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12th Annual Toner & Imaging Chemicals Conference
May 4-6, 2009
Crowne Plaza San Marcos Resort
Chandler (Phoenix), Arizona
Program Coverage & Schedule
| 2:00 p.m. | Opening Session - Toner Industry in Perspective |
Welcome and Introductions
Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Carrabassett Valley, Maine USA
TONER & DEVELOPER MARKET FORECAST & TRENDS
John Shane, Director, Communication Supplies Consulting Service, InfoTrends, Weymouth, Massachusetts
- Economic Outlook for Electrophotographic Printing
- U.S. & Western Europe Forecast
- Installed Base Forecast
- Total Print Volume
- Toner & Developer Forecast
- BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Observations & Forecast Summary
- World Toner Forecast Summary
- OEM & Aftermarket Trends
CHEMICAL TONERS IN THE 2009 MARKETPLACE: THE FIRST DECADE
Dr. Michael A. Hopper, Copperas Consulting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Chemical Processes Employed to Make Toners (CPT)
- Where is Each Process Today: Changes in each Process over 10 Years - Mainly in Component Ingredients
- Companies in the CPT Business
- All OEM's Making CPT have Stayed with their Process
- Significant "Aftermarket" Manufacturing Capability
- Second Generation of CPT Products Reach the Market
- Toners Refined to Allow Improved Development, Lower Fusing
Temperatures & Image Gloss
- Chemical Processing Techniques Refined to Lower Production Costs &
Save Energy
- Better Understanding of Hardware & Toner Interactions
- CPT is Not Universal even in OEM's with CPT Technology
- Conventional Toner Processing is Alive & Well
- Where CPT is Not Used & Why
- The Future of CPT Technology
COUNTERFEITING & DIVERSION: WE MUST PROACTIVELY SAFEGUARD
OUR BRANDS & OUR CUSTOMERS
Dr. James A. Hayward, Chairman, President & CEO, Applied DNA Sciences, Stony Brook, New York
- Impact to All of Us: Brand Owners, Business Owners, Office Workers & Consumers
- Putting DNA to Work
- Can Not be Copied
- Forensic
- Absolute
- Affordable
- Green
- Marking Can be Applied to Any/All of the Following
- Toner Cartridge
- Ink
- Paper
- Primary Packaging
- Secondary Packaging
- Applied DNA Sciences
- Patented Botanical DNA Solution
- Authentication Throughout the Supply Chain
- GenoTyping Paper
| 5:30 p.m. | Networking Reception |
| 9:00 a.m. | Session 2 - Materials & Processing Enhance Market Development |
DEVELOPMENTS, TRENDS & DIRECTIONS IN TONER POLYMERS
Dr. Gordon Hardy, Research Specialist, Hunt Imaging, Berea, Ohio
- Functions & Properties of Toner Polymers
- Polymer Technology Drivers
- Patent Trends
- Polyester Blends & Crystalline Polyester
- Polymers for Chemically Prepared Toners
- New Bio-Polymers & Eco-Toners
TONER PRODUCTION & REAL-TIME PROCESS CONTROL: DRY POWDER MILLING &
LIQUID POLYMERIZATION
Jeff DeNigris, Sales Manager - Process Systems Group, Malvern Instruments, Westborough, Massachusetts
- Off-Line Sampling vs. Continuous On-Line Monitoring
- PSD - What does it mean for Toner Production
- Effective Measurements for Process Control
- Process Efficiency - Enabling Real-Time Process Control
- ROI & Benefits - Who Wins?
