The Conference Sessions
The Parts Cleaning Conference will take place April 21-22 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. It will cover topics that will satisfy the novice looking to learn practical applications for cleaning machined parts, to more advanced practitioners interested in the latest research, regulations and innovations.
Schedule-At-A-Glance
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
10:00-10:30am: BREAKFAST
10:30 – 11:00am: A Large Petri Dish - The Gulf Oil Spill and Parts Cleaning - Thomas W. McNally, VP/GM ChemFree Corporation
11:00-11:30am: Moving away from Solvent Vapor Degreasing: A Solvent Substitution Case History - Jack Reinke, Regional Sales Manager, Kyzen Corporation
11:30 – 12:00pm: Tips to Improve Cleaning and Surface Preparation Processes - Francois Benis, Area Sales Manager, NGL Cleaning Technology
12:00 – 1:30pm: LUNCH ON THE SHOW FLOOR
1:30 – 2:00pm: Cleaning Catastrophes and How To Avoid Them - Barbara Kanegsberg and Ed Kanegsberg, BFK Solutions LLC
2:00 – 2:30pm: Adapting to Change: The Effects of Regulations and Competition on your Production Cleaning Process - Tom Tattersall, Executive Vice President & COO, MicroCare
2:30 – 3:00pm: NETWORKING BREAK
3:00 – 3:30pm: CO2-Based Atmospheric Spray Cleaning and Surface Preparation Technology Solutions for Precision Manufacturing Applications - Dr. Nelson Sorbo, Vice President of R&D, Cool Clean Technologies, LLC
3:30 – 4:00pm: Cleaning the “Hard-to-Clean” - Bob Farrell, Vice President/Technical Director, Hubbard-Hall, Inc.
4:00 – 4:30pm: Cleaning and Conservation with Non-Halogenated Hydrocarbons Rainer Straub, Sales Director, Dürr Ecoclean, Inc.
4:30 – 5:00pm: HAPPY HOUR ON THE PMTS SHOW FLOOR
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
9:00-9:30pm: Alternative Cleaners: An Update from EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program Margaret Sheppard, Environmental Scientist, US EPA
9:30-10:00am: Aligning Cleaning Processes with your Machining Programs - David M. Gotoff, Product Manager, General Industries, Chemetall
10:00-10:30am: Contamination Levels and Particle Size Requirements for Finished Parts - Olaf Tessarzyk, President and Managing Partner, ZPS America
10:30-11:00am: NETWORKING BREAK
11:00-11:30am: Cleaning Parts Effectively - Dean Bentzien, Regional Manager, Gosiger
11:30-12:00pm: Development and Implementation of Component Cleanliness Measurement Specifications and Testing Process - Eric Krause, Sr. Technical Manager, Pall Corp.
12:00-1:30pm: LUNCH ON THE SHOW FLOOR
1:30-2:00pm: Corrosion Protection and Surface Passivation in Aqueous Cleaning Processes of Metal Parts - Dr. Henry Percy Ederle, Area Sales Manager, Borer Chemie AG
2:00-2:30pm: Packaging's Critical Role in Rust Prevention -Keith Donaldson, President, Engineered Materials Inc.
2:30-3:00pm: NETWORKING BREAK
3:00-3:30pm: TBD
Greater Columbus Convention CenterColumbus, OH
