June
22-24, 2009Grand Hyatt Atlanta – Buckhead
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Tools & Flushability
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Film Thickness from a Wet Wipe Used on a Solid Surface
G. Callegari, TRI/Princeton
A new model is unveiled illuminating this dynamic process and offering design guidance for both lotion and substrate parameters to regulate the film thickness applied to a hard surface.
Low Cost, High Value Wipes— A New Business Model
C.K. Wong, U.S. Pacific Nonwovens Industry Ltd.
Two newly commercialized technologies combine spunlaying with spunlace in an integrated process while incorporating less expensive absorbent fiber such as pulp and wet-laid fibers. Results include enhanced properties and reduced cost.
New Wipe Options Based on Unique Meltblown Properties
Doug Brown, Biax-Fiberfilm Corporation
Performance data and defining attributes are presented for three options: Absorbent PLA wipes with good shrink resistance and considerably “greener” than the PP; strong, uniform MB cellulose; and a strong, low meltflow- rate PP wood pulp composite.
Flushability—A Company Perspective: “Size Really Doesn’t Matter Anymore”
Nick Santoleri, Rockline Industries
Learn how Rockline welcomed the new flushability guidelines as an opportunity and the technical hurdles overcome along the way that resulted in an improved, value-added business proposition.
The Market for Flushable Wipes Today
Phillip Mango, Phillip Mango Consulting
Learn about trends in the flushable wipes market including sales by region, product type and producer. What products are really flushable? And, what products are labeled flushable that shouldn’t be! Examine future opportunities for flushable wipes.
INDA/EDANA Flushability Guidelines— A Year of Progress
David Powling, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
There has been a flurry of activity in both America and Europe since the flushability guidelines were first issued in June 2008. They have importantly enabled constructive dialogue with worldwide wastewater stakeholders. The newly published 2nd edition is hot off-the-press, just in time for WOW 2009. Learn about experiences with the guidelines, what’s new and what’s ongoing.
WOW Innovation Award Presentations
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Six products from the entire value chain were selected by the WOW Committee as unique, marketable and innovative. Hear presentations about those products. Then vote for your favorite.
Process Briefs
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Fabric Design via Spunlace
Ralph Moody, PGI
Learn how to enhance spunlace product performance by combining fabric topography with raw material selection.
Hybrid Nonwoven Technology for Disposable Wipes
Rick Jezzi, A.D. Jezzi & Associates, LLC
New technology provides capability for a wide variety of nonwoven webs by injecting short cellulose fibers and/or longer synthetic staple fibers into the meltblown process.
Kill, Clean or Green— Prospects for Wipes in Patents
Keith Osteen, Smith, Johnson & Associates
Patent applications can be a good prognosticator of future new-to-market products and user benefits. Patent trends also reveal where corporate R&D efforts are focused in search of a competitive advantage. An analysis will examine key companies, novel technologies and emerging new products.
Benefits of Eco Certification
Nick Hrinko, Lenzing
Hear how eco-labels and consumer education can be valuable to differentiate fibers. Examine the value to downstream customers.
