8:30 – 8:40 am Opening & Welcome
8:40 – 9:00 am Introduction to Ecoat Gary Orosz, PPG
Industries served, advantages and challenges and Agenda Review with speaker introductions.
9:00 – 9:45 am Electrocoat Basics Gary Orosz, PPG
9:45 – 10:30 am Pretreatment Considerations (Part 1) Suresh Patel, BASF/Chemetall & David George, Henkel
10:30 – 10:45 am Refreshment Break
10:45 – 11:15 am Pretreatment Considerations (Part 2) Suresh Patel, BASF/Chemetall & David George, Henkel
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Process Control Ed Evans, Axalta Coating Systems
12:00 - 12:45 pm Group Lunch
12:45 - 1:45 pm Advanced Pretreatment Considerations Suresh Patel, BASF/Chemetall & David George, Henkel
1:45 - 2:45 pm Equipment Considerations Tim Stechschulte, Koch Finishing Systems
2:45 - 3:00 pm Refreshment Break
3:00 - 4:15 pm Material Handling Chad Andreae, Therma-Tron-X Inc.
4:15 - 5:00 pm Operating Costs / System Goals Gary Orosz, PPG
5:00 - 5:15 pm Closing Comments
5:15 - 6:00 pm Networking / Meet the Speakers Reception
8:30 - 8:45 am Opening Comments
8:45 - 10:00 am Production Efficiency Chad Andreae, Therma-Tron-X Inc.
10:00 - 10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am - 11:00 am Testing Jon Flikkema, BASF/Chemetall
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Preventive Maintenance Jon Flikkema, BASF/Chemetall
12:00 - 12:45 pm Group Lunch
12:45 - 1:45 pm Troubleshooing Sarah Sisley, PPG
2:00 - 3:30 pm Bus to Brose New Boston Tour Departs