Conference Programme
The conference language is English.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME 2024
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| WEDNESDAY | APRIL 10th 2024 | ||||
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| FUNDAMENTALS OF THERMOFORMING Training Course for Thin and Thick Gauge | OPTIONAL (training course needs to be booked separately) | Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station | |||
| 9:30 | Heavy Gauge Wolfgang Daum | ||||
| 12:30 | Lunch break | ||||
| 13:30 - 18:00 | Thin Gauge Mark Strachan | ||||
| EVENING | |||||
| 18:30 - 19:30 | Conference Registration | ||||
| 19:00 - 20:30 | Welcome Reception A warm welcome to friends and colleagues | Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station - Rooftop bar | |||
| THURSDAY | APRIL 11th 2024 | Venue: Beurs van Berlage | |||
| 8:00 | Conference Registration | ||||
| GENERAL SESSION | |||||
| Moderator: Michel Py / Thierry D'Allard | |||||
| 9:00 | Welcome to Amsterdam - Conference Introductions & Welcome | ||||
| 9:15 | "Welcome to the 21st century" , Guido Thys, KEYNOTE | ||||
| 10:15 | "Digital Product Passport", Dr Benedikt Brenken, REIFENHAEUSER | ||||
| 10:35 | "Our path to circularity", Dr. Ingemar Bühler, PLASTICS EUROPE | ||||
| 10:55 | Coffee break | ||||
| Moderator: Michel Py | |||||
| 11:35 | "On the road to Carbon Neutrality”, Dr Gérard Liraut, Expert Leader Polymers, RENAULT GROUP | ||||
| 12:05 | "Polystyrene: Made for Recycling – a technology overview", Dr. Frank Eisenträger, INEOS | ||||
| 12:20 | "Innovation in plastic modification additives to support the shift to more post-recycling versatile materials in thermoformed packaging", Synco de Vogel, SYNTHOMER | ||||
| 12:35 | “Profitable Energy”, Gino Gauthier, GREENYELLOW | ||||
| 12:50 | Lunch break | ||||
| HEAVY GAUGE SESSION | THIN GAUGE SESSION | ||||
| Moderator: Ken Braney/Claudio Bottos | Moderator: Sven Engelmann | ||||
| 14:00 | "Tractor Plastic Roof to meet category 4", Florant Voiry, KUBOTA | 14:00 | "PCR Processing in Thermoforming", Benjamin Kampmann, POEPPELMANN | ||
| 14:20 | ”Big Bear’s Big Adventure”, Emma Hockley, BIG BEAR PLASTIC PRODUCTS | 14:20 | "Fiber & Plastic Combos", Frederic Engel, ILLIG | ||
| 14:40 | “The Perfect Storm – Where Pressure Meets Vacuum”, Steve Zamprelli, Formed Plastics Inc. | 14:40 | "2 Gauge & more. Sustainable Solutions for Thin Gauge Thermoforming Sheet", Peter Rieg, BC EXTRUSION | ||
| 15:00 | "Light Weight Engineering with Thermoforming ", Thorsten Eymael, SE KUNSTSTOFFVERARBEITUNG | 15:00 | “Sustainable IML decoration for PP and PET packaging”, Evie Vens, MCC VERSTRAETE | ||
| 15:20 | Coffee break | 15:20 | Coffee break | ||
| 15:45 | HEAVY GAUGE SESSION (Sponsors' Presentations) | 15:45 | THIN GAUGE SESSION (Sponsors' Presentations) | ||
| Moderator: Ken Braney | Moderator: Marek Nikiforov | ||||
