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Empire State TAPPI/PIMA to Hold Continuous Improvement Conference November 1

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The Empire State TAPPI/PIMA Local Section will conduct its Continuous Improvement Conference November 1 at the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls, N.Y., USA. Speakers include Peter Morel from Poyry, Ken Chartier from Finch Paper, Mark Decker from NYSERDA, Rich Rappa from CHA Consultants, and Laura Sherman from Nalco. The program is as follows:

  • 8:30-9:00 a.m., Registration, Coffee, Continental Breakfast, Exhibitors
  • 9:00-9:15 a.m., Welcome by Sean Reilly, TAPPI/PIMA Chair
  • 9:15-10:00 a.m., "Dealing with Older Paper Machines," Peter Morel, president, Poyry
  • 10:00-10:30 a.m., Break/Exhibitors
  • 10:30-11:45 a.m. "NYSERDA Industrial and Process Efficiency (IPE) Incentive Program" and a couple of case studies from the paper industry, Mark Decker, project manager, Energy Efficiency Services, NYSERDA, and Rich Rappa, CHA
  • 11:45-12:45 p.m., Lunch and Exhibitors
  • 2:45- 2:00 p.m., "Six Sigma and Other Quality Initiatives at Finch Paper," Ken Chartier, Finch Paper
  • 2:00-2:40 p.m., Break and Exhibitors
  • 2:40-3:20 p.m., "RDF Chemistry Relative to Older Paper Machines," Laura Sherman, product manager for Graphics RDF Chemistry.

Learn more about this event

The 2013 William E. Clarke Memorial Scholarship and Grant and Heidi Cole Scholarship award application is available online. Application must be postmarked by December 31.

For Hotel reservations, contact the Queensbury Hotel at 518-792-1121.

 

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