Basic knowledge on polymers - Basics for flexible packaging films, part A

The presentations to this event will be held by Dr. Heiko Schenck of Projectif Isolde Freese & Heiko Schenck GbR.

0:50h	Plastics for films - necessary basics • Market size, growth rates, influencing factors and trends • What is the definition of plastic? • What generates the different properties of polymers and plastics? • Morphology of polymers: amorphous vs. crystalline • Overview of common polymers PE, PP, PET, PA, PVC
0:45h	Continuation • Manufacturing of plastics (polymers) • Typical parameters used for classification • Additives making a plastic out of polymers • Characterisation of thermoplastics • Difference between datasheets and specifications