2024 Florida Finishers Corp Mid-Winter Conference and Exposition
January 25th and 26th, 2024
NEW LOCATION!
Safety Harbor Resort and Spa
105 North Bayshore Drive
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
- Beautiful waterfront location on Tampa Bay
- Free high-speed Wi-Fi in all guest rooms and social spaces
- Florida's only natural mineral springs spa
- State-of-the-art fitness center and daily fitness classes
- Stress relief and wellness programs customized for your needs
- Acres of inspirational outdoor spaces ideal for team building
- 20 Minutes from both Tampa International and St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airports
- Walk to popular shopping, dining and entertainment in downtown Safety Harbor
Registration Coming Soon!!
Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
- 4:00 - 10:00 pm
- Exhibitor Set Up
Thursday, January 26, 2023
- 7:30 am - 5:30 pm
- Registration and Check In
- 7:30 am - 8:30 am
- Exhibitor Set Up
- 7:30 am - 8:30 am
- Exhibits Open
- 8:15 - 8:30 am
- Welcome and Open Conference
Time
Session
Speaker
Update on Environmental Issues
- 8:30 - 9:15 am
- What Happens When Industrial Generated Effluent Becomes Municipal Influent at the POTW
Jim Collins
Brenntag Mid-South
- 9:15 - 10:00 am
- Are You Smarter Than a Regulator? Test Your Knowledge of Hazardous Waste Generator Requirements
Ethan Ware
Williams Mullen
- 10:00 - 10:20 am
- BREAK
- 10:20 - 11:05 am
- Adsorption and Absorption
Jim Collins
Brenntag Mid-South
- 11:05 - 11:50 am
- Best Practices of the Best Finishing Shops in the U.S.
Tim Pennington
Publisher & Editor, Finishing & Coating Magazine
- 11:50 am - 12:35 pm
- NASF Update
Jeff Hannapel
NASF
- 12:35 - 1:30 pm
- LUNCH - Provided as part of your Registration
Optimized Shop Operations
- 1:30 - 2:15 pm
- Water Break Test- The How and Why (Including Nadcap Perspective)
Brian Manty
MB Technology Services
- 2:15 - 3:00 pm
- The Labor Shortage: Small Steps into the Future
Ben Stratton
Corrotec, Inc.
- 3:00 - 3:45 pm
- The Real Cost of Parts Cleaning
Fernando Carminholi
Hubbard-Hall
- 3:45 - 4:15 pm
- BREAK
- 4:15 - 5:00 pm
- Three Ways to Boost Profitability in Your Job Shop
Dean Halonen
Steelhead Technologies
- 5:00 - 5:45 pm
- Serious Shop Floor Software
Thomas Marik
Amariko
- 5:45 - 7:00 pm
- RECEPTION - Exhibits Open
Friday, January 27, 2023
- 7:15 - 8:30 am
- FFC Board Meeting
- 7:30 - 8:30 am
- Registration and Check In
Time
Session
Speaker
Advanced Technologies and Applications
- 8:30 - 9:15 am
- TBD
Dr. Rajeev Gupta (NCSU)
- 9:15 - 10:00 am
- Using Advanced Laboratory Instrumentation for Plating Process Optimization
Conor McAnespie
Hanna Instrument
- 10:00 - 10:30 am
- BREAK
- 10:30 - 11:15 am
- Solving Plating Problems by Partnering for Success
Jeff Boehmer, CEF
Columbia Chemical
- 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
- Recently Qualified Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings for Ground Vehicle Applications
Rob Mason
Concurrent Technologies
- 12:00 - 12:15 pm
- Closing Thoughts
- 12:15 pm
- Conference Adjourned
Exhibitors
- American Plating Power
- Alert Sales
- ScrubAir Systems
- American CRS Equipment
- Metal Chem, Inc.
- Columbia Chemical
- Vanaire
- Corrotec, Inc.
- ES3
- Chemeon Surface Technologies
- Big Anodes
- Plating Resources, Inc.
- Hubbard-Hall
- Water & Wastewater Equipment Company
- Reliant Aluminum Products
- Plating Specialists, Inc.
- Serfilco
- Allied Plating Supplies
- Steelhead Technologies
- Luster-On Products
- Amariko
- Progalvano srl
Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors!
