Five Davis-Standard extrusion and converting experts will share their knowledge at the upcoming TAPPI course, Providing a Better Understanding of Film Extrusion Technology, in Savannah, Georgia, US between 12-14 March 2019.
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Participants will gain a better understanding of common resins and equipment, extruder through winder, in both blown and cast film applications.
There will also be discussions on troubleshooting issues and topics relating to equipment technology, along with other industry experts from leading companies.
Davis-Standard presentation experts include:
- Rich Kanarski, Davis-Standard Extrusion Process Engineer and board of directors member specialising in process development of larger-scale polymer converting lines, including single screw extrusion technology. Rich has been a member of the SPE Extrusion Division for more than seven years;
- Lou Piffer, Davis-Standard Sr. Sales Engineer, Extrusion Coating, Solution Coating and Cast Film. With nearly 30 years of industry experience, Piffer brings a wealth of knowledge related to the topics of extrusion coating, cast film, blown film and solution coating. A former TAPPI chairman, TAPPI Leadership Award winner and recipient of the Davis-Standard President’s Award;
- Dr. Laura Martin, Director of Technology, Brampton Engineering. With a background in chemical engineering, Martin has industry expertise in numerous technical and market segments including injection and blow moulding, profile extrusion and extrusion lamination. Her first industry presentation won a best student paper award at the SPE’s ANTEC over 30 years ago;
- Bill Hellmuth, Davis-Standard Product Group Director, Blown Film. Hellmuth offers engineering, production management, technical sales and marketing expertise having worked for four decades in the blown film industry. He has co-chaired the TAPPI Film Extrusion and Coextrusion Short Course, is a past chairman of the TAPPI film extrusion committee, and received an honourable mention for his training session entitled ‘Extrusion Troubleshooting’;
- Duane Smith, Davis-Standard Product Manager of Specialty Winding. A TAPPI Fellow with over 45 years of industry experience, Smith is known throughout the global paper, film and non-woven industries for his technical knowledge. He has been awarded two winding patents and is the author of two books through TAPPI Press.
Davis-Standard, LLC is a global leader in the design, development and distribution of extrusion and converting technology, encompassing over 10 product lines to support manufacturing applications and customers within every major industry, including the agriculture, automotive, construction, healthcare, energy, electronics, packaging, and retail industries.
The company has manufacturing and technical facilities in the United States, Canada, China, Germany, Finland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
