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36 OCTOBER 2017 — PFonline.com 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. C70 Managing Perceptions for Your Finishing Business Meaningful Customer Service for the Finishing Industry - How to Bring Your Customers Back Martin Powell, Lewco Inc. Managing Perceptions for Your Finishing Business Troy Newport, The Powder Coating Institute C71 Mastering a Batch Finishing Operation Batch System Design Criteria Aaron Hughes, General Automatic Transfer Best Practices for Manual Pretreatment Applications Kirk Beaster, Chemetall US Inc. (now part of BASF Group) Innovative Conveying Systems for Batch and Semi-Automated Finishing Systems – Lean Manufacturing Approach to the Finishing Industry Alex Koza, NikoTrack C72 Advancements in Ambient Pretreatment What Are the Major Differences Between Iron Phosphate and Zirconium Based Conversion Coatings, and What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages Sergio Mancini, Bulk Chemicals Inc. Learn About the Newest Zirconium-based, Non-phosphorous Pretreatments Suresh Patel, Chemetall US Inc. (now part of BASF Group) Improved Nanoceramic Bath Stability Through Buffering Joe Caiozzo, Henkel Corp. 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. C80 Achieving Consistent Quality Finishes Powder Coating Quality Test Equipment Michael Beamish, DeFelsko Corp. Harnessing the Potential of LED Technology to Optimize Your Finish and Appearance Nicole Boss, LDPI Inc. PM or Not to PM – The Hidden Cost of Reactionary Maintenance Rich Huston, Therma-Tron-X Inc. C81 See It. Touch It. Fix It. Identifying & Solving Finishing Defects Troubleshooting Your Modern Cleaning and Pretreatment System Process Prior to Powder Application David Schimpff, DuBois Chemicals A Visual Approach to Identifying and Solving Pretreatment Defects Ken Kaluzny, Coral Chemical Co. Understanding Coating Materials Impact on Finishing Defects Bob Horton, BASF Coatings; Tom Whalen, TCI Powder Coatings Who Do You Blame for Defects from Your Finishing Line? Kevin Higgins and Steve Romer, Sames Kremlin C82 We've Got the Cure Selecting the Right Oven – The Correct Oven Pays for Itself Martin Powell, Lewco Inc. Oven Retrofit –Rebuild vs. New Steven Onsager, Westran Thermal Processing Infrared Oven Applications for Finishing with Liquid and Powder Coatings, Including Case Studies Michael Chapman, Heraeus Developments in UV LED Curing Technology and UV-cured Powder Coatings Michael Knoblauch, Keyland Polymer UV Powder Coating LLC 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. C90 Efficient Curing with Infrared Efficient Curing with Infrared John Podach, Fostoria Process Equipment, a div. of TPI Corp.; Scott Bishop, Alabama Power Co. 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (continued) C91 Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset: Your Employees Safety in the Finishing Environment – Paint, Powder, Dust and Other Considerations Martin Powell, Lewco Inc. Personal Protection Equipment – What a Finisher Needs to Know Nicholas Liberto, Powder Coating Consultants C92 The Evolving Technology of Powder Coating Solving Age Old Problems in Powder Coating with Today's Technology Joe Glassco, Wagner Industrial Solutions Hunting Down and Eliminating Hidden Costs in Your Powder Coating Operations John Cole, Parker Ionics Knowing When to Upgrade Your System Matt Ambrose, Nordson Corp. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. C100 The Ultimate Powder Coating The Ultimate Powder Coating, an Advanced Session Stephen Houston, Col-Met Engineered Finishing Systems; Chris Merritt, Gema USA Inc.; Ron Cudzilo, George Koch Sons; Suresh Patel, Chemetall US Inc. (now part of BASF Group) C101 Electrocoating Equipment Considerations Electrocoating Equipment Considerations Chad Andreae, Therma-Tron-X Inc. 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. C110 Got Corrosion? A Step by Step Guide to Prevent Corrosion: A Global Enemy Scott Fouts, Kyzen Corp. Innovation Update of Novel Polymer Pretreatment Technologies David Schimpff, DuBois Chemicals Corrosion Considerations and Lifecycle Cost for Electrical Components Maria Lamorey, PPG Industries 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. C111 The Evolution of Architectural Coatings The Evolution of Architectural Coatings Michael Withers and Manuel Mayer, Axalta Coating Systems; Dustin Mullet, DuraCoat Products Inc. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 FABTECH 2017