June 7, 2007 Thursday Presentations |
| Track: Maintenance |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Specifying Right Angle Gear Boxes-How to Gain Reliability
Speaker: Robbie Robinson, Vice President, Corporate Accounts
Sumitomo Drive Technologies |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
Gearbox Application Review and Repair
Speaker: Mark Baake, Gear Product Manager
LEESON Electric |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
The Continuing Evolution of Food Grade Lubricants
Speaker: Jim Girard, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
LUBRIPLATE Lubricants Co. |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m |
Spray Optimization Program - Spraying Systems Co.
Speaker: Jon Barber, Director-Industrial Division
Spraying Systems Co. |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
Food Grade Automated Lubrication
Speaker: Shaun Beauchamp, Director of Operations
XAct Fluid Solutions Division of JAX |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Preventive and Predictive Maintenance: How Using Specialized FM Greases and FM Oils Can Save You Time and Money
Speaker:John W. Geyer, Industrial Marketing Specialist
Chevron Global Lubricants |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Polyurethane Flooring Techniques
Speaker: Steven John Lipman, Urethane Technical Manager
Dur-a-flex Inc. |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
Lubricants for the Food Industry - Reducing Contamination Risks.
Speaker: Eduard M. Stempfel, Product Application Specialist
Shell Lubricants |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. |
EXPO NETWORKING RECEPTION |
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| Track: Material Handling |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Understanding Lotension Spiral Systems
Speaker: Jonathan Lasecki, Engineering Manager
Ashworth Bros. Inc. |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Spiral Conveyor Belting
Speaker: Russ Harrison, Director of Spiral Sales
KVP Inc. |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
How to Improve your Plant Operations with Vibratory Shaker Solutions
Speaker: John Lamb, Technical Sales Specialist
Key Technology Inc. |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
How to Select the Right Conveyor
Speaker: Harry Patterson, Technical Consultant
FMC FoodTech Inc. |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Pneumatic Conveying Applications in the Food industry - Options in Design and Technology
Speaker: Roger Burgess, Business Development Manager
K-Tron Process Group |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Optimizing Baking Bands
Speaker: Marty Tabaka, Sales Manager-Americas
Ashworth Bros. Inc. |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
Upgrading Worm Gear Reducer and Motors
Speaker: Robbie Robinson, Vice President, Corporate Accounts
Sumitomo Drive Technologies |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. |
EXPO NETWORKING RECEPTION |
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| Track: Heat Transfer |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Heat Transfer & Energy Optimization in Through Circulation Drying Applications
Speaker: Peter Zagorzycki, Sr. Applications Engineer
CPM Wolverine Proctor LLC |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
21st Century Scraped Surface Heat Transfer Technology -
Speaker: James E. Van Wyk P.E., Sales Manager
MPE Group USA LLC |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Plate Heat Exchangers & Cogeneration
Speaker: Peter D'Ambrosio, Product Manager-Americas
APV Invensys |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
Is it a linear, spiral or other cooking system that best fits your overall processing objectives?
