The AIMCAL Web Coating Conference was held in October 2011. The goal of the meeting is to provide a forum exchange of technical information personnel in the web coating Industry. There were sessions on Web Coating and Laminating Technology, Vacuum Web Coating Technology and Plenary sessions. The papers presented indicated that the Web Coating Process technology is continuing to advance and will result in new product concepts, improved quality, lower costs and improved coating methods. Technical papers in the Web Coating & Laminating Technology were in the following areas areas:
• Safety & Lean Manufacturing Practices for Coaters & Laminators • Assessment & Modernization • Defect Detection & Modernization
The Plenary Session topics were :
• Substrate Technology & Markets • New and Improved Processes and Materials
The technical papers that I thought presented important coating-technology improvements were:
• “Game Changing Surface Pretreatment” • “Innovative Inspection and Measurement Solutions” • “Process Improvement Opportunities from New In-Line Coating and film Thickness Measurement Tools” • “Upgrading Machine Safety Devices and Interlocks” • “Manufacturing Informatics” • ”The use of Energy in Converting Equipment” • “ Beyond the Barriers of Performance through Sound”
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Dr. Cohen is a technical consultant in all aspects of the web coating process. His expertise includes thin film coating and drying process development, coating application and drying of thin films, polyester base development, film defect mechanisms, formulating coatings, image analysis techniques for characterizing coating films and litigation support.
He has over 45 years experience in coating research and manufacturing technology with the DuPont Company and as a technical consultant to the converting and composites industries
He has extensive publications in the field and has co-authored several books: Modern Coating and Drying Technology, Coating and Drying and Defects: Troubleshooting Operating Problems, and chapters in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology and Water and Solvent Based Coating Technology. His honors are the John Tallmadge Award for Contributions to Coating technology, the AIMCAL President's award in recognition of Meritorious Service to AIMCAL and the Converting Industry, and the ISCST Founders Award. He was the founding president of the ISCST. He has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Delaware.
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