ABC 2022 Presentations
Please note that the presentations we have been permitted to distribute are listed below. The presentations are listed by Dates and Sessions in the order in which they were presented. Click on the presentation title to download.
Monday, September 12, 2022
Plastic 101’s
- PET Overview - Rudy Flores, Applications Development Manager, PET Specialty Polymers, Auriga Polymers, INDORAMA
- Multi-Layer Extrusion Blow Molding - Jens Schlueter, President, W. Müller USA, Inc.
- Accumulator Head Technology - Andrew Hobson, Sales Manager, Industrial Packaging, Automotive, and Specialties,
Kautex Machines, Inc. - Reciprocating Screw EBM Technology - Nicholas Rocheleau, Project Engineer, Rocheleau Blow Molding Systems
- Single Stage Stretch Blow Molding - Craig Burkett, Assistant Sales Manager, Nissei ASB Company
- Shuttle Blow Molding Technology 101 - Joseph Slenk, Applications, and Process Development Engineer,
Bekum America Corporation - Understanding Challenges to Color PCR & Sustainable, Economical Ways to Color Plastics/PCR
-Maguire, CEO, Riverdale Global - Fundamentals of Polyolefin Structure: Property Relationships in Blow Molding Applications
-Hyunwoo Kim, Packaging and Specialty Plastics, TS&D, Dow - Student Design Competition Winners’ Presentations from Students at Penn State Behrend
-Zachary Brandl, Jovan Heusser, Sam Krantweiss, Daniel Sterner, Brennon Anderson
First Place: Biodegradable Urn Honorable Mention: Kayak Transporter
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
General Sessions
- Keynote Presentation: The State of the Industry: Challenges in Resin Supply, Blow Mold Equipment (new trends), Developments for Sustainability, Light-Weighting, and Recycling
-Abhishek Shukla, VP of Commercialization, Niagara Bottling - Mass Media Push Against Plastics: The Wake-Up Call We All Need
-Robert Schiavone, Global Marketing Director, R&D/Leverage - Turbulence Ahead: Piloting Your Plants Through the Coming Energy Market Storms
-Clayton Penhallegon, Jr., Managing Member, Integrated Services Group, LLC - NPE 2022 - The Bottle Zone - Mike Urquhart, Injection Molding/Industrial Consultant, Plastics Industry Association
Session 1A – Post-Consumer Resin and Biopolymers
- Production of Biodegradable Bottles - Dr. Karson Durie, Associate Director, Athens Research Center, Danimer Scientific
- The Use of Anti-Oxidants to Improve PCR HDPE Blow Molding - Dr. Robert Sherman, Technical Director for Special
Additives Division, Baerlocher USA - PET with PCR/Carbon Neutral PET/Chemical Recycling - Matthiew Filanova, Production Innovation Manager, Combined PET Business Unit, INDORAMA Ventures PCL
Session 1B – Innovations in Blow Molding
- Suction Blow Molding Process Simulation Using BlowView Software: A Case Study
-Dr. Zohir Benrabah, Research Officer/Forming and Blow Molding Scientists, National Research Council Canada - Reheat Injection Stretch Blow Molded HDPE Bottles Blended with COC to Improve Processing, Properties, and Sustainability
-Paul Tatarka, Market Development, TOPAS COC, Polyplastics USA, Inc. - Digital Watermarks in Plastics - An Approach to Today's Challenges in Recycling
-Larry Logan, Chief Evangelist, Sustainability Solutions, and Dr. Tomas Filler, Senior Manager for R&D, Digimarc
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Session 2A – Challenges of PCR
- Advancing Circularity with CirculenRecover - Will Foran, AD/TS Blow Molding Engineer, LyondellBasell
- The Grey World of PCR - Christian Muller, Managing Director, W. Muller, GmbH
Session 2B – On the Horizon
- Reflecting on the 2021 Transportation Markets and Looking to 2022 - Steve Raetz, Director of Research
and Market Intelligence, CH Robinson - Innovations at the 2022 K Show - Alexander Duering, Sr. Project Manager, Messe Dusseldorf, North America
- Introduction
to Exxtend™
Technology for Advanced Recycling - Dr. James Stern, HDPE Business Development
Manager, CanUSA & EMEAf, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
ABC 2022 - Closing Speaker
- Global Blow Molding Resin Update - Joel Morales, Jr., Executive Director, Polyolefins Americas, Chemical Market Analytics
by OPIS, A Dow Jones Company