Speaker: Ramesh Gunawardena, Manager of Technology and Process Development
FMC FoodTech Inc. |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
High Tech Retort Room
Speaker: Dr. L Trae Miller III, J.D., P.E., Director of Engineering
Allpax Products Inc. |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Considerations when Purchasing Stainless Sanitary Process and Heat Transfer Equipment
Speaker: Michael Terry, Project/Sales Engineer
Anderson Dahlen |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Heat Transfer - Fundamentals, Rheology and Applications
Speaker: Don Bohner, Manager-Heat Exchangers
Tetra Pak |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
How to Select the Proper Piece of Thermal Processing Equipment
Speaker: Tom Barber, Regional Director-Americas, or Dan Poirier
Aeroglide Corp. |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. |
EXPO NETWORKING RECEPTION |
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| Track: Energy & Plant Utilities |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Process & Sanitation Hot Water Utility Efficiency - Complete Thermal Exchange
Speaker: John Rivers, Product Specialist-Hot Water Group
Armstrong International Inc. |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
Warehouse & Storage Lighting in the Electronic Age
Speaker: Robert Catone, General Manager
Guth Lighting |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Chopper Pumps to Reduce Water Consumption
Speaker: Kamran Mirza, Director of Business Development
Seepex Inc. |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
Air Curtains and Energy Control
Speaker: Dana Agens, Sales Manager
Mars Air Systems |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
24/7 Wireless Steam Trap Monitoring
Speaker: Chris Gibbs, Smart Solutions Product Specialist
Armstrong International Inc. |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Performance Optimization - Lean Six Sigma Methods
Speaker: Timothy J. Koch, Process Excellence Manager
APV Invensys |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Boiler Efficiency
Speaker: Eric Kessler, Eastern Region Sales Manager
Clayton Industries |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
New Lighting Technology for Food Processing
Speaker: Robert Catone, General Manager
Guth Lighting |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. |
SEMINAR ADJOURNS |
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| Track: Automation, Software Controls & Instrumentation |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
High Speed Vision Inspection Applications for the Food Industry
Speaker: David D. Thode, President
HiTech Control Systems Inc. |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
Improve Your Machine's Productivity with Servos
Speaker: John Mazurkiewicz, Product Marketing Manager-Motion Control
Baldor Electric Company |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Electronic Flow Meter Operation, Selection and Best Practices
Speaker: Ron Pozarski and John Martin, Food and Beverage Industry Managers
Emerson Process Management |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
Optimize the Accuracy of your Process Weighing System
Speaker: Ted Kopczynski, Process Weighing Marketing Product Manager
Hardy Instruments |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
Using Computer Simulation to Optimize Food & Beverage System Investment & Performance
Speaker: Fred Ward, Senior Project Manager
POWER Engineers Inc. |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Automated Line Control & Process Control Software
Speaker: Sean McCarron, LINK Applications/Project Manager
FMC FoodTech Inc. |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Selecting the Right Automation
Speaker: Axel Andersson, Automation Manager
Tetra Pak |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
Optimizing Production Efficiency with Real-Time Factory Scheduling and Performance Management
Speaker: Chris Taunton, Director Product ManagemenT, Supply Chain Planning
CDC Software |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. |
EXPO NETWORKING RECEPTION |
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| Track: Liquid Handling |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Sanitary Strainers Critical Applications in the Food/Beverage Industry
Speaker: Richard W. Campbell, President
Newark Wire Cloth Company |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
Even Wall PC Pump Stators for the Food Industry
Speaker: Kamran Mirza, Director of Business Development
Seepex Inc. |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Flow Measurement Solutions - Multivariable Coriolis Meters
Speaker: Jerry Stevens, Senior Product Marketing Manager-Flow
Endress+Hauser Inc. |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
Oil Management
Speaker: David Brady
FMC FoodTech Inc. |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
Squeezed for Time? Squeeze More Out of Your Bottom Line with Drum and Bin Unloading Systems
Speaker: Brian D. Welborn, Worldwide Marketing Manager-Process Equipment
Graco Inc. |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Use of Mixproof PMO Valves in Dairy Plants
Speaker: Dave Medlar, President
Tuchenhagen Flow Components LLC |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. |
EXPO NETWORKING RECEPTION |
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| Track: Cooling, Chilling & Freezing |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Improving Floor Space Efficiency using Cryogenic Gases
Speaker: Ted Gasteyer, Research and Development Manager
Praxair Inc. |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
Freezing with Cryogens: Practical Aspects
Speaker: Charles Samer, Principal Research Engineer, and Brian P. Roy, Marketing Manager, Food and Cryogenics
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Selecting a Spiral Freezer for Your Specific Application
Speaker: Devon Barnes, Director of Business Development
Stellar Freezing Systems |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
Combining Cryogenic and Mechanical Freezing for Productivity and Product Quality Improvements
Speaker: Gary Lang, Corporate Fellow-Research and Development
Praxair Inc. |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
Navigating Through the "Fog"
Speaker: Greg Crnkovich, Director of Planning-Food and Beverage
The Austin Company |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Selecting A Hygienic Air System – Capital Cost VS Operating Cost
Speaker: Mike Colley, Applications
Frick A JCI Company |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Condensation: Solving the Problem
Speaker: Mark Redmond, President
Hendon & Redmond Inc. |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
Slurry Ice Technology - Innovative Solutions for Food Cooling Applications
Speaker: Randal D. Peterson, Project Manager, Food & Consumer Products
Burns & McDonnell Engineering |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. |
EXPO NETWORKING RECEPTION |
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June 8, 2007 Friday Presentations |
| Track: Emerging Technologies |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Surface Hardening for Austenitic Stainless Steels
Speaker: Mike Johnston, Technical Advisor
Bodycote-Kolsterising |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
Novel Cryogenic Process Technologies for Enhanced Product Development
Speaker: Charles Samer, Principal Research Engineer, and Brian P. Roy, Marketing Manager, Food and Cryogenics
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Recalling Expired Notions of Food Safety
Speaker: Brandon Henning, Global Industry Leader – Food & Beverage
GE Fanuc Automation |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
Dry Vapor Cleaning/Sanitizing
Speaker: Martin A. Hurdt, Sales-Food Safety Specialist
AmeriVap Systems |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
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| Track: Energy & Plant Utilities |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
Selection of Motors for Increased Productivity and Energy Efficiency
Speaker: John Malinowski, Product Marketing Manager-AC & DC Motors
Baldor Electric Company |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Gear Reducers: How Hot is Too Hot?
