{"id":7970,"date":"2026-06-30T08:38:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pdc\/?page_id=7970"},"modified":"2026-06-30T08:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:43:27","slug":"2025-thermoformed-molded-fiber-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pdc\/2025-thermoformed-molded-fiber-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Thermoformed Molded Fiber Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thermoformed Molded Fiber Symposium<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tours of the&nbsp;<strong>Process Development Center<\/strong>&nbsp;(including demonstrations) and the&nbsp;<strong>Advanced Structures and Composites Center<\/strong>, home to the largest 3D printer in the world and BioHome, a 3D printed house<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tuesday, August 26, 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Keynote Presentation: \u201cDeveloping the Difference: Fiber Trays for Modern Food Retail\u201d \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Mike Roxas, Packaging Engineer Manager, Adhold Delhaize USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Q&amp;A Session:&nbsp;<\/strong>Moderated by: Kelly Helein, VP Business Development, Genera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Machinery Panel<\/strong>:&nbsp;<em>Leading equipment manufacturers discuss challenges in getting capital costs down, reducing water and energy use, and equipment specs needed for comparing cycle times.<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moderator: Scott Lilley, Rev1 Packaging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cPackaging that Performs: Designing for Real World Composting and Solid Waste Systems\u201d \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Susan Thoman, Founder and Managing Director, Composter Approved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cAqueous Coating Considerations: Thermoformed Molded Fiber Product Applications\u201d \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Gordon Bugg, Principal Engineer \u2013 Coating, Kemira<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cCoating Molded Fiber Articles\u201d<\/strong>\u2013 Bob Versluys, Senior Technical Manager, Motus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coating Panel<\/strong>:&nbsp;<em>Chemical suppliers discuss challenges in coating molded fiber articles, new application technologies, curing and drying issues, new geometries, and keeping costs down.<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Moderator:&nbsp;<\/strong>Jim Fogg, Director of Sales and Business Development, Motus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wednesday, August 27, 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Manufacturer\u2019s Panel:&nbsp;<\/strong><em>A&nbsp;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.<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moderator: Chelsea Cross, Business Development Manager, Barriers &amp; Molded Fiber, Solenis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rapid Fire Student Presentations \u2013 Part 1<\/strong>:&nbsp;<strong><em>Graduate students give short presentations on&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em>their posters<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cMicrofibrillated Cellulose (MFC) in Molded Fiber Trays\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 David Cowles, Valmet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cMFC produced using FiberLean Wet Stirred Media Mills: Applications in molded and formed fiber products\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Mark Paradis, Customer Technical Services Director \u2013 North America, FiberLean Technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brand Perspective\/Wrap-up<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Wes Blanding, Senior Account Sales Executive, Daikin America, Inc. and Vineet Dua, Scientist, Daikin America, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thermoformed Molded Fiber Symposium Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Wednesday, August 27, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1829,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7970","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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