INTC06 Building & Industrial Mat

Wednesday, September 27

Building & Industrial Mat

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Moderator: Mark Poggi, Georgia-Pacific Resins

Fiber Dispersion in Wet-Lay Mixing Tanks

Hooman Tafreshi, Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC)

Methods to eliminate “rope defects” in wet-laid mat caused by agitation
Numerical simulations model fluid flow behavior and findings are discussed

Antimicrobial Treatments on Wallboard: Where Economy Meets Functionality

Martin Langhorst, ÆGIS Environments

Demand for treated wallboard creating opportunity for nonwovens industry in construction material marketplace

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Monitoring Binder Mix Concentration on Glass Mat by Visible-Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Statistical Analysis

Reginald Mbachu, Dynea

On-Line, real-time, non-contact, non-invasive method of monitoring binder mix loading on glass fiber mats will be shared
Information can be used for quality control and cost reductions

Surface Characterization Tools for Fiberglass

Jim Hamilton, Johns Manville Corp

Overview of state-of-the-art characterization tools used to measure various features of fiberglass nonwovens
Multiple techniques examined; each method provides unique information-especially when information is combined

INTC 2006 • Sept 25-28, 2006 • Houston, Texas

Program subject to last minute changes and cancellations. The opinions given at INTC 2006 are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of INDA, TAPPI or of their Board of Directors.

Photographs courtesy of:
Ægis Environments; ChK Group, Inc. Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH Nordson Corporation Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.	. Shiga University Texas Tech University, Neal Hinkle University of Arkansas University of Delaware