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 Welcome to an exciting program of excellent technical presentations.
The sessions will begin with the Opening Address by the ALCA President, Andy Rhein, at 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning, June 8, in the Carlisle Ballroom. This will be followed by the John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecture presented by Dr. Anthony Covington. There will be two full days of technical presentations concluding on Saturday afternoon, June 9. This year’s technical program offers a wide array of leather technologies covering tanning to finishing to environmental issues. We have an array of international presenters from around the world. Keep checking this section of our website for updates on the technical program.

Note:  Oral Presentations will not be posted until March of 2012.  Below are the 2011 presentations except for the Wilson Memorial Lecture.

Friday June 8th – Day 1

Opening Address

52nd John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecture - Anthony Covington

Leather Science: Requisite or Requiem?

Session 1   

 

8:30-8:45am

8:45-9:45am

 

 

  • Utilization of Shoe Upper Leather and the Effect of Hide Defects

  • Chuck Caverly – Red Wing Shoe, Red Wing, MN

9:45-10:25am

 

 

Break

10:25-10:45am

 

 

Session 2

 

 

 
  • Valorization of Crust and Finished Leather Goods or Scrap. Extraction of Dyes, Tannins, Oils, Chromium and Collagen by JF Processes
  • Joana D. Felix de Sousa– Franca, SP, Brazil

10:45-11:25am
  • Washing Formulations That Can Soften and Remove "Adobe" Type Bovine Manure
  • Mila Aldema Ramos– USDA, ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA

11:25-12:00pm

 

 12:00-1:00pm
 Lunch  
   

Session 3  

 

 

 

  • Leather Detective - Evaluating Obscure Defects

  • Luis Zugno – Buckman International, Memphis, TN

1:00-1:40pm

  • New Generation Fungicide for the Leather Industry

  • Dennis Dalton – Zenith Industrial Chemicals Pte Ltd, Singapore

1:40-2:20pm

 

 
Break 2:20-2:40pm

 

 

Session 4   

 

 

 

  • Wet Toggle and Moisture Sensing Technology

  • Antonello Marchino – Emmezeta, Italy

2:40-3:20pm

  • Feed Through Fleshing Technology

  • William Pelliciari – Rizzi, Italy

3:20-4:00pm

  • LWG - Its History, Structure, Positive Impact and Challenges

  • Vanessa Margolis – Tong Hong Tanning, Oregon, USA

4:00-4:40pm
   

Saturday June 9th – Day 2

 

 

 

Session 5   

 

 

 

  • Optimizing a Sustainable and Innovative Wet-White Process with Tara Tannins

  • Juan Carlos Castell – AIICA, Spain

8:30-9:00am

  • Newest Advances in Wringing

  • Luca Bauce – Bauce, Italy

9:00-9:30am

  • IR Rays Effect on Drying Finishing

  • Adriano Peruzzi – Analytical Srl, Italy

9:30-10:00am
   

Break

10:00-10:15am 

 

 

Session 6   -  Environmental Discussion Panel 

 

 

 

  • Application of Collagen Extracted form Chrome Shavings for Innovative Polycondensation Adhesives

  • Jan Sedliacik – Technical University, Slovakia

10:15-10:45am

  • Preparation and Characterization of Polyphenol-Modified Gelatin Products

  • Maryann M. Taylor – USDA, ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA

10:45-11:15am
   

ALCA Annual Business Meeting

11:15-12:00pm

Activities Awards Luncheon

noon – 1:00 pm

 

 

Session 7 

 

 

 

  • Votex: A Tanning System in Evolution

  • Giacomo Vallero – Vallero Spa, Italy

1:00-1:40pm

  • Novel Acrylic Particle Technology for High Performance Leather Finishing

  • Joseph Hoefler – The Dow Chemical Company, Spring House, PA

1:40-2:20pm

 

 

Break

2:20-2:40pm

 

 

Session 8  

 

 

 

  • Improving Classification Hides Brazilians. Application of Collagen Hydrolysate and Chrome-Collagen Complex Resulting from the Process of Reusing of Shavings and Trimmings Wet-Blue

  • Joana D. Felix de Sousa – Franca SP, Brazil

2:40-3:20pm

  • Effects of Pretanning Processes on Bovine Hide Collagen Structure

  • Eleanor M. Brown – USDA, ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA

3:20-4:00pm
  • Airborne Ultrasonic Inspection of Hides and Leather
  • Cheng-Kung Liu – USDA, ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA

4:00-4:40 pm

 

 

Reception and Awards Banquet

6:00-10:00pm