What the materials cover

This crash course on plastic packaging films covers the basics for newcomers and career changers in film manufacturing, converting and packing, with a focus on food. The materials explain the key polymers, production processes, typical film properties and test methods, illustrated with food packaging examples. Further sections give an overview of film classes, processing, filling and machinery. The content follows the structure of the textbook “Kunststofffolien” and suits staff and managers in production, development, packaging technology, quality, purchasing, sales and marketing who want to refresh their fundamentals.