The Conference at PACK EXPO International, as of
10-20-06 |
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Wednesday, November 1st |
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RFID OPPORTUNITIES
Moderators: Mary Ann Falkman, Editor-in-Chief & Grant Gerke, Associate Editor, Packaging Digest |
MATERIAL/
CONTAINER ADVANCES
Moderators: Heidi Parson, Managing Editor, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Food Processing &
Lisa Pierce, Editor-in-Chief, Food & Drug Packaging |
IMPROVING
OPERATIONS
Moderators: Leland Teschler, Executive Editor, Machine Design Magazine |
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO)
Moderator: Sean Riley, Editor Packacking Machinery Technology (PMT) |
8:30 am – 9:15 am
(W1)
Automatic RFID Label Application—Keys to Success
Ann Marie Phaneuf, Director of Marketing, Weber Marking Systems, Inc. |
8:30 am – 9:15 am
(W6)
Paper Label Design Strategies: Product Lifecycle Optimization
Tom Borchardt, Business Innovations Manager, Stora Enso Global Specialty Papers |
8:30 am – 9:15 am
(W11)
Top 10 Proven Methods to Maximize Uptime and Boost Performance of Packaging Lines
Scott Klages, Vice President, Senior Manufacturing Consultant, Parsec Automation Corp. |
8:30 am – 9:15 am
(W16)
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): What is it, How the Heck Do I Factor this into My Purchase Decision and Do I Really Need to?
Dennis Bertolucci, Senior Industrial Designer, Simplex Filler Company |
9:25 am – 10:10 am
(W2)
RFID Inside the Package
Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal |
9:25 am – 10:10 am
(W7)
Commercialization of Stick Packaging in the USA
Neil Kozarsky, President, T.H.E.M. |
9:25 am – 10:10 am
(W12)
How to Evaluate/Specify Automation Technology in the Wake of New Challenges in the Packaging Industry
Markus Sandhoefner, Sales Manager, B&R Industrial Automation |
9:25 am – 10:10 am
(W17)
Calculating Total Delivered Cost
Pat Helm, Systems Project Manager, Systems Group Inc. |
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
10:30 am – 11:15 am
(WK) RM S-105a
“The Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club Packaging Vision”
Amy Zettlemoyer, Director of Packaging, Sam’s Club and
Matt Kistler, Vice President, Package & Product Innovations, Sam's Club |
11:25 am – 12:10 pm
(W3)
Chipless RFID Label Technology Progression
Don Taylor, Vice President, Global Marketing, InkSure Technologies |
11:25 am – 12:10 pm
(W8)
Easy-Open, Theft-Foiling Blister and Clamshell Packaging
Ken Sullivan, Director of Marketing, SCA Consumer Packaging |
11:25 am – 12:10 pm
(W13)
Eliminating Errors to Maximize Performance of Your Existing Line
Jeremy Barson, European Systems Integration Engineer, MARKEM Corp. |
11:25 am – 12:10 pm
(W18)
Total Cost of Ownership of Pharmaceutical Packaging Materials and Processes
Angela Roggenhofer, Healthcare Account Specialist, Honeywell International |
12:20 pm – 1:10 pm
(W4)
High Volume RFID Tagging: Lessons Learned at ConAgra
John Blanchard, Analyst, ARC Advisory Group
Michael Putnam, Product Marketing Manager, MARKEM Corporation
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12:20 pm – 1:10 pm
(W9)
The Blister Sealing Guidelines, a New Industry Standard
John Rohrer, President, Association of Visual Packaging Manufacturers
Rick Thomas, Vice President, Association of Visual Packaging Manufacturers
Henry Munn, Customer Technical Service Representative, International
Paper
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12:20 pm – 1:10 pm
(W14)
Choosing the Right Control to Fit the Application
Tom Jensen, Engineering Manager, ELAU, Inc |
12:20 pm – 1:10 pm
(W19)
Total Cost of Ownership Models for Capital Equipment: Common Ground for Buyers and Sellers
Bob Adamson, Vice President, Sales, B&H Labeling Systems |
1:20 pm – 2:10 pm
(W5)
Building the Business Case for RFID: A CPG Perspective
Mark Baum, Partner, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants
Darin Yug, Partner, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants
Brian Reilly, Senior Director of Marketing at Georgia Pacific
