Conference Program
Day 1: September 1, 2022
09:00 | Opening remarks Kurt Fischer, Technical Conference Management | ||
09:05 | Market overview Philipp Sauter, Afry | ||
10:00 | Colour Road trend report 2022 Clarissa Blüm, Renolit | ||
10:30 | Networking coffee break | ||
11:00 | The illusion of colour in the decor world, a technical challenge Royce Dodds, Egger | ||
11:30 | Can digital decor printing be profitable? Can it change the game? Or is it just something that will go away? Mike Horsten, Agfa | ||
12:00 | Technological advances driving industrial inkjet print quality improvement Charles Sharpe, Meteor Inkjet | ||
12:30 | Lunch Break | ||
13:30 | Decorative surfaces with character: Current solutions for direct-to-board digital printing and texturing Jasmine Geerinckx, Unilin | ||
14:00 | Bridging the gap between inkjet R&D and production Kyle Pucci, ImageXpert | ||
14:30 | Recent advances in large format scanning for decor applications Patrick Degener, Cruse | ||
15:00 | Networking coffee break | ||
15:30 | Monitoring performance, reliability and quality parameter Case study: How software helps to optimize the SATURN Digital Printing Line Carsten Brinkmeyer, Hymmen | ||
16:00 | Latest advancement in material scanning technology Massimo Colombo, Metis | ||
16:30 | Closing the loop: Efficient rotogravure printing with AVA-IPAC co-solution Duncan Ross, Ava Cad/Cam, and Bernd Bergmann, IPAC | ||
17:00 | End of day 1 | ||
19:30 | Conference dinner at Auerbachs Keller |
Day 2: September 2, 2022
09:00 | Connecting the dots: integrating technologies for super-efficient decor workflows Duncan Ross, Ava Cad/Cam | ||
09:30 | How your software strategy impacts your business potential Jan Seguda, ColorGate | ||
10:00 | Image quality challenges and workflow software solutions for digital decor printing Simon Edwards, Global Inkjet Systems | ||
10:30 | Networking coffee break | ||
11:00 | Challenging dispersions – A process additive package for 2nd stage Melamine Formaldehyde alternatives Julia Mörk and Partic Jakima, Münzing | ||
11:30 | Pigments in decor gravure and inkjet printing - An inkmaker's view Eberhard Waldhör, Arcolor | ||
12:00 | Lunch Break | ||
13:00 | The seven year itch Robert Bierfreund, Interprint | ||
13:30 | Rapid Growth of Turkish furniture industry triggered by strong local suppliers of wood based panel and edge band Naci Güngör, Alim Group | ||
14:00 | Towards sustainable electron beam - Curable acrylate coatings for decorative surface Xavier Drujon, Arkema | ||
14:30 | Sustainable surface preparation and treatment in the decorative surfaces industry with open-air plasma Frank Petrolli, Plasmatreat | ||
15:00 | Experience meets innovation: New solutions for consistent colors David Palmieri, CGS-ORIS | ||
15:30 | Farewell coffee | ||
16:00 | End of conference |