About the Seminar  Lamination of Thin Webs for Packaging is designed to give engineers and others an understanding of lamination processes and the properties of the resultant laminates utilized in flexible packaging. Monolayer flexible materials often fall short in delivering the needed properties. Lamination is an important technique utilized to combine materials to assure that the finished packaging materials demonstrate properties needed for packaged products. This two day seminar covers various lamination technologies, process variables, testing procedures, upstream and downstream processes and troubleshooting techniques.

Who Should Attend
Personnel involved in the R&D, manufacture, testing, product development, process support, design, use and sales of multi-layer packaging who wish to jumpstart or round out their knowledge of lamination. Flexible packaging laminations are used in the food, pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer goods, and industrial goods industries. The seminar is intended to be an introduction into laminating technology for engineers and others who support, troubleshoot, specify, buy and sell flexible packaging laminations.

About the Instructor
Dr. Duncan Darby, Associate Professor for the Packaging Science Department at Clemson University, is a recognized expert in the use and manufacture of flexible packaging. He has over 20 years of experience in the flexible packaging industry, developing and providing technical support for sealable packaging materials for dairy products, shelf-stable products, beverages, dry products, confectionery products and pharmaceutical products. Duncan has real-world, hands-on experience with multiple package formats including pouches, cups with lidding and blisters with blister-backing, and has worked with many horizontal and vertical packaging lines. He holds a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Louisville, KY, where his coursework concentrated on polymer science and applications. He teaches courses at Clemson, conducts short courses on a variety of subjects and provides consulting services for industrial clients. Duncan has been a featured speaker the TAPPI PLACE, Global Pouch and E5 conferences.