Thursday, October 17
7:30 am – Registration Opens
7:30 am – 8:30 am – Breakfast
8:00 am – 12:00 pm – Opening Session
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Group Lunch and Tabletops
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Afternoon Sessions
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Reception and Tabletops
Friday, October 18
7:30am – noon – Registration
7:30 am – 8:30 am – Breakfast and Tabletops
8:30 am – 12:00 pm – Closing Session
Conference Program
Thursday morning, October 17
New Technology Sessions
Moderator: Lisa Fine, Technical Director, Ink Systems Inc.
Keynote Talk: The Technologist’s Guide to Printed Electronics
Dr. Erika Rebrosova, Electronic Materials Technology Manager, Sun Chemical, Advanced Materials Group
Robert Waldrop, Printed Electronics Business Development & Distribution Manager, DuPont Advanced Materials – Stretching the Boundaries of Printed Electronics
Casey Grenier, Ph.D., Material Scientist, R&D division of Tekscan, Inc. – “Applications for Tekscan’s Printed Force Sensor Technology, and the Inks that make Make Them”
Vikram Turkani, Applications Engineer, NovaCentrix – “Conductive Copper Inks and Non-Equilibrium Thermal Processing to Achieve Optimized Performance on Temperature Sensitive Substrates”
Chris Booher, Chief Marketing Officer, ChemCubed – “It’s More About the Ink Than You Think”
Lunch
Thursday afternoon, October 17
Moderator: Dan DeLegge, VP, Inksolutions LLC
Lou Panico, CEO, XENON Corporation – Low Temperature Photonic Sintering for Printed Electronics
Dr. Vijaya Kayastha, Lead Device Development Engineer, Brewer Science, Inc. – “Role of Materials in Performance of Printed Temperature Sensors”
Dr. Stephanie Harvey, R&D Program Manager, SEMI – “From Wellness to Medtech: The Role of Flexible, Printed Electronics in Wearables and Beyond”
Stewart Rissley, Sales Account Manager, Wet Grinding & Dispering for Bühler Inc. – “Advanced Technology and Process for Inks”
Oshadha Ranasingha, Research Assitant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell – “Dielectric, Ferroelectric and Resistive Inks Based on Barium Strontium Titante (BST): Formulation, Characterization and Applications”
Friday morning, October 18
Moderator: John Copeland, Executive Director, NAPIM
Bill Babe, Sales and Marketing Manager, Liquid X Printed Metals – Roll to Roll Manufacturing of Smart Textile Devices
Dene H. Taylor, PhD, President, SPF-Inc. – Easy, Fast and Functional! Metallograph® Pure Metal Conductive Printing
George Fuchs, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Technology for the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers – “Nanotechnology: EHS Considerations for Manufacturing and Usage”
David Savastano, Editor, Ink World and Printed Electronics Now – “Conductive and Electronic Inks – Driving the Flexible Electronics Revolution”
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Thursday, October 17, 2019
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Learn the latest developments on key issues affecting the Ink Industry, expand your industry expertise – as well as enjoy face-to-face professional networking unavailable through online sources at NPIRI’s Fall Technical Conference in October.
Opening Session Highlights:
- Keynote “Haptic Brain/Haptic Brand—A Communicator’s Guide to the Neuroscience of Touch” looks at communication through the lens of neuroscience, exploring how media shapes the brain and, consequently, the way a brand is perceived.
- Hear an academic update by students from Ryerson University on the progress of their cutting-edge industry projects.
- Technology Spotlights: be the first to see some of the latest innovations in the marketplace.
Technology Track Highlights:
- Paperboard industry Update
- Carbon Black in the Ink Industry
- Color Measurement
- Dispersion Technology
- UV LED Update
Regulatory Track Highlights:
- TSCA Update for Ink Manufacturers
- Global Regulatory Update
- Current Issues for Ink Manufacturer and Food Packaging
- OSHA Update and Current Compliance Interpretations
- Current Issues for the Ink Industry Supply Chain