- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 18-20 September 2024
Plastic Product Decorating summit
Schedule
Wednesday, September 18th
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Registration
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Optional Event: Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Game
Thursday, September 19th
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
Market Trends and Economic Factors Affecting the Plastics Industry
Keynote Speaker: Laurie Harbour, Wipfli
9:15 – 9:45 am
Recyclability of Decorated Plastics: A Conversation with APR
Ruben Nance, Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR)
9:45 – 10:15 am
Determining the Best Surface Treatment Process for Plastics Decorating Applications
Aaron Hootkin, Enercon
10:15 – 10:30 am
Break and Supplier Trade Fair
10:30 – 11:00 am
In-Mold Electronics: Definitions, Applications and Challenges
Paul O’Hearn, Profile Plastics; Dick Holcomb, Nissha USA
11:00 – 11:30 am
Achieving Excellence in Backlit Decorated Plastics
Paul Uglum, Uglum Consulting
11:30 – Noon
How Post-Processing Enables Additive Parts to Further Advance Traditional Methods
Mike Schorr, DyeMansion NA Inc.
Noon – 1:30 pm
Extended Buffet Lunch and Supplier Trade Fair
direct to object decorating track
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Automation and Robotics for Pad Printing and Hot Stamping
Chris DeMell, ITW IDS; Micah Swett, Diversified Printing Techniques
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Heat Transfers and Polymer-Fusion Labels – Technologies and Advantages
Kamla De La Haye, Polyfuze; Eric Steinwachs, CDigital
In-Mold Decorating/Labeling Track
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Designing Automation for IML and IMD
Paul Torbidone, StackTeck Systems, Ltd.; Nick Rohrig, Sussex IM
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Start with the Substrate: Understanding Label and Film Options
Bob Travis, Inkworks Printing; Carlos Diaz, Innovia; Cynthia Palmer, Taghleef Industries
2:30 - 2:45 pm
Technology Showcase: StackTeck Systems Ltd.
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Break and Supplier Trade Fair
general Session - all attendees
3:00 – 3:30 pm
On the Clock: Rapid-Fire Business Solutions
Michael Devereux, Wipfli; Dianna Brodine, IMDA
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Decorating Options for Realistic, Tactile and Textured Surfaces
Joe Klahn, Serigraph; Paul Rye, Kurz Transfer Products
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Food & Beverage Packaging Choices: In-Mold Labels vs. the Other Guys (Flexible Packaging, Shrink Sleeves, Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives)
Dean Hanawalt, Winpak Portion Packaging Inc.; Alex Dott, Vibrant Graphics, LLC; Adam Boehlke, Inland
4:30 - 5:00 pm
2024 IMDA Awards
The winners of the 2024 IMDA Awards Competition are announced.
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Networking Event: Supplier Trade Fair and IMDA Awards Reception
Friday, September 20th
General Session – All Attendees
7:30 am
Bus Transportation to InkWorks Printing
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Plant Tours:
InkWorks Printing and PolyFab
12:30 pm
2024 Plastic Product Decorating Summit Adjourns
Bus Returns to Hotel at 2:00pm
