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Dr. David Roisum will open the European portion of the 2010 Converting School schedule with a class on Web Handling and Converting, 13-14 April 2010, in Brussels, Belgium.  The class is one of six scheduled in Brussels this year by the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL).

The Web Handling and Converting course will be followed by Winding: Machines, Mechanics and Measurements on 15-16 April 2010.  It’s also taught by Dr. Roisum, who heads Finishing Technologies, Inc., Neenah, Wisconsin, an independent consultancy focused on troubleshooting problems in the paper, film, foil, nonwoven, and textile industries.  Dr. Roisum’s background includes machine design, research and development, process scale-up and line optimization and troubleshooting.  A frequent instructor at educational events, he also has authored eight books and more than 100 papers and articles including Web Works, a monthly column in the U.S.-based Converting magazine.

Later in the year in Brussels, Dr. Kenneth McCarthy will present Solution Preparation and Mixing on 4-5 May 2010, and Drs. Harvey Thompson and Jonathon Summers, will present Web Coating and Drying on 6-7 May.  Dr. McCarthy, principal at Clean Room Coating Solutions, Duxbury, Massachusetts, has more than 30 years experience, primarily related to coating.  Areas of expertise include fluid preparation and delivery, coating operations, clean room operations, coating applicator design, environmental management, and new product development.  In addition, he has extensive experience in new product translation from laboratory through scale-up into full-scale manufacturing.

Drs. Thompson and Summers teach at the University of Leeds in the U.K.  Dr. Thompson lectures on Fluids Mechanics in the School of Mechanical Engineering.  His main research interests lie in the development of computational methods and simulation tools for industrial coating and drying process design.  As a research lecturer in the School of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Summers’ mainstream research activities fall into three categories: fundamentals of interface phenomena, such as wetting and micro-elastohydrodynamic lubrication; thin film fluid mechanics, with particular interest in liquid coating processes; and meso-scale computational simulations of micro-scale multi-component flows.

In October, Drs. Thompson and Summers will repeat Web Coating and Drying on 5-6 October 2010, followed by Clarence Klassen, president of KlassENgineering, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, teaching Drives for Web Handling and Converting on 7-8 October. A well-respected drives expert, Klassen divides his time between drive system design and drive commissioning. Much of his drive experience relates to winders and machines for paper and plastic films. Now an independent consultant, he continues to troubleshoot problems in the paper, film, membrane, and cable industries.

Dr. Roisum also will teach the Web Handling and Converting and Winding: Machines, Mechanics and Measurements courses in October in the United States. The courses will be held 5-6 October and 7-8 October, 2010, respectively, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Courses are conducted in English in both Brussels and the United States. Program details and registration information are accessible via the Converting School website, www.convertingschool.com. Discounted registration fees are available to AIMCAL members and participants signing up for multiple classes.

About AIMCAL

AIMCAL represents converters of metallized, coated, and laminated flexible substrates and their suppliers.  The international nonprofit trade association also includes a CEMA Division focused on the interests of converting equipment manufacturers.  The group is headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA.  Membership information is available on-line at www.aimcal.org.