Speaker: Robbie Robinson, Vice President, Corporate Accounts
Sumitomo Drive Technologies |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Water Efficiency in the Food and Beverage Industry
Speaker: Pat Anderson, Innovation Director
JohnsonDiversey |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
SEMINAR ADJOURNS |
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| Track: Sanitation |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Sanitation Audits
Speaker: Guy DeVincentis, Technical Support-Food Processing
ARAMARK Business & Industry - Facility Services |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
Onsite Chemical Blending
Speaker: Jerry D. Oates, Project Manager, Equipment Division,
Birko Corporation |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Sanitation - Its Impact on Water and Wastewater
Speaker: Al Goodman, Principal Engineer
CDM |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor
Speaker: Greg Parks, VP-Technology, and Mark Fosshage, President
World Water Works |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
Air Curtains and Sanitation
Speaker: Dana Agens, Sales Manager
Mars Air Systems |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Improving Cleaning Productivity & Effectiveness
Speaker: Gabe Miller, Business Development Manager
Sani-Matic Inc. |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Automated Cleaning Systems
Speaker: Doug Robertson, Global Strategic Accounts Manager
JohnsonDiversey |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
EXPO NETWORKING RECEPTION |
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| Track: Filling & Inspection Machinery |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Specifying Metal Detection and X-ray Inspection Systems
Speaker: Oscar Jeter, National Sales Manager,
Mettler Toledo Safeline Inc. |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
How to Select Vibratory Feeding and Conveying Solutions
Speaker: Robert Yandrick, Product Manager-Vibratory/Screening
Eriez Magnetics |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Optical Sorting System Selection and Implementation
Speaker: Tim Reardon, Potato Industry Manager
Key Technology Inc. |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
Magnets and Their Role in Controlling and Pinpointing Contamination
Speaker: Dennis O’Leary, Director of Field Sales & Marketing
Industrial Magnetics Inc. |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
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| Track: Service Providers |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
Estimating Facility Renovations and Expansions
Speaker: David Dixon, Sr. Project Manager
The Facility Group |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Capital Project Execution Methods
Speaker: Ray Arguello, Process Engineering Manager
POWER Engineers Inc. |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Leveraging Design-Build for Faster, Better, Cheaper Process Projects
Speaker: Mark P. Shambaugh, CEO
Shambaugh & Son, L.P. |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
SEMINAR ADJOURNS |
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| Track: Food Safety & Plant Security |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Advances in Antimicrobial Protection for Food Grade Lubricants
Speaker: Ron Matray, Senior Technical Advisor
Petro-Canada |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
Metal Detectors and HACCP
Speaker: Steve Gidman, President
Fortress Technology Inc. |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Preventing Slip and Fall Accidents
Speaker: Christina Molnar Metrose, Vice President
SlipNOT Metal Safety Flooring |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
Introduction to Automatic X-ray Inspection Systems
Speaker: Raymond Spurgeon, Assistant Manager-Metal Detection
Eriez |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
Selecting the Appropriate Resinous Flooring System
Speaker: Keith Kwasny, President
Kwasny/SaniCrete |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Why a Safety PLC is Not Enough
Speaker: David Arens, Food and Packaging Applications Engineer
Bosch Rexroth |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Automation for Improving Food Safety
Speaker: Brent Wallen and John Surak
Qualtrax Inc. |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
SEMINAR ADJOURNS |
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| Track: Mixing & Blending |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Mixing: Challenges of Today and Tomorrow
