Exihibitor Sponsors

Organizers of the Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) announce that The Teaford Company has signed on as the event’s first Gold Sponsor. PELICE will be held March 1-2, 2012 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in downtown Atlanta, Georgia USA. To be held for the third time, the biennial event is hosted by Panel World magazine and Georgia Research Institute.

The Teaford Company, based in Alpharetta, Ga., designs, fabricates and installs biomass boiler, combustion, and drying systems for the worldwide forest products and biofuels industries. These systems include biomass fired superheated and saturated steam boilers, cogeneration systems, thermal oil heaters and direct fired systems.

The Teaford Company also participated in the 2010 PELICE as a Gold Sponsor.

In addition, The Teaford Company is participating in the Bioenergy Fuels & Products Conference & Expo as a Gold Sponsor. This event will be held February 28-29, 2012, immediately preceding PELICE, also at the Omni Hotel, and also in the Grand Ballroom North, which means Teaford will be able to maintain the same booth location for both events. The Bioenergy Conference & Expo is hosted Wood Bioenergy magazine, Panel World and Georgia Research Institute.

For exhibitor or conference information contact:
Fred Kurpiel, 678-642-1238; e-mail fredkurpiel@aol.com
Rich Donnell, 334-834-1170; e-mail rich@hattonbrown.com
Dianne Sullivan, 334-834-1170; e-mail dianne@hattonbrown.com

The following companies, as of the time of this post, have committed to sponsor PELICE 2012. For information on how you can become an exhibitor sponsor, download our sponsorship package or contact us directly. Read the rest »

Scheuch, Inc., Globe Machine Manufacturing, Momentive Specialty Chemicals and Firefly AB have stepped up to the plate as early Silver Sponsors of the Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE), to be held March 1-2, 2012 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. PELICE is hosted by Panel World magazine and Georgia Research Institute.

Pallmann America, Wechsler Engineering and Consulting and TECO have signed on as early Bronze sponsors.

Austria-based Scheuch, with its North American office in London, Ontario, Canada, provides equipment and technologies for air emissions control for the various panel and board industries.

Globe Machine Manufacturing, headquartered in Tacoma, Wash., is a longstanding, leading provider of finishing end machinery and systems for the panel and board industries.

Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Columbus, Ohio, is a global leader in thermoset resins, serving the wood and industrial markets through a broad range of thermoset technologies, specialty products and technical support for customers in a diverse range of applications and industries.

Firefly AB, headquartered in Sweden, is a worldwide manufacturer and supplier of high-tech spark detection, fire and dust explosion protection systems.

Pallmann America, based in North Carolina, and an affiliate of Germany-based Pallmann, designs, builds and sells industrial grade size reduction machinery for wood based panels, pellet plants and biomass operations.

Georgia-based Wechsler Engineering and Consulting, Inc. is a multi-disciplinary engineering and consulting firm specializing in combustion processes, biomass and waste energy recovery (thermal and power), cogeneration, thermal oil, steam and air pollution control.

TECO, headquartered in Wisconsin, is an independent third-party certification and testing agency for building products, including structural and non-structural panel products.

Scheuch, Globe, Momentive (through Hexion) and Firefly participated in the previous PELICE in 2010 as silver sponsors.

Pallmann, Wecshler and TECO also exhibited at PELICE 2010.

Scheuch, Firely, Pallmann and Wechsler are also participating in the Bioenergy Fuels & Products Conference & Expo, which will be held immediately preceding PELICE on February 28-29, 2012, also at the Grand Ballroom North of the Omni. This event is hosted by Wood Bioenergy and Panel World magazines. Exhibitor sponsors who participate in both conferences can maintain their same booth location for both.

PELICE 2012 marks the third time for the event. It’s held every other year in the Grand Ballroom North of the Omni Hotel. The 2010 event featured 65 speakers and moderators, 440 industry professionals and 58 exhibitor sponsors.

For exhibit sponsorship information, call Fred Kurpiel, 678-642-1238; e-mail fredkurpiel@aol.com; visit www.pelice-expo.com.

The Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo needs YOUR presentation ideas! Submit your topic idea on the following subject matter:

•    Structural Products, Technologies & Issues
•    Non-Structural Products, Technologies & Issues
•    Energy To Emissions
•    Operations Management
•    Quality Control
•    Raw Materials
•    Industry Issues & Trends

E-mail your presentation proposal of 100 words or less to Co-Chairman Rich Donnell at rich@hattonbrown.com.

PELICE will be held March 1-2, 2012 at the Omni Hotel, CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit pelice-expo.com.

We’re pleased to announce that the third Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) will be held February 29 – March 2, 2012 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The location in the Grand Ballroom North is the same as the PELICE events in 2008 and 2010.

PELICE is again sponsored by Panel World magazine and Georgia Research Institute. Once again, PELICE will be immediately preceded by the second Bioenergy Fuels & Products Symposia & Expo, which for the first time will be held in the Grand Ballroom North.

The most recent PELICE featured 65 speakers and moderators who addressed a range of topics including resins & adhesives, emerging issues for engineered wood products and panel manufacturers, structural and non-structural products, technologies & issues, and the highly popular energy to emissions sessions. The expo portion of the event featured 60 equipment and supplier companies. Many companies exhibited in both PELICE and the preceding Bioenergy events. Those that do so in 2012 will be able to maintain the same exhibit in the same location for both events, and participate in a new Combo Sponsorship program.

• 96% of the attendees who completed a post-PELICE survey reported they found some aspect or technology in the conference presentations and exhibits that might be useful to their business.

In an effort to continually improve PELICE, and in response to attendee and exhibitor feedback, the organizers have tweaked the exhibit layout to allow for a more thorough flow-through and have moved additional food functions onto the exhibit floor.

Despite a modest economy during the first PELICE in 2008, and a more severe recession during the event in 2010, the consistent feedback from participants is that PELICE continues to deliver an essential and unique event that addresses the specific and timely needs of the panel and engineered lumber industries.

Rich Donnell
Co-Chairman
Editor, Panel World
rich@hattonbrown.com
334-834-1170

Fred Kurpiel
Co-Chairman
President, Georgia Research Institute
fredkurpiel@aol.com
678-642-1238