Release Coatings and Chemistries Workshop
May 6, 2008
4:30 pm - 7 pm
Learn from the experts! This workshop offers tips and techniques to help technical professionals achieve consistent and reliable release and unwind of tapes and adhesives under varying temperatures and climates. The session is also of interest to those in sales, marketing and purchasing who must specify expectations.
Workshop leaders investigate with you the mechanisms and coatings used to promote efficient unwind of tape. Included in the discussion:
- Stable release/unwind for varying applications and performance
- Differences in release agents
- Silicone or non-silicone release coatings
- Varied coating techniques
- Release testing, including analytical analysis of unwind
- Surface roughness
Workshop Leaders
Jim Duvall, Chemsultants International
John Engel, Ph.D., Wausau Paper Corp.
Nader Kamel, Rohm and Haas Company
Jimmy Lampley, Mayzo, Inc.
Workshop Co-Chairs
Steven Hebert, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
Larry Post, Ashland Performance Materials
