- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 28-29 September 2023
Plastic Product Decorating summit
Schedule
Wednesday, September 27th
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Registration
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Optional Event: Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Game
Thursday, September 28th
General Session – All Attendees
7:30 – 8:30 am
Registration
7:30 – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast and Supplier Trade Fair
8:30 – 9:15 am
The Future of Automotive Manufacturing: Exterior Painting, Additive Manufacturing and Sustainability
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Christopher Seubert, Technical Expert – Coatings, Ford Motor Company Research & Advanced Engineering
9:15 – 9:45 am
Automation & Robotics in Decorating Processes
Ruud Schenning, AAE Grauel; Micah Swett, Diversified Printing; Marty Chiaramonte, Muller Technology CO
9:45 – 10:15 am
Metallic Appearances for Durable Goods with In-Mold Decorating
Scott Tacosik, Kurz Transfer Products; Keith Farthing, Polyfab Daiho
10:15 – 10:30 am
Break and Supplier Trade Fair
10:30 – 11:00 am
Decision Tree for Selecting and Implementing Direct-to-Part Decorating Processes
Paul Uglum, Uglum Consulting
11:00 – 11:30 am
Part Prep: Surface Treatment and Cleaning for Ink Adhesion
Joann Hilman, Brighton Science; Alex Kiel, 3DT
11:30 am – Noon
Expanding Applications for Decorating Technologies: Molded Fiber, Glass and Metal
Brian Roske, MCC Verstraete; Tom Molfese, Fermac US
Noon – 1:30 pm
Extended Buffet Lunch and Supplier Trade Fair
direct to object decorating track
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Strategies and Approaches for Successful Pad Print Decorating in the Modern Marketplace
Chris DeMell, IDS, a division of ITW
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Decorating In-House or Using a Contract Decorator
Steve Brock, Unique Assembly & Decorating
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Digital Heat Transfers for 3D Plastic Parts: Techniques and Applications
Tom Gray, Xeikon
In-Mold Decorating/Labeling Track
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Troubleshooting In-Mold Films & Labels: Static, Adhesion, Curl and More
Dave Schoofs, Central Decal
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Durable Decorating Trends in the Transportation and Recreation Industries
Nick Velting, Serigraph, Inc. ; Dick Holcomb, Nissha USA
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Real-Time Data as the Foundation for Smart IML/IMD Manufacturing
Mike Devereux and Mo Abuali, Wipfli
3:00 – 3:15 pm
Break and Supplier Trade Fair
general Session - all attendees
3:15 – 3:45 pm
UV Inks, UV Coatings and UV Curing in Plastics Decorating
Marsha McDowell, Marabu North America; Chris Davis, IST America Corporation
Session Sponsor: RadTech, the Association for UV/EB Technology
3:45 – 4:15 pm
Direct-to-Object Digital Inkjet: Process Advantages and Limitations
Terry Clayton, Ph.D., Summit Analytical
4:15 - 4:45 pm
Selling the Sustainability Advantages of IML/IMD Technologies
Mike Licata; YUPO; Dianna Brodine, IMDA
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Networking Event: Supplier Trade Fair and IMDA Awards Reception
Friday, September 29th
General Session – All Attendees
8:00 – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast and Bus Transportation to Sussex IM
9:00 am – Noon
Plant Tour and Educational Sessions at Sussex IM
Noon
2023 Plastic Product Decorating Summit Adjourns
