Completely Green Metal Pretreatment 
8:30 – 9:15
Chris Berger, Calvary Industries
This session will discuss a series of novel metal pretreatments based on the use of organofunctional silanes.  Advantages include absence of hexavalent chromate or other metals, no VOCs, ease of application at room temperate, excellent adhesion and applicability to a wide range of metal substrates.  With no pickling action of traditional pretreatments, users of these pretreatments are no longer regulated as metal treaters as defined in 40 CFR 433.10

Today’s Paint Stripping Technologies 
9:15 – 10:00
Suresh Patel, Chemetall
Today's new paints and environmental requirements have made paint stripping more complex and difficult than ever before. A range of technologies can provide you with paint stripper options for every stripping application from floors to equipment to aircraft. Environmentally friendly strippers that are especially suited to aluminum and ferrous surfaces alike are available. We’ll review both cold and hot tank paint strippers available for stripping overspray from hooks, masks, and jigs.

10:00 – 10:15  BREAK

Holistic Approach to Process Improvement
10:15 – 11:00
Ken Kaluzny, Coral Chemical Company
In the realm of manufacturing, raw material and chemical costs, energy costs, and labor costs continue to increase.  North American manufacturers need to be competitive with the low cost of Asian labor and government subsidies.  Quality manufacturing is essential to differentiate us from foreign manufactured goods.  Environmental health and safety issues further differentiate us from Asian produced manufactured goods.  A holistic approach to manufacturing and process improvement is needed now more than ever.  A holistic approach is essential to maintain a competitive edge, keeping manufacturing domestic to ensure our survival as individuals, corporations and as a nation.  Case studies will be used to illustrate the dynamics of a holistic approach to manufacturing.