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1:20 pm – 2:10 pm
(W10)
Innovations in Package Printing: Thermoformed Packs, Closures with Taste, and Sensory Packaging
Bob Scherer, Vice President, CL&D Digital |
1:20 pm – 2:10 pm
(W15)
Pneumatic Servo Technology—Packaging Automation
Mike Kriegsmann, Chief Technology Officer, Sunstream Scientific, LLC |
1:20 pm – 2:10 pm
(W20)
Stay Competitive by Reducing Packaging Costs
Mark Zelnick, President, Zed Industries |
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Wednesday, November 1st
KEYNOTE 10:30 am – 11:15 am
Room # S-105a
(WK)
The Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club Packaging Vision
Amy Zettlemoyer, Director of Packaging, Sam’s Club
Description: As the world's largest packaged goods retailer,
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has a unique position relative to a wide range of
branded and private label consumer products. In this keynote presentation,
Amy Zettlemoyer and Matt Kistler will provide insights into some of company’s
packaging innovations and how they relate to consumer and environmental
trends.
Wednesday, November 1st
RFID Opportunities Track 8:30 am – 9:15 am
(W1)
Automatic RFID Label Application—Keys to Success
Ann Marie Phaneuf, Director of Marketing, Weber Marking Systems, Inc.
Description: Assessing label auto/apply systems and focusing
on RFID issues that need to be addressed to find the best system for your
company.
Wednesday, November 1st
RFID Opportunities Track 9:25 am – 10:10 am
(W2)
RFID Inside the Package
Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal
Description: In this interactive session, the speaker
will discuss the trend toward embedding RFID in packaging, provide examples
of successful integration of RFID and packaging, and highlight research
underway around the world to move RFID inside the package.
Wednesday, November 1st
RFID Opportunities Track 11:25 am – 12:20 pm
(W3)
Chipless RFID Label Technology Progression
Don Taylor, Vice President, Global Marketing, InkSure Technologies
Description: An update on advances on new chipless RFID
label development.
Wednesday, November 1st RFID Opportunities Track 12:20 pm –
1:10 pm
(W4)
High Volume RFID Tagging: Lessons Learned at a Large Food Company
John Blanchard, Analyst, ARC Advisory Group
Description: The session will address important questions such as: how can firms tag at production volumes? How do they get 100% readability? What are the lessons learned and problems to be overcome? What would the RFID leaders do differently? And what is the most efficient way to tag?
Wednesday, November 1st
RFID Opportunities Track 1:20 pm – 2:10 pm
(W5)
Building the Business Case for RFID: A CPG Perspective
Mark Baum, Partner, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants
Description: The challenges and risks of RFID adoption and recent findings and perspectives on RFID's acceptance and impact on CPG (consumer packaged goods) companies
Wednesday, November 1st
Material/Container Advances Track 8:30 am – 9:15 am
(W6)
Paper Label Design Strategies: Product Lifecycle Optimization
Tom Borchardt, Business Innovations Manager, Stora Enso Global Specialty Papers
Description: Learn how label application methods and product
life cycle expectations influence label design, and how these design factors
have implications on the overall operational efficiency of label conversion
and high-speed application operations.
Wednesday, November 1st
Material/Container Advances Track 9:25 am – 10:10 am
(W7)
Commercialization of Stick Packaging in the USA
Neil Kozarsky, President, T.H.E.M.
Description: Learn about this increasingly popular type
of vertical form-fill-seal equipment/pouch format, as well as relative economics
and fill speeds in comparison to traditional sachets.
Wednesday, November 1st
Material/Container Advances Track 11:25 am – 12:20 pm
(W8)
Easy-Open, Theft-Foiling Blister and Clamshell Packaging
Ken Sullivan, Director of Marketing, SCA Consumer Packaging
Description: Package design options for high visibility
blister-card and clamshell packaging.
