Welcome
Pat Cullen, CCAI Twin Cities Chapter President & Paul Pagel, MnTAP Senior Engineer

State of the Finishing Economy
Bruce Bryan, CCAI National President

Plural Component Liquid Paint Systems
Scott Berg, Dove Equipment

Finishing System Basics and Design
Rodger Talbert, Powder Coating Institute

Phosphate 101 - The Basics
Doug VanDuyne, Galaxy Associates

Smart Strategies for Energy Reduction
Dean Laube, Franklin Energy

Powder Application Efficiencies
Improving Application Efficiency
Brian Garvey, Parker Ionics

Cyclone Technology - The Spin Zone
Bruce Bryan, Wagner Industrial Solutions

Troubleshooting your Pretreatment System
David Chalk, Galaxy Associates

Improving Batch Coating Efficiencies

Kent Kienitz, Powder Coating
Technologies

Bruce Allen, Impact Powder Coating

Brenda Cuddeback, Creative Powder Coating

New Issues and Technologies

Anti Microbial Coatings
Jack McKeague, DuPont Coating Solutions

Cleaning Metal Surfaces with Non-Woven Brushes
Eric Almquist, Star Tool & Die Works

Compressed Air as a Clean, Safe and Economical Source for Pneumatics
Les Linton, Dove

De-Icing Agents & Corrosion Problems
Rick Achterhof, Diamond Vogel Paints

Direct to Metal Application for UV Curable Oligomers
Michael Dvorchak, Bayer Material Science

Low Temperature / Phosphate Free Pretreatment Alternatives
Brad Gruss, Pretreatment & Process Consulting

A “Greener” Alternative to Fe & Zn Phosphate Pretreatments
Gary Nelson, Chemetall

Transition Metals
Bruce Dunham, DuBois Chemical

Vanadate Conversion Coatings
Donald LaFlamme, Coral Chemical

Nanoceramic and Nano-Oxide Coatings
David Chalk, Galaxy Associates

Phosphate Free - The Next Generation
Terry Giles, Henkel Corporation

Vendor Show (open until 4pm)

Lunch (service until 1pm)

Virtual Reality Spray Finishing Demonstration
Iowa Waste Reduction Center

Coating Process Optimization: “Opportunities” Lost
Mark Mense, Polaris

The Regulatory Horizon - NESHAPS and Stormwater

NESHAPI
Aneka Swanson, MPCA - SBEAP

NESHAP II
Kim Grosenheider, MPCA - SBEAPa

Industrial Stormwater
Tom Jablonski, MPCA - SBEAP