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Graphic Packaging Mill Tour, Friday, December 5, 4-6 p.m.,
Kalamazoo, MI; and WMU CEAS Paper Engineering Open House, Saturday,
December 6, 9-noon, CEAS, Kalamazoo, MI
Please join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of Graphic Packaging,
the nation's largest paper recycling mill, located in downtown
Kalamazoo. WMU Paper Engineering representatives and students,
along with Graphic Packaging engineers and Bronco Alumni will
introduce the career concept of Paper Engineering. Parents and
students are invited to tour this facility to see first-hand how
paper is recycled and then immediately made into boxboard again!
Then, on Saturday, December 6, join us from 9-noon for an in-depth
Open House on Paper Engineering as a major, our 60+ year old program
at WMU, career opportunities, Paper Technology Foundation
Scholarships of $20,000+. Plus, meet with current WMU PE students
and faculty and take a tour of our new $72 million Engineering
College. The event is free but you must register by email to:
Nichole.Perk@wmich.edu. Please include your name, high school
name and expected graduation date, ACT math and science scores, and
your mailing address and phone number, along with the total number
of persons attending. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Upon receiving your information, you will receive a confirmation
note from Nichole (Nikki) Perk with directions and agendas.
Barrier coating professionals to convene on campus
Aug. 27, 2008
The department of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Imaging at Western Michigan University will hold its fifth Barrier Coating Symposium Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 7-8, at the Fetzer Center on the main campus of WMU.
The symposium offers a full program of speakers and panelists to provide papermakers, suppliers, and converters with information about new technologies and cutting-edge research being developed to address issues faced by the barrier coating markets.
It has been two years since the last symposium was held so this year's program is packed with new materials and methods for producing barrier coated products.
Symposium program highlights
- Newly developed highly modified potato starches
- New nano-composite barrier coating technology for the preservation of fresh fruits and vegetables
- Layering functional coatings with a multilayer curtain coater
- Stimuli-responsive coatings
- How barrier coatings affect the brand manager
- New FDA-compliant fluorochemistries
- EU markets, legislation and directives
- The contribution of engineered pigments to barrier coatings
- Barriers between plasticizers in recycled liner and board and its contents
- Anti-mold coatings for paper
- Yields of new barrier board grades by new coater at a German mill
- Manufacturer's roundtable.
Early registration benefits end Sept. 29. For a look at the complete symposium program and registration information visit wmucoating.com.
Questions may be directed to Dr. Margaret Joyce, director of the Center for Coating Research and Development, at (269) 276-3514 or margaret.joyce@wmich.edu.
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