Wednesday, November 1st
Material/Container Advances Track 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm
(W9)
The Blister Sealing Guidelines, a New Industry Standard
John Rohrer, President, Association of Visual Packaging Manufacturers
Description: Taking this testing process into the 21st
century through the establishment of The Blister Sealing Guidelines, an
industry standard.
Wednesday, November 1st
Material/Container Advances Track 1:20 pm – 2:10 pm
(W10)
Innovations in Package Printing: Thermoformed Packs, Closures with Taste, and Sensory Packaging
Bob Scherer, Vice President, CL&D Digital
Description: An overview of innovations in package printing
just now hitting the market.
Wednesday, November 1st
Improving Operations Track 8:30 am – 9:15 am
(W11)
Top 10 Proven Methods to Maximize Uptime and Boost Performance of Packaging Lines
Scott Klages, Vice President, Senior Manufacturing Consultant, Parsec Automation Corp.
Description: Ten critical, proven methods to boost packaging
line performance and capacity, while reducing costs.
Wednesday, November 1st
Improving Operations Track 9:25 am – 10:10 am
(W12)
How to Evaluate/Specify Automation Technology in the Wake of New Challenges in the Packaging Industry
Markus Sandhoefner, Sales Manager, B&R Industrial Automation
Description: Learn how new technologies are going to change
the packaging world and how you are going to find the equipment that is
best for you.
Wednesday, November 1st
Improving Operations Track 11:25 am – 12:20 pm
(W13)
Eliminating Errors to Maximize Performance of Your Existing Line
Jeremy Barson, European Systems Integration Engineer, MARKEM Corp.
Description: A practical guide to cost effective coding
automation introducing solutions to suit all applications and budgets in
an effort to eliminate added costs associated with product returns.
Wednesday, November 1st
Improving Operations Track 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm
(W14)
Choosing the Right Control to Fit the Application
Tom Jensen, Engineering Manager, ELAU, Inc
Description: Critical discussion paths for OEMs and customers
in choosing between PLCs and AC drives with embedded controls, including
real-life examples of different applications.
Wednesday, November 1st
Improving Operations Track 1:20 pm – 2:10 pm
(W15)
Pneumatic Servo Technology—Packaging Automation
Mike Kriegsmann, Chief Technology Officer, Sunstream Scientific, LLC
Description: Introducing pneumatic servo technology as
the comprehensive automation solution for the packaging industry.
Wednesday, November 1st
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Track 8:30 am – 9:15 am
(W16)
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): What is it, How the Heck Do I Factor this into My Purchase Decision and Do I Really Need to?
Dennis Bertolucci, Senior Industrial Designer, Simplex Filler Company
Description: In this presentation, the speaker will walk
you through one or two real examples of how an effective analysis can increase
peace of mind and make for a better purchasing experience.
Wednesday, November 1st
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Track 9:25 am – 10:10 am
(W17)
Calculating Total Delivered Cost
Pat Helm, Systems Project Manager, Systems Group Inc
Description: The speaker will discuss the components within the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), how to establish guidelines for estimating these costs and how to put them into a workable formula for getting the real cost of producing product.
Wednesday, November 1st
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Track 11:25 am – 12:20 pm
(W18)
Total Cost of Ownership of Pharmaceutical Packaging Materials and Processes
Angela Roggenhofer, Healthcare Account Specialist, Honeywell International
Description: How the right strategy for blister material selection can cut operating costs and increase sales.
Wednesday, November 1st
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Track 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm
(W19)
Total Cost of Ownership Models for Capital Equipment: Common Ground for Buyers and Sellers
Bob Adamson, Vice President, Sales, B&H Labeling Systems
Description: Value propositions, building and using TCO
models, key variables for TCO models, and how TCO models create common ground
between buyers and sellers.
Wednesday, November 1st
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Track 1:20 pm – 2:10 pm
(W20)
Stay Competitive by Reducing Packaging Costs
Mark Zelnick, President, Zed Industries
Description: A toolkit for reducing packaging costs.