gypsum, ATH
12:45 – 1:00 PM Break
1:00 – 3:30 PM; Paper Coatings Binders Overview - 2:30 hrs. Including lunch
Speakers: Etienne Lazarus, Styron; Randy Branston, Cargill
- Synthetic Binders
- Natural Binders – Starches and Bio-binders
3:30 – 3:45 PM Break
3:45 – 5:45 PM Paper Coating Raw Materials - Additives - 2 hrs.
Speakers: STeve Boone, Bercen; Larry Fulton, Eka Chemicals
- Dispersants
- Foam Control Agents
- Insolubilizers
- Lubricants
- pH control agents
- Preservatives
- Rheology modifier
- Water retention
5:45 – 6:00 PM WRAP UP
Sunday, April 22 (8:30 AM to 3:30 PM)with Working lunch
8:30 – 10:30 AM. Coating Preparation and Application (Machinery) - 2 hrs.
Speakers: Gordon Bugg, Eka Chemicals; Bob Carlson, MWV
- Coating Process
- Coating Preparation
- Coating Application
- Paper Finishing
10:30 - 1045 AM Break
10:45 – 1:00 PM (Including lunch) Testing of Paper Coatings and Coated Paper 2 hrs.
Speakers: Dr. Margaret Joyce, WMU
- Wet Coating Testing
- Rheology
- Runnability
- Paper Testing
- Opticals
- Print testing
1:00 -1:15 PM Break
1:15 – 3:15 PM Review & Case Study
3:15- 3:30 PM Closing & Final Remarks
Fees:
| All workshops and courses include admission to the exhibit floor |
Early (Thru March 30) |
Standard (After March 30) |
| Coating 101 Course |
USD 650/950 |
USD 950/1,250 |
| Coating 101 Course (3+ or more from same company) |
500/800 |
725/1,025 |
To register go to the PaperCon registration page
Avis offers special discounts off regular rates for participants. To reserve your car, call 1.800.831.8000 and refer to the code AWD: #U226600.