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Online Workshop

Replacing three dimensional plastics; challenges and opportunities for formable papers and moulded paper pulp technologies

Led by: Dr. George Kellie, Director, Kellie Solutions Ltd.

Date: Postponed to Thursday 1 September 2022

Time: 13:25 - 17:00 BST/ 14:25-18:00 CEST

Location: Online

Price: Ticket price - €299 + VAT

Workshop focus

This workshop is a timely exploration of trends and live developments in three dimensional products constructed from paper fibres. The event brings together experts in a varying set of technologies and a wide range of demanding applications from packaging and Food2Go solutions, through to protective inserts and industrial components.

Why you should attend?

This is growth sector whose time has come. Attendees will hear from companies operating at the cutting edge of technologies which are set to revolutionise a wide range of markets.

Who attends?

This workshop will appeal to companies in a broad range of markets from food retailing, food2go, and food and drinks manufacturer. In addition, these new technologies should be on the radar of packaging manufactures and distributors across a wide spectrum of applications.

If you are a brand owner, retailer and/or manufacturer of packaging and products, searching for “plastic free” solutions... you should not miss this event.

Workshop Agenda

Workshop Agenda

13:25 Chair’s opening remarks

Dr. George Kellie, Director, Kellie Solutions Ltd.

13:30 PaperFoam® a 3 dimensional paper based and low carbon packaging solution: biobased, carbon footprint, protective, low density

Thomas van Sintmaartensdijk, Business Development, Paperfoam

13:55 Sirane advanced fibre based flexibles and rigid earthpackaing solutions

  • Processability challenges when switching from Plastic to Fibre based packaging?
  • Which raw materials are available to us?
  • Available Solutions

Peter Ralten, Chief Commercial Officer, Sirane Group

14:20 Dry moulded fibre packaging - as an alternative to single-use plastics

PulPac has developed and patented a ground-breaking technology for high-performance fiber packaging that replaces single-use plastics. Dry Molded Fiber is up to 10x faster than traditional fiber forming methods and is offered to converters that want to shift to a sustainable fiber-based packaging solution with highly competitive unit economics.

Sebastian Roos, Chief Technology Officer, PulPac

14:45 Break

14:55 Molded Fiber Package Development – Concept to Production

  • Development of a Molded Fiber package from initial design concept through to volume production
  • Material testing, product design, prototype tools and sampling, production equipment
  • Emphasis will be on the development process and relevant technologies applied at each step

Daniel Haslinger, Key Account Manager, KIEFEL Packaging

15:20 Fundamentals of moulded fibre packaging

  • Products
  • Applications
  • Manufacturing

Joe Grygny, Founder and Board Member, International Moulded Fiber Association - IMFA

15:45 Panel discussion

Panellists to be announced

17:00 Chair’s closing remarks and end of workshop

Workshop Speakers

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SPEU-22-Workshop-Card-Peter-Ralten
SPEU-22-Workshop-Card-Sebastian-Roos
SPEU-22-Workshop-Card-Daniel-Haslinger
SPEU-22-Workshop-Card-Joe-Grygny
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