The session will offer practical guidance for overcoming common automation challenges in film-processing applications.
Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) Senior Program Manager Kelly Chalmers will speak at Extrusion 2026 about practical opportunities for automation in film-processing operations. Drawing from her recent Plastics Technology cover article, Chalmers will focus on roll handling, an area that often remains manual despite advances elsewhere in the production process. Automating the movement, staging and preparation of rolls can help improve throughput, consistency and operator safety.
Chalmers will also address the factors that make roll-handling automation complex, including differences in roll size, weight and configuration, as well as the need to integrate labeling, inspection and palletizing. Her presentation will highlight how flexible system design and technologies such as autonomous mobile robots can help film processors create safer, more efficient workflows.
Speaking Engagement Information
Event: Extrusion 2026
Session: Application of Automation Practices in Film Extrusion
Speaker: Kelly Chalmers, Senior Program Manager, AMT
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
Location: Marriott Austin Downtown, Austin, Texas
Presentation Format: Presentation followed by audience Q&A
Get a closer look at AMT’s robotic roll handling and palletizing systems in our brochure, featuring proven solutions for safer, more efficient material movement.
Watch our video to see AMT’s roll handling automation in action, with real-world footage, system simulations, and overhead layout views.
Plastics Technology Cover Article
Roll handling remains one of the most manual—and often overlooked—areas in film processing. In her recent Plastics Technology cover article, Kelly Chalmers explores how automation can improve the movement, staging, and preparation of large, variable rolls.
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