{"id":7118,"date":"2025-07-08T10:20:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pdc\/?page_id=7118"},"modified":"2025-07-22T08:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T12:46:42","slug":"2024-thermoformed-fiber-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pdc\/2024-thermoformed-fiber-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Thermoformed Fiber Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>2024 Thermoformed Fiber Symposium<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_9e6549-e4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_9e6549-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7118_9e6549-e4\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_9e6549-e4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_9e6549-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7118_9e6549-e4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_9e6549-e4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_9e6549-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7118_9e6549-e4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading7118_9e6549-e4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7118_9e6549-e4\">December 10-11, 2024 \u2013 University of Maine, 91福利<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_6ff908-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_6ff908-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7118_6ff908-1b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_6ff908-1b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_6ff908-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7118_6ff908-1b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_6ff908-1b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_6ff908-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7118_6ff908-1b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading7118_6ff908-1b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7118_6ff908-1b\">List of presentations:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fiber Basics 201<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Nick Palumbo, North American Technical Sales Manager, Brueckner Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beyond the Basics: Cutting-Edge Stock Preparation for Molded Fiber<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Tina Lawton, Director, Sales &amp; Technology, Stock Prep &amp; Recycle, North America,&nbsp;Valmet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Simplified Stock Prep for Molded Fiber<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Matthew Job, President, Motus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increasing Wet End Turbulence in Molded Fiber Production<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Karl Palmer, Fiber Process Engineer, Brueckner Group and Jim Fogg, NA Business Development Manager Barriers and Coatings, Solenis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quantifying Fiber Formation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Matt Griswold, Vice President of Innovation, Genera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Additively Manufactured Tooling for Prototyping \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Jonathan Roy, Research Engineer, Advanced Structures and Composites Center, University of Maine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dispersion Barrier Coating for 3D Molded Fiber \u2013 Overview of Surface Application Technology<\/strong> \u2013 Chuantao Zhu, Molded Fiber Application Expert, Barriers &amp; Coatings, Solenis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Barrier Coating Testing and Validation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Matthew Job, President, Motus US<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Foodservice Packaging Policy Landscape<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Carol Patterson, Vice President of Government Relations, Foodservice Packaging Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compostability in Packaging \u2013 Testing, Certifications and Regulations<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Emily Parsons, Product Launch Engineer in Barriers &amp; Molded Fiber, Solenis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thermoformed Molded Fiber Capabilities and Research at the PDC<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Colleen Walker<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>Director, Process Development Center, 91福利<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Considering USDA Checkoff Programs for A Stronger Market Position for Molded Pulp \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Teal Edelen, Director, US Endowment for Forestry and Communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7118_702a9f-fd, 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