Advanced Bonding Course: An In-depth Look at the Bonding Process

It’s All About the Bond. 

As a corrugated professional, you know that the quality and performance of the adhesive bond is essential. There are many issues in the industry today such as the loss of skill sets due to attrition; operators knowing what to do, but not why; the difficulty of attracting youth to our industry; no time for senior staff to properly train the newest recruits; and staff struggling to find solutions when problems arise.

The TAPPI Advanced Bonding Course is designed to increase students' knowledge of the entire corrugated bonding process. Everything is addressed with a focus on developing a better understanding of the daily challenges faced. All topics are discussed at a level that appeals to beginners, as well as seasoned veterans. 

This course is taught by a distinguished panel of industry experts and examines the ingredients and mechanics of the starch-based adhesive, including glue line analysis, process centerlining, bond strength testing, and identifying causes & corrections for warp.

Ignited with Interactivity.

Hands-on training activities are sure to keep any learning boredom at bay. Engage with other attendees through activities such as Poll Everywhere real-time digital polling from instructors, a warp activity, and a defect board session using a real soak tank.

Course Topics Include:

• Factors and variables that impact bond quality
• Relationship between IR thermometers, heat imaging, & moisture management
• How to determine proper settings
• Doublebacker problem-solving
• What the soak tank has been waiting to tell you

After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Identify factors and variables that impact a successful bond
• Understand the significance of temperature & moisture management
• Be better equipped to optimize centerlining & machine settings
• Increase process troubleshooting skills
• Better utilize the soak tank & other tests as diagnostic and performance tools

TAPPI will award 17 Professional Development Hours or 1.7 CEUs for completion of course.

TIM CHURCH (Course Chair) is a Senior Technical Services Representative for HarperLove. Tim began his career in 1980 at the Georgia-Pacific box plant in Owosso, Michigan.  He has experience on flexos, diecutters, curtain coaters, tapers, stitchers and other miscellaneous finishing equipment.   Tim worked his way up through every position on the corrugator and learned to schedule by hand.  His natural leadership and interpersonal skills led to his joining the management team, and he has held supervisory roles in corrugating, converting, scheduling, and shipping.  Tim served as Corrugator/Cascader Superintendent, led the Food Safety program, and championed the Mobile Equipment & Pedestrian Safety program as well as many other safety initiatives.  He has been with HarperLove since 2014 and embodies HarperLove's ethic of “To Serve is To Solve.”  Tim has authored a segment in the Troubleshooting Board Defects series in Corrugated Today magazine, is active with TAPPI, and is currently the course chair for the Introduction to Corrugated, Corrugator Best Practices, and Advanced Bonding courses.

 ROBIN A. SOMMERS is a senior project and process manager for Kadant Johnson Systems Division focused on process steam systems for the corrugator industry. He joined Kadant Johnson in the summer of 2014 after working at Donahue & Associates, supplier of Donahue Steam Systems, for 15 years. He previously was in R&D and product design engineering. Robin earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.

 HERB KOHLER is President of Kohler Coating Inc.  He is the inventor on more than 50 U.S. and foreign patents for glue application, moisture application, coating and web handling machinery that has been installed in over 65 countries. A TAPPI member since 1983, he has chaired or co-chaired 5 TAPPI short courses and made presentations at over 25 TAPPI, AICC, FEFCO and VDW meetings.  He is a 3 time TAPPI Finest Faculty Award Winner. He has published papers on: “An Analysis of Heat Transfer and Moisture Management in the Doublebacker: How Cooler Corrugating Can heat Up Savings”; “Modern Rod Coaters”;“Air Knives and Other Contour Coaters.”

 MIKE KOHLER is a Technical Sales Associate for Kohler Coating, Inc. and has worked for them since 2009.  Mike has extensive experience on corrugators and the world's only 13 inch corrugating line used for trials and testing in Canton, Ohio.  He specializes in rod-metering systems associated with Kohler's WaterDecks and Glue Units.  Mike was recently named Co-Director of Events for Tappi's Young Professionals Division.  He graduated with honors from Walsh University and owns Workhorse Training, an athletic training facility. 

RYAN JANSEN is currently working as regional sales manager for Muhlen Sohn Industries. He joined the company in 2013 after attending Northern Michigan University for business management. His prior roles include service technician and service manager. During this time, he supplied training for installations/servicing and offered technical support to customers. He continues to assist with sales, technical support, and installations for Muhlen Sohn Industries.

CANCELLATION POLICY:
If you find that you have to cancel, your full registration fee will be refunded if TAPPI’s Registration Department receives written notification (fax acceptable at  +1.770.209.7206 by  (September 12, 2019).  Please note:  There will be a 50% refund for all written cancellations made after (September 12, 2019) but no later than 5 business days prior to the start of the conference (Sunday, October 13, 2019).  Understandably, after the start date (Sunday, October 13, 2019), no refunds can be issued.  Substitutions, however, will be accepted any time without a penalty.