The advantages of instant webinars at Innoform Coaching
Up-to-date expertise at the best price - with a money-back guarantee In the dynamic world of flexible packaging, it is important to always be up to date. The instant web seminars from Innoform Coaching offer the ideal solution for this. These web seminars are recorded and edited live seminars that can be called up flexibly and at any time -...
In-company training in the flexible packaging industry
In fast-moving industries such as the flexible packaging sector, further training remains a central component of corporate strategy. Various learning formats characterise the market for in-company training, and each has its advantages. Below we compare the options available and highlight how Innoform Coaching's programmes respond to the individual needs of participants. 1 Web seminars and online conferences In many industries, web...
Choosing the right packaging material for a greener future
Example: paper or plastic film The question of sustainability between film and paper packaging can be quite complex, as it depends on a number of factors, including manufacturing processes, the life of the material and recycling options. Production effort Paper packaging: the production of paper is energy intensive and requires the use of large quantities of water. Plastic film packaging:...
Guidelines on the use of recyclates in food packaging
Associations are pushing for the release of recyclates in direct contact with food. Supposedly, about 42 % of all plastic packagings are intended for food packaging. And therefore the effect of a CO2 reduction by the use of recyclates for food packaging is necessary. EU-wide, new rules for the use of recycled plastics in contact with food, e.g. food packaging,...
Mono-material – but properly
Poorly made mono-material packaging does more harm than good. Plastic packaging is on its way to a circular economy - that is what you read and hear everywhere. But is that really the case? Documentaries like "The Recycling Lie" make you sit up and take notice, even if the comments from experts may sound scathing. Feel free to form your...
Innoform goes Europe
… for sustainable and safe flexible packaging. Innoform goes Europe - this is the slogan for Innoform's next international Inno-Talks, which will be held together with our industry association Flexible Packaging Europe (fpe). In 2021, more than 4,000 guests already benefited from the free flexpack knowledge of renowned speakers, and 10 Inno-Talks are again planned for 2022 on every 3rd...
Adhesives plant put into operation
New fully automated plant in Fontanar, Spain It is not every day that a new polyurethane adhesive factory is built on a green meadow. Generally, existing production is expanded, keeping the existing technology and the rest of the factory has to keep up with the expanded capacity as best it can. The Spanish-German company Morchem has been producing PU adhesives...
Circular economy becomes normality
Guido Aufdemkamp, Managing Director of Flexible Packaging Europe, the European association of the flexpack industry, speaks plainly with Karsten Schröder in an interview. In a few years, it will be normal to think and produce in cycles. But before that, brands, retailers, flexpackers and politicians will have to work hard. Guido Aufdemkamp emphasises that only a European approach can lead...
European Users of Stand-Up Pouches 2021
Total consumption of stand-up pouches in Europe with and without spout Source: SCHÖNWALD CONSULTING Consumption of stand-up pouches with spout will grow faster than the overall stand-up pouch market in Europe in the coming years. This is also a result of the new market study by SCHÖNWALD CONSULTING, which examines the