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

Agenda Tag 1 - Mittwoch, 13.12.2023

Die Vorträge an diesem Veranstaltungstag hält für Sie Dr. Heiko Schenck von 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