Turn page for booking details ➤ POL YMERS IN FL OORING 2017
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 8:00
9:00 Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Registration and welcome coffee Opening announcements
SESSION 1 – MARKET OVERVIEW 9:10
9:40
Trend analysis in U.S. flooring Mr. Santo Torcivia, President, MARKET INSIGHTS LLC, United States
PANEL DISCUSSION: Exploring the opportunities and challenges of polymer flooring in North America
9:40
Dr. Olivier Ceysson, R&D and Innovation Director, GERFLOR GROUP, France Mr. Phillip Stoner, Sr. Director, Residential Product Management, MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC., United States Mr. Jonathan Train, President and CEO, EARTHWERKS, United States
10:40-11:20 Coffee break SESSION 2 – PRODUCT AND DESIGN INNOVATIONS FOR POLYMER FLOORS 11:20
Latest vinyl flooring innovation in Europe Dr. Olivier Ceysson, R&D and Innovation Director, GERFLOR GROUP, France
11:50
The innovation of a single-polymer, fully recyclable, soft floor covering Mr. Phillip Stoner, Sr. Director, Residential Product Management, MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC., United States
12:20-1:50 Lunch SESSION 3 – ADVANCES IN MATERIAL TRENDS AND SELECTION 1:50
11:20
8:30 Welcome coffee 9:00
Opening announcements
SESSION 5 – DEVELOPMENTS IN STABLIZATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR LVT FLOORING
9:10
Heavy metal-free heat stabilizers for luxury vinyl flooring materials Dr. Peter Frenkel, Vice President of Technology, GALATA CHEMICALS, LLC, United States
Stabilization and lubrication: Solving LVT problems layer by layer Ms. Kimberly Kern, Flooring Market Manager, BAERLOCHER USA, United States
10:10-10:50 Coffee break
SESSION 6 – OPTIMIZING PVC FORMULATIONS FOR THE FLOORING INDUSTRY
10:50
Highly solvating plasticizers and their application in the North American flooring market Dr. Curtis Schilling, Technical Associate, EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, United States
Exploring innovation in resilient flooring Dr. Richard J. Ketz, Jr., Technical Service Manager, Dow Plastics Additives, US, DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, United States
11:50
Thermoplastic honeycomb core technology - material options, performance and product innovation for flooring Mr. John Sewell, Business Development Manager, ECONCORE NV, Belgium
2:20 2:50
Flame and smoke properties of PVC compounds used in flooring Mr. David Reece, Technology Manager - Thermoplastics, JM HUBER CORPORATION, FLAME RETARDANT ADDITIVES, United States
Engineered mineral additives for PVC flooring Dr. Virendra Singh, Senior Innovation Scientist, IMERYS, United States
3:20-4:00 Coffee break
SESSION 4 – EXPLORING NEXT GENERATION SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE FLOORING PRODUCTS
4:00
Compounding post consumed plastics in biobased polyesters as a route to producing non-PVC binder systems for flooring Dr. Gary Sigel, Senior Principal Scientist, ARMSTRONG FLOORING, United States
Signage sponsored by: 4:30
Next generation biobased fillers and resin systems; bringing new value and profitability Mr. Bob Montgomery, VP Sales & Product Development, GENAREX, United States
5:00-5:10 Afternoon wrap up and questions 5:10-6:40 Cocktail reception
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2:20 2:30
High performance polyol ester plasticizer for consumer application Mr. Anders Magnusson, Technical Market Development Manager, PERSTORP AB, Sweden
12:20-1:20 Lunch
SESSION 7 – ADVANCES IN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY TO MAXIMIZE THROUGHPUT
1:20
Continuous extrusion of LVT flooring by means of co- and counter-rotating twin screw extruders Mr. Dieter Ernst, Senior Sales Manager Foam & Sheet Extrusion Lines, KRAUSSMAFFEI BERSTORFF, Germany
1:50
Compounding challenges for LVT flooring Dr. Karsten Kretschmer, Head of Technical Sales, X-COMPOUND GmbH, Switzerland
Afternoon wrap up and questions Conference ends
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