SHAPE ANALYSIS: A TECHNIQUE FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF POLYMERIZED TONER
Terry Stauffer, Morphological Imaging Specialist, Malvern Instruments, Gilbert, Arizona
- Performance Factors
- Transfer Rate
- Cleaning Efficiency
- Shape Analysis
- Method for Capturing Toner Particle Images
- Pertinent Shape Parameters Measured: Circularity, Solidity & Aspect Ratio
- Setting Specification
- Size Distribution of Toner Samples - Additional Information from Shape Analysis
| 1:30 p.m. | Session 3 - Liquid & Chemical Toner Production Advancements |
HEWLETT PACKARD LIQUID ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITAL PRINTING PRESS TECHNOLOGY
Dr. Hou T. Ng, Research Manager/Technical Lead, Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, California
- Analog to Digital Transformation of Commercial Printing
- HP Indigo Product Portfolio
- HP Indigo Technology Overview
- Recent Technology Advances
- Market Segments & Applications
- Future Outlook
CM TONER TECHNOLOGY: CURRENT STATUS & FUTURE POTENTIAL
Dr. Eui-Jun Choi, Technical Director, DPI Solutions, Inc., Daejeon-si, South Korea
- Proprietary CM CPT Technology: "Chemical Milling"
- Basic Features of CM Toner®
- Advantages of CM Toner® Compared with other CPT Technologies
- High Resolution
- Low Cost
- Wide Color Gamut
- New Toner Plant Construction
- Recent R & D Progress
- Potential for Future
SUPPLIER'S FORUM: 5-Minute Commercial Presentations related to Toner and Toner Materials Technology, Capabilities, Services, New Product Introductions, etc. The Suppliers' Forum is open to all Conference Registrants
| 9:00 a.m. | Session 4 - Future Toner Industry Requirements, Challenges & Opporunities |
USING PRE-COMPETITIVE COLLABORATION & OPEN INNOVATION TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO INDUSTRY-WIDE MATERIALS OR PROCESS CHANGES THAT ADDRESS REGULATORY, MARKET OR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Dr. Kevin P. Andrews, Senior Program Manager & Frank Evan, Director of Business Development, NineSigma, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
- History of Several Suspect Materials including Ingredients in Toner, Packaging & Other Components
- Regulations Negatively Affecting Industry
- Concerns Regarding our Industry's Impact on Health, Safety & Environment
- What is "Open Innovation" and How Can it Help?
- Pre-competitive Collaboration Overview
- Other Potential Topics of Interest - Ask the Audience
- Next Steps
CAN INK COMPETE WITH TONER?
David R. Spencer, President & CEO, Spencer & Associates Publishing, Melville, New York
- Independent Printer Comparison Process
- Print & Image Quality
- Toner/Ink Yield, Cost per Print
- Throughput Speed
- Functionality, Usability & Reliability
- Key Market Segment Products to Watch
- Desktop: Small/Medium Businesses & Photo
- Office/Enterprise
- Graphic Arts: Kiosks, Large/Grand Format & Labels
- Production: Digital & Web Presses
- The Future: Threats & Limitations of Ink-based Competition
WHERE DOES TONER-BASED PRINTING FIT BEST?
Tom Ashley, Director, Pivotal Resources USA, Kentucky
- As a Competitor in In-plant & Commercial Printing?
- As a Competitor in Desktop & Office Printing?
- How Bright is the Future?
TONER & INK JET: IS IT A CONFLICT OR ARE THEY SEPARATE MARKETS?
Mark Hanley, President, I.T. Strategies, Hanover, Massachusetts
- Ink Jet's Foothold Beyond the Office
- The Longer Term Future in Documents
- Ink Jet & Toner in Industrial Markets
Download the PDF version of this program 
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Product Demonstrations - Free Displays
Printer and other product demonstrations/displays by both conference speakers and registrants are encouraged. IMI will cooperate with all interested parties to provide appropriate space so products can be displayed and demonstrated during the conference breaks. There is no charge in addition to the conference registration fee to have a display table. Interested companies should contact Al Keene at IMI to ensure that proper arrangements are made for product displays and demonstrations.
Information Management Institute
Information Management Institute, Inc. is a leading worldwide sponsor of conferences designed to assist the digital printing industry in understanding technology developments, markets and applications requirements. IMI conferences offer a unique opportunity for leading hardware, consumables, software and user companies representatives to network and develop a more comprehensive understanding of current as well as future developments in the digital printing industry. Since 1990, IMI has held over 300 programs and each year over 2,000 technical, marketing and management personnel from over 600 companies worldwide attend IMI programs.
IMI conference programs are designed to enable attendees to obtain the latest technical, market and application information while allowing time to network with other attendees in a time and cost efficient manner. Attendance at an IMI conference enables attendees to meet with the digital printing industry's leading experts in a single location over a short period of time thus maximizing information transfer efficiency and minimizing travel and time expenses.
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USA
Phone: +1-207-235-2225
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