24th IEI Congress – Technical Program Schedule
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - Session A - Gold Coast Room
8:00 AMOpening and IntroductionsGlenn Pfendt - A O Smith Corporation
8:15 AMWelcome to ChicagoMayor Rahm Emanuel –Chicago, IL
8:30 AMKeynote: Global Business, Trade and Economic ReviewDr. Phil Levy - The Chicago Council
Session Chairman: Klaus-Achim Wendel (Wendel Email)
Materials and Technologies - I
9:15 AMNovel Inkjet Inks and Porcelain Enamels for Digital DecorationOscar Ruiz - Torrecid SA
9:45 AMMobile Application of Porcelain EnamelJames Lakeman - Glasslined Technologies
10:15 AMCoffee Break – French Room
Enameling and the Environment
11:00 AMLimits for Metals - Trace Elements or Poison?Dr. Jörg Wendel - Wendel Email
11:30 AMEvolutions of the Norms and Regulations in the European MarketKarine Sarrazy - Ferro France
12:00 AMEnameling Without Nickel and CobaltKoen Lips- Prince Minerals
12:30 PMDrinking Water and Food Contact Compliant Coated Enameled SurfacesJessica Lee - Colorobbia Italia
1:00 PMLunch - Camellia Room
Session Chairman: Dieter Jacobs (Prince Minerals)
Electrostatic Powder Enameling - I
2:00 PMOutstanding Enamel Appearance from Advanced Application Control TechnologyPhil Flasher - Gema
2:30 PMAutomatic Powder Enameling Line for Water Heaters and Innovative ProductsVito Pirulli - New Furnace Italia
3:00 PMLatest Development in Electrostatic Spray Equipment of Powder Porcelain EnamelYang Yi - Nordson (China)
3:30 PMCoffee Break – French Room
Laboratory Investigations
4:00 PM Active Enamel Coated Wires for Concrete ReinforcementDr. Frank Kuchinski - Ceramics Composites and Coatings
4:30 PM New Developments in the Field of Printing Processes and Process ControlTodd Barson – Ferro Corporation
5:00 PM Research of Extra-Long Steel Pipe EnamelingDr. Weizhong Jiang - Donghua University
Thursday, May 31, 2018 - Session B - Gold Coast Room
Session Chairman: Dr. Weizhong Jiang (Donghua University)
Fundamental Properties of Vitreous Enamels
8:00 AMReaction Kinetics at the Glass Steel Interface During Firing of Vitreous EnamelsProf. Joachim Deubener - Clausthal Univ. of Technology
8:30 AMMulti-Physics Modeling of Thermal Stresses in Layered Glass/Steel CompositesCharles Baldwin - Ferro Corporation
9:00 AMEffect of Continuous Annealing Process on Microstructure and Properties of Zhang Yi - Technology Center of Masteel
Ultra - low Carbon Cold Rolled Enamel Steel
9:30 AMCoffee Break – French Room
Controlling Fishscale
10:00 AMThe Hydrogen Control in Enamelling Furnace: An Innovative ApproachSerena Corsinovi - Letomec S.r.l.
10:30 AMCharacterization of Hydrogen Trapping in Enameling Steels Using Thermal DesorptionMarc Leveaux - ArcelorMittal
11:00 AMThe HELIOS Approach to the Fish-Scale Defect: The Effect of Steel ThicknessMichelle Barsanti - Letomec S.r.l.
11:30 PMEffects of Precipitation Characteristics on Fish Scale Resistance of Enamel Steel SheetXu Chun - Shanghai Institute of Technology
12:00 PMLunch - Camellia Room
Session Chairman: Ivan Camorani (Ferro Corporation)
New Enameling Materials
1:00 PMThe Development of Hot-Rolled Steel Strips and Plates for Two-Sided EnamelingSun Quanshe - Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.
1:30 PMFish Scale Resistant EnamelsIsmail Keskin - Keskin Kimya
2:00 PMA Suitable Coloring Means for Electrostatic Powder EnamelsNaoki Mizutani – PT. Tomatec Indonesia
2:30 PMInnovative Glass-Ceramic Coatings for Titanium ImplantsDr. Liudmyla Bragina - Kharkov Polytechnic Institute
3:00 PMCoffee Break – French Room
Materials and Technologies - II
3:30 PMDiffusion of Elements from Enamel SurfacesEckhard Voss - Wendel GmbH
4:00 PMThe Frit for Stainless Steel EnamelingChizuru Hashimoto - Tokan Material Technology Co.
4:30 PMProperties of Vitreous Enamel Coatings Deposited on Aluminum FoamStefano Rossi - University of Trento
Thursday, May 31, 2018 - Session C - Walton Room
Session Chairman: Ronald Ehrencron (Ferro Corporation)
Vitreous Enameling Technology and Materials
8:00 AMManaging Essential Process and Know HowRon Ditmer - Ditmer Trading and Consulting BV
8:30 AMUpgraded Ready-to-Use (RTU) PowderOnishiHidekazu - TOMATEC (Xiamen) Fine Material
9:00 AMLead-Free Enamels in Fine ArtsDr. Olga Ryzhova -Ukrainian State University
9:30 AM Coffee Break – French Room
Electrostatic Powder Enameling - II
10:00 AMNew Enamel Powder Spray and Recovery Technology - Greater Production FlexibilityChris Merritt - Gema
10:30 AMEnamel Powder Application on Water HeatersMarco Ghirimoldi - Wagner Group
11:00 AMGetting the Highest Transfer Efficiency with Your Porcelain Powder SystemFrank Mohar - Nordson
11:30 PM50+ Years with EnamelMartin Moravcik - martin design s.r.o.
12:00 PMLunch - Camellia Room
Session Chairman: So Fukuda (TOMATEC)
Glasslined Equipment
1:00 PMVitreous Enamel Coatings for Demanding Industrial Storage ApplicationsSaqlain Ali - Permastore Ltd
1:30 PMAustenitic Stainless Steel Glasslined EquipmentGiorgio Cappuccilli - Glasskem SRL
2:00 PMProcess, Performance and Defects of Flow Coated Hot Water Heater EnamelsYan Guo - Ferro-Suzhou
2:30 PMThe Frit for Stainless Steel EnamelingChizuru Hashimoto - Tokan Material Technology Co.
3:00 PMCoffee Break – French Room
Metal Preparation and Automation
3:30 PMKnow Your Challenges Related to Mechanical & Chemical Cleaning/PretreatmentsSuresh Patel - Chemetall
4:00 PMEffect of Pre-Treatment on Enamel PropertiesXin Li - Wuxi Balcke-Duerr Technologies Co. Ltd
4:30 PMAutomation, Information and Intelligent Equipment in the Enamel IndustryZhu Haixiao - Dongguan Tims Machinery Equipment