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TUESDAY SEP 23, 2008
9:00am - 12:30pm
COURSE OUTLINE
BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO MICROWAVE PRINCIPALS
9:00am - 9:30am
What are microwaves?
How do microwaves interact with materials?
How do microwaves heat?
What are the things that control how microwaves
heat food?
PRINCIPALS OF MICROWAVE
PACKAGING
9:30am - 10:00am
Most important characteristics of microwave
packaging.
Shape.
Size.
Materials of construction.
Lids & covers.
Passive vs. Active packaging.
PASSIVE PACKAGES
10:00am - 10:30am
Definition.
Characteristics.
Examples.
COFFEE
BREAK 10:30am - 10:45am
ACTIVE PACKAGES
10:45am - 12:30pm
Susceptors.
Construction.
How they work.
Steam vented.
Valves.
Non-valve types.
Characteristics.
Examples.
Field modifiers.
Characteristics.
Examples.
Q&A SESSION
COURSE INSTRUCTOR - Bob
Schiffmann
Trained as a physical chemist, Bob spent
11 years in R&D with a US food company, after
which he became a consultant, a career he has
successfully pursued for 30 years. He has been
working with microwave heating for over 40 years
and is considered the leading microwave
consultant in the world. He and his company have
developed microwave products and processes for
the food, pharmaceutical, medical, chemical,
textile, aerospace and many other industries.
His client list exceeds 200 companies. He has
also developed many successful non-microwave
consumer products and industrial processes. He
holds 29 US patents, all but two of which are
microwave related, and 3 more applications under
review. He lectures internationally and annually
presents several microwave technology courses in
the U.S. and Europe.
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