PROGRAM
Courses and Events
Full Schedule
Access our schedule-at-a-glance for a quick overview of the week’s events.
Monday, May 8
12:15 PM – 5:00 PM
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Members-Only Reception
Kick-off your Tape Week experience and set the tone for the rest of the week connecting with other PSTC members.
Tuesday, May 9
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Sustainability Summit Breakfast
Pathways to Sustainability
How the electrical grid and global sustainability initiatives are triggering a shift to UV LED curing.
The Afera Flagship Project Sustainability: readying the European Tape Industry for a circular future for Tapes
Market Demands for Sustainable Pressure Sensitive Tape Products
Understanding the PSA Regulatory and Sustainability Environment in 2023
Award Winning Energy Management Program
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Spring Member Meeting Luncheon
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday, May 10
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
General Session Awards
Keynote
Surviving the “Workquake” through Connection + Culture
Speaker: Heather Hass
Life and work have been turned upside down in the last two years, and we are still facing very real threats in the form of talent shortages and uncertainty about the future of work. In this 45-minute keynote, Heather will offer practical strategies to help leaders future-proof their businesses by focusing on people and culture. This session will be thought provoking, interactive and actionable.
Participants will:
1. Reflect upon the changes and challenges of the last two years including shifting demographics and hybrid work.
2. Discuss the power of four levels of connection at work – people to their jobs, people to each other, people to their managers and people to the organization.
• Job connection is achieved when people get to use their natural strengths in doing their work and when they have the tools and training to excel.
• Peer-to-peer connection is the positive energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued.
• Employee-to-manager connection is achieved when employees feel safe, challenged, and valued.
• People are connected to the organization when they are aligned with and inspired by the mission/vision/values of the organization, and when they feel a sense of belonging within the work environment.
3. Explore tools for fostering connection at all four levels.
Influence of Surface Interactions on PSA Performance
Antioxidant and Hotmelt Adhesive Performance
Effect of Chain Transfer Agent in Presence of Reactive Surfactants during Scale-up of Emulsion Polymerization
Variables that Affect the Internal Strength of Crosslinked Closed Cell Polyolefin Foam and the Measurement Method Thereof
Markets & Applications Track
Presentation Global Specialty Pressure-sensitive Tape Market
Opportunities for tapes in the building envelope by incorporation of multifunctionality
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Exhibitor Showcase Opening Luncheon
Designing a Wash-Off PSA for Label Applications
The Endless Possibilities of Paper Tapes – How It’s Made?
UV Cured Soy Oil PSA – A Sustainable Closed Loop Solution
Speed Dating Operational & Product Environmental Compliance 101
Silicon Hydride – An Ignored Factor in Release
Sustainability In Release Liners
Design and Development of High-Efficient Antimist Additive (AMA) for High-Speed Release Coating Application
Identifying The Right Pressure Sensitive Adhesives for Filmic Applications
Markets & Applications Track
Skills for Building Trust & Value with Customers
Trends in Paperboard and Corrugated Packaging
Inspirational look at how a completely new platform can come to life including many of the pitfalls and pivots
Insight Into a Converter’s Role and the Value You Add in the Market
Thursday, May 11
Details TBA
Impact of Adhesive Composition and Differential Cure on the Performance of Acrylic Ultraviolet Light Cured Hotmelt Adhesive
Building and Construction Low Application Temperature Adhesives: Evaluation and Development
Advanced Acrylics Technology for High Performance Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Applications
Forensic Tape Analysis, Comparison and Interpretation
Skin Adhesive Evaluation for Long Term Wearables
Transportation Simulation Testing and Pressure Sensitive Tapes – Understanding the Complete Package
Novel PSA Form Factor for Automated Bonding
Markets & Applications Track
Looking Beyond the Housing Recession
UV Acrylics: Adhesive Polymer re-engineering for low temperature applications in tapes and labels.
“Beyond the Battery- Uses of tape in EV”
CELAB: Circular Economy for Labels
Schedule Subject to Change