Conferences & Events

 

Program
(September 14, 2005)

 

Sunday, October 9

4th Annual David Kearney Memorial Golf Tournament - Tee Times Starting at Noon
Early Registration: 5:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception: 6:30-8:00 p.m.


Monday, October 10

The Disposable Diaper Industry Worldwide, What To Expect In The Next 25 Years
Carlos Richer, Director
Richer Investments

Printing Specialty Performance Coatings on Nonwovens
Jim Robinson, Business Development Manager
Paper Converting Machine Company

Airlaid versus Spunlace: The Brawl for It All (in Wipes)
Phillip Mango, President
Phillip Mango Consulting

SAP Availability: The Future Global Capacity and Demand Update
Blake Kuster, VP Sales & Marketing
Absorbent Technologies Inc.

---     LUNCH - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.     ---

Alternatives to SAP - A Review of Highly Absorbent Alternate Materials
Fred Barlow, President
BISS

Cost Effective Biodegradable Nonwovens via Hydroentanglement
Frederic Noelle, R&D Director
Rieter Perfojet

Hard Surface Cleaning Products from Nonwovens - How Good are They? 
Jim Hanson, Director
Marketing Technology Service, Inc.

New Structures for Nonwovens and Absorbents: Design and Implementation 
G.A.M. (Tony) Butterworth
Butterworth Consulting

---     MTS COCKTAIL PARTY - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.     ---


Tuesday, October 11 

The Reality of Bi-component Spunbond and Meltblown
Hassan Bodaghi, Director of Business Development
Nordson Corporation

Holofiber® - Harnessing the Energy of the Human Body
Keith Carnes, Applications Associate
Wellman Inc.

High Speed Spunlace Technology for Spunbond-Pulp Composites
Ullrich Munstermann, Director R & D
Fleissner GmbH

Breaking up is Hard to do - Flushable / Dispersible Products Testing
Ronald Jones, Lead Applications Chemist
Air Products & Chemicals

---     LUNCH - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.     ---

The Future of Flushables - Small Fibers, Big Difference
V. Richard Annis, Senior Product Design Associate-Wipes Products
Ahlstrom FiberComposites Division

BICO Horizons in Airlaid and Beyond
Joerg Dahringer, Head of Fibers Competence Center
Trevira GmbH

PP & PET-Supply & Demand-The Short and Long of It
Bob Dennett, Sr. Project Manager
Ian Julian, Director
CMAI

Unleashing the Potential of Airlaid Nonwoven Manufacturing 
James Westphal, President
Troika Nonwovens Inc.


Wednesday, October 12

3M Hook and Loop from Industrial to Hygiene Applications -- Leveraging Technology to Meet the Needs of the Marketplace
Rob Cesena, Product Development Supervisor
3M Company

The Development of Swiffer Dusters - A Market Success From Collaboration
Kent Lynde, Associate Director
Procter & Gamble

REICOFIL Melt Blown - Filaments Beyond 1 Micron
Detlef Frey, R & D Manager Nonwoven
Reifenhauser GmbH & Co.

New Atmospheric Plasma & Photografting Approach to Improving the Wettability of Nonwovens
Rory Wolf, VP Business Development
Enercon Industries


---     LUNCH - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.     ---

Managing the Adhesive Supply Crisis by Using Alternative Bonding Technologies
Torsten Brieger, Product Manager Nonwovens
Herrmann Ultrasonics

A New Cost-effective Approach to Superabsorbent Materials
Dr. Shuojia Dong, Project Manager, Process Development & Engineering
Groupe Lysac Inc.

The Polyolefin Fibers are Getting Undressed - New Technology for Hydrophilic PP and PE 
Niels Christensen, Head of Hygiene Fiber Development
ES FiberVisions Aps

Do New Drugs Threaten the Absorbent Products Growth Trend for Adult Incontinence?
Pricie Hanna, Vice President 
John R. Starr Inc.
Helena Engqvist, Director
Engqvist Consulting

---     TABLETOP EXHIBIT RECEPTION - 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.     ---


Thursday, October 13

Luquafleece - The Material Superabsorbent
Samantha Champ, Principal Scientist
BASF Aktiengesellschaft

Hydrogen Bonding in Airlaid: Myth or Miracle
Bob Makolin, Prinicpal
Abba Makolin Waldron & Associates, LLC

Newest Developments in Thermobonding and Dry Powder Addition to Existing Nonwovens Substrates
Paul Whitaker, President
Allertex of America
Christian Haas
Strahm Textile Systems AG

Survivor 2005 - Redesigning Diapers for a World SAP Shortage
Mark Bolyen, Manager
Marketing Technology Service, Inc.

---     LUNCH - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.     ---

Data Gathering for Competitive Intelligence: Tricks & Trends in the Disposable Diaper Marketplace
Gerry Potash, VP Client Services
Nerac, Inc.

Skin Care Issues For Designers of Disposable Products
Beth Hanson
Marketing Technology Service, Inc.

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