Speaker: Jean Pierre Berlan, Director of Sales & Marketing
Tetra Pak |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
Techniques for Successful Mixer Scale-Up
Speaker: Lou Beaudette, General Manager
Admix Inc. |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Best Practices for Incorporating and Mixing Solids into Liquids
Speaker: Scott Anderson, Technical Services Manager
IKA Works Inc. |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
Considerations for Specifying Blending, Mixing and Powder Reconstitution Equipment
Speaker: Peter Leitner, VP of Sales
Admix Inc. |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
Processing Methods to Produce Emulsions with Fine Droplet Size Distributions
Speaker: Richard Barbini, V. P. Technical Services
ARDE Barinco Inc. |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Twin Screw Systems for Food Production
Speaker: Edward Beecher, Manager-Process Laboratory
Coperion Corporation |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m |
An Overview on Selecting the Appropriate Mixer Type for a Variety of Applications
Speaker: Ken Langhorn, Technical Director
Charles Ross & Son Company |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. |
EXPO NETWORKING RECEPTION |
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| Track: Dry Processing Technologies |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Screen Selection & Optimization
Speaker: A.J. DeCenso, Business Development Manager
Sweco, a business unit of M-I, LLC |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
Components of a Successful Process Weighing System
Speaker: Ted Kopczynski, Process Weighing Marketing Product Manager
Hardy Instruments |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Improving Food Processes: How to Choose the Proper Feeder Technology for your Mixing, Extrusion, or Size Reduction Process
Speaker: Sharon Nowak, Business Development Manager-Food and Pharmaceutical
K-Tron Process Group |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
How a Company Can Convert From a Manual Inventory Accounting System to Intranet-based, Real Time Inventory System
Speaker:Jimmy Shoulders, VP of Sales and Marketing
Kistler-Morse |
| 12:00-12:55 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
Screening Equipment Selection & Operation
Speaker: A.J. DeCenso, Business Development Manager
Sweco, a business unit of M-I, LLC |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
How To Select Level Measurement Devices for Bulk Solidsn
Speaker: Matthew Hikade, Sales Manager, N. America
UWT LLC |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Equipment Selection for Size Reduction
Speaker: Kevin Swanson, Director of Marketing
Bepex International LLC |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
SEMINAR ADJOURNS |
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| Track: Post-Production/Packaging Technologies |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST BUFFET |
| 8:30-9:10 a.m. |
Modified Atmosphere Packaging for Today's Food Processor
Speaker: Sarah Coulter, R&D, and Goutam Shahani, Marketing
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. |
| 9:15-9:55 a.m. |
A Strategy for Successful End-of-Line Automation of Pouched Products
Speaker: John French, Director of Sales and Marketing,
BluePrint Automation Inc. |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Food & Beverage Packaging Line - Dashboard Implementation
Speaker: Kevin Bader, Director of Manufacturing Intelligence
Industrial Network Systems |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. |
System Improvement Techniques to Improve Your Packaging Line
Throughput
Speaker: Mitch Hamm, Senior Group Leader
CH2M HILL Lockwood Greene |
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| Track: Automation, Instrumentation & Software |
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. |
Main Automation Contractor
Speaker: Dean Ford, Director Enterprise Application Integration
MAVERICK Technologies |
| 1:45-2:25 p.m. |
Why Plants Fail When Relying Solely on MES
Speaker: Mark Sutcliffe, General Manager, MVI realtime performance management product line
CDC Software |
| 2:30-3:10 p.m. |
Net Weight Implementation
Speaker: Kevin Bader, Director of Manufacturing Intelligence
Industrial Network Systems |
| 3:15-3:55 p.m. |
SEMINAR ADJOURNS |
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