Tours of the Process Development Center (including demonstrations) and the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, home to the largest 3D printer in the world and BioHome, a 3D printed house
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Keynote Presentation: “Developing the Difference: Fiber Trays for Modern Food Retail” – Mike Roxas, Packaging Engineer Manager, Adhold Delhaize USA
Q&A Session: Moderated by: Kelly Helein, VP Business Development, Genera
Machinery Panel: Leading equipment manufacturers discuss challenges in getting capital costs down, reducing water and energy use, and equipment specs needed for comparing cycle times.
Moderator: Scott Lilley, Rev1 Packaging
“Packaging that Performs: Designing for Real World Composting and Solid Waste Systems” – Susan Thoman, Founder and Managing Director, Composter Approved
“Aqueous Coating Considerations: Thermoformed Molded Fiber Product Applications” – Gordon Bugg, Principal Engineer – Coating, Kemira
“Coating Molded Fiber Articles”– Bob Versluys, Senior Technical Manager, Motus
Coating Panel: Chemical suppliers discuss challenges in coating molded fiber articles, new application technologies, curing and drying issues, new geometries, and keeping costs down.
Moderator: Jim Fogg, Director of Sales and Business Development, Motus
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Manufacturer’s Panel: A dynamic discussion on the key limitations and challenges in the industry, focusing on factors such as equipment, fiber sources, chemistry, instrumentation, and the global economy.
Moderator: Chelsea Cross, Business Development Manager, Barriers & Molded Fiber, Solenis
Rapid Fire Student Presentations – Part 1: Graduate students give short presentations on their posters
“Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC) in Molded Fiber Trays” – David Cowles, Valmet
“MFC produced using FiberLean Wet Stirred Media Mills: Applications in molded and formed fiber products” – Mark Paradis, Customer Technical Services Director – North America, FiberLean Technologies
Brand Perspective/Wrap-up – Wes Blanding, Senior Account Sales Executive, Daikin America, Inc. and Vineet Dua, Scientist, Daikin America, Inc.
