For 2018, the PITA PAPERmatters! Conference/Exhibition returns to Central Lancashire, considered by many to be the ‘Ancestral Home’ of Papermaking in the UK. Adopting the ever popular split, demi-conference formula to minimise time away for the office, this packed two day event (split over Tuesday, 25th afternoon and Wednesday 26th morning) provides Papermakers and Suppliers alike an opportunity to:

Catch up on the latest developments in the key Papermaking areas, including:

What are the future trends in Fibre Supply - Will Farmers be our new bestFriends?

What’s New in Forming - Are Contaminants really an issue?

Energy - Is the Nuclear Powered Paper Mill a possibility?

Mathematical Modelling - Can you really control the Dryer Section with a SlideRule?

Is it safe to eat? - Do you really know what is in that Burger Box?

The Environment - What can the Paper Industry do to aid Milk Production?

Update on the latest informed views on the impact of Brexit on Papermaking inthe UK and what will happen when Europe leaves the Commonwealth

The PITA Office has compiled and continues to add exciting new topics to a packed two day programme (no early finishes on the First day!). The Full Programme will be published on the PITA Website at the end of July, along with booking details.

It would not be a PITA Event without a Social Event and on Tuesday evening delegates will be invited to mingle for a Late Summer Barbeque, a chance to make or lose your fortune in ‘Casino Papeterie’ and, for once and for all, we will decide ‘Who are the Better Papermak-ers’ in our Handsheet Making Competition.

To round off the event on Wednesday afternoon, departing delegates will be provided with a packed lunch and the opportunity to visit nearby Heysham Nuclear Power Station.

The venue for this must attend event is Lancaster University, located 3 miles south of the Centre of Lancaster (with a regular bus service between the Railway Station and the Univer-sity Campus) and only 2 miles from the M6 Motorway.

Accommodation is available on the University Campus, adjacent to the venue, with prices ranging from £48 per night when booked using the special promotional code provided to delegates.

It’s going to be a great, a really great event! All this, including conference proceedings, meals & refreshments for only £175 (plus VAT) for PITA Members.

25th & 26th September 2018Lancaster University

PAPERma ers! 2018Conference & Exhibi on

Day One – Provisional Program

Session 1 Papermaking in the UK 12:30 - 13:15 Hrs Reserved for Keynote Speaker (to be announced)

13:15 - 13:45 Hrs The way forward for the UK Paper Industry Post-Brexit Andrew Large /CPI

13:45 - 14:15 Hrs The Cropper Foundation for Paper Arts and Festival of Creativity on Paper

Mark Cropper

14:15 - 14:45 Hrs Where will the next generation of Papermakers come from? David Buffin / BLI

14:45 - 15:15 Hrs Tea, Coffee and Networking

Session 2 Energy & The Environment (Chairman – Tim Klemz) 15:15 - 15:30 Hrs 2050 Roadmap and Strategy Update Arjan Geveke /

BEIS

15:30 - 15:45 Hrs Roadmap 2050 & Beyond The route to a Carbon Neutral Industry

Steve Freeman / David Morgan / CPI

15:45 - 16:15 Hrs Advanced Process Control Peter Fisera / David Procsim

16:15 - 16:45 Hrs Applications for Straw Pulp Tensei & Nafici

16:45 - 17:00 Hrs Tea, Coffee and Networking

17:00 - 17:30 Hrs Food Contact Ecol Studio

17:30 - 18:00 Hrs

18:30 Hrs PITA Annual General Meeting

Social Evening and BBQ

Casino Papeterie

Day Two - Provisional Program Session 3 Fibre, Stock Preparation and Forming

09:00 - 09:30 Hrs Smart Technologies for the Paper Industry Simon Rogers / Buckman

09:30 - 10:00 Hrs Applications for NanoCellulose in the Paper Industry Hassan Ahmed / Brunel University & Aimee Hutton / Axchem

10:00 - 10:30 Hrs Energy efficient recycled fiber processing – latest pulping developments

Volker Maier / Valmet

10:30 - 11:00 Hrs Forming Fabrics – Are contaminants really an issue? Hamish Parsons / Heimbach

11:00 - 11:20 Hrs Tea, Coffee and Networking

Session 4 Pressing & Drying 11:20 - 11:50 Hrs Softness – Hard Facts

In the search for ever softer tissue, hard facts about the manufacturing process need to be fully understood

Stuart Robinson / Petrofer

11:50 - 12:20 Hrs Progress and Experiences with State of the Art Fabric Cleaning – an update on the Aoki Cleaner Mike Mason comes clean on fabrics

Mike Mason

12:20 - 12:50 Hrs Safeguarding Human/Machine Interactions in the Paper & Board Industry

Alex Bryce / Pilz

12:50 - 13:00 Hrs Summary, Comments and Conclusions John Kirby / PITA National Chairman

13:00 Hrs Takeaway Sandwich Lunch

Site Tour

14:00 - 16:30 Hrs Heysham Nuclear Power Station Tour