Barrier films become more recyclable
One thing is clear in Würzburg on 22 and 23 June 2023 - The mega trend in the packaging sector - recyclability - is also and especially affecting barrier films. Based on presentations on food waste and the guiding principle of sustainability itself, it quickly becomes clear - barrier films will continue to drive the flexpack market. The 3 pillars...
Review Day 2: 8th Expert Meeting Packaging Printing – Daring Diversity
E-commerce has come to stay The thesis of Stefan Hilß (Linked2Brands) at the beginning of his presentation was: "The supermarket shelf has lost its unique selling proposition as the ultimate point-of-sale". E-commerce has established itself as the second POS for FMCG. This requires packaging to be digitally prepared by creating computer-generated images directly from the native artwork file or by...
Review Day 1: 8th Expert Meeting Packaging Printing – Daring Diversity
Dieter Finna · Pack.Consult (www.pack-consult.org) The diversity around the topics of design, prepress, inks, printing processes and conventional press technology captivated the participants. Special attention was paid to the question of the relevance of printed packaging in the future. The supermarket shelf has lost its unique selling position as the ultimate point of sale, that was the provocative thesis of...
The Inno-Meeting Europe – on the pulse of time
A short report by Karsten Schröder Moderated by Guido Aufdemkamp, the Inno-Meeting Europe was an entertaining, informative and collegial meeting of the on-site and livestream participants. Together with the top-class speakers, the atmosphere was extremely friendly and constructive. It started with facts, figures and data from Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE). Anja Holthoff-Schlegel, connected from quarantine, spoke about the expected growth...
Guido Aufdemkamp from Flexible Packaging Europe on the background to the Inno-Meeting Europe
An interview with Guido Aufdemkamp by Karsten Schröder … "the real goal is the fight against climate change"... Guido, we have been discussing for years why the Inno-Meeting in Osnabrück only exists in German. It has established itself in the German-speaking region as a real industry meeting. In the meantime, Innoform has even added some offshoots to the Inno-Meeting brand...
Inno-Meeting Europe in Berlin
After three successful Inno-Talk Europe, Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) and Innoform are now organising the first Inno-Meeting Europe around Flexpack. What distinguishes the Inno-Talk from the Inno-Meeting? The Inno-Talk is a Flexpack online talk by Innoform Coaching. Current topics of the film packaging industry, its suppliers and customers are discussed and explained in short presentations. This online format is free...
Adhesives plant put into operation
New fully automated plant in Fontanar, Spain It is not every day that a new polyurethane adhesive factory is built on a green meadow. Generally, existing production is expanded, keeping the existing technology and the rest of the factory has to keep up with the expanded capacity as best it can. The Spanish-German company Morchem has been producing PU adhesives...
Ten Inno-Talks also in 2022
Together with the European flexible packaging industry association Flexible Packaging Europe, Innoform Coaching GbR will organise four English-language Inno-Talks in 2022. The Inno-Talk Europe will be held in English at www.Inno-Talk.eu. Free participant tickets can also be booked there. This innovative online event format, which was developed together with eveema GmbH & Co KG and brought to series maturity, is...
Thesis of the week 4: Packagings emit microplastics
Microplastics is not only on everyone's lips, but also in every plastic packaging. This or similar is what many current headlines are about the littering of seas, forests and even food. In addition, various NGOs, environmental organisations, the media and politicians are making efforts to instrumentalise the topic of microplastics for the displacement of plastic from our lives as a...
Speaker’s interview with Julian Thielen about stand-up pouches as raw material
Julian Thielen, born in Düren, lives and works in Cologne. After his studies of Process Engineering Paper and Packaging (B Eng) in Munich and Packaging Engineering (M. Eng) at the Beuth University in Berlin, he has been working in the USA as Business Development Engineer and afterwards as Application Engineer at Bischof + Klein in Lengerich. At the beginning of 2018...