| 15:45 SENOPLAST 15:55 "XL Vacuum Forming Machines, Tooling & Sheets " , MACHINECRAFT 16:05 PRIMEX PLASTICS 16:15 3A COMPOSITES 16:25 "Moulds and moveable elements: technical solutions to manage undercuts – overview”, Claudio Bottos, SELF GROUP 16:35 EPSOTECH 16:45 "ENERGYLINE machines - saving energy while thermoforming", Marek Stachyra, TOOLS FACTORY | 15:45 "Beyond viscotec sheet extrusion technology", Daniel Rechberger, Christoph Danereder, STARLINGER viscotec 15:55 KIEFEL 16:05 MARBACH 16:15 "OptiForm Thermoplastic Syntactic for Plug Assist“, Paul Blanchard, CGP EUROPE 16:25 ILLIG 16:35 GRAVOLAB 16:45 "SUKANO® Nucleating Agent: Making PET hot fillable, microwaveable, and recyclable", SUKANO | ||||
| 17:00 | END | 17:00 | END | ||
| EVENING | |||||
| 18:30 | Dinner Reception | Beurs van Berlage - Granbeurszaal | |||
| 19:00 | Conference Dinner and Sponsors awarding | ||||
| FRIDAY | APRIL 12th 2024 | Venue: Beurs van Berlage | |||
| 8:55 | Opening | 8:55 | Opening | ||
| 9:00 | HEAVY GAUGE SESSION (Sponsors' Presentations) | 9:00 | THIN GAUGE SESSION (Sponsors' Presentations) | ||
| Moderator: Claudio Bottos | Moderator: Arne Holme | ||||
| 09:00 “Improving the customer experience: Connected thermoforming machines in the era of AI”, Fabio Gaiazzi, CMS 09:10 MAAC 09:20 „Simulation in Vaccuum Forming“, Marco Lanulfi, LANULFI 09:30 ARLA PLAST 09:40 GEISS 09:50 "Catalysis, a new player bringing 3D printing tool technology from the heart of Europe", Jean-Christophe Figueroa, CATALYSIS EUROPE 10:00 "Röchling – Your partner for thermoformable applications", ROECHLING INDUSTRIAL 10:10 “3D Printed Composite Thermoforming Molds – Twice as Fast at Half the Cost”, 3D SYSTEMS 10:30 End Sponsors' presentations | 09:00 RHOMBUS SYSTEMS 09:10 OMG 09:20 SCANFILL 09:30 "Synthomer presentation and key technologies for Plastics Modification", Luan Gavião, SYNTHOMER 09:40 BATTENFELD-CINCINNATI 09:50 TQS 10:00 EREMA 10:10 “GT series granulators: high capacity with reduced energy consumption”, Marco Bellotti, CMG GRANULATORS 10:20 “Production of food approved rPET film with high OEE”, Mark Schuster, REIFENHÄUSER 10:30 End Sponsors' presentations | ||||
| 10:30 | Coffee break | 10:30 | Coffee break | ||
| 11:00 | HEAVY GAUGE SESSION | 11:00 | THIN GAUGE SESSION | ||
| Moderator: Thierry d'Allard | Moderator: Arne Holme | ||||
| 11:00 | "From trash to sustainable suitcases", Stuart Fry, LINECROSS | 11:00 | "Minimising the impact of thermoformed plastic trays on the planet", Martin Taylor, SHARPAK | ||
| 11:30 | “Aerolite carbon: a thermoformable material with high strength and low weight”, François Ernoult/Olivier Rodary/Jason Ross, ENVIROMENTAL COMPOSITES/PLASTIFORM/WESTLAKE PLASTICS | 11:20 | "Automation Options", Reinard van de Kieft, BRINK AUTOMATION | ||
| 11:45 | "Packaging of the Future - Sustainable Polymer & Fiber Solutions", Marius van der Schans, KIEFEL | ||||
| 12:15 | Lunch break | 12:15 | Lunch break | ||
| 13:45 | GENERAL SESSION | ||||
| Moderator: Kitty Beijer/Sven Engelmann | |||||
| 13:45 | “Energy consumption in Thermoforming”, Michael Maier, ILLIG | ||||
| 14:00 | "Automation in Logistics / Demo Mold Making",Holger Hesseling, TRAYTEC | ||||
| 14:20 | "Recycling PP/EVOH", Stefan Corbus, KURARAY | ||||
| 14:40 | "3D Printed Thermoforming Tools. - Another Tool in your Toolbox“, Darrell Stafford, Jean-Christophe Figueroa, CATALYSIS | ||||
| 15:00 | "AI in Thermoforming", Michel Py, CIFRA | ||||
| 15:20 | Closing remarks by Sven Engelmann, Chair ETD 2024-26 | ||||
| 15:30 | Drinks and iPad raffle | ||||
| 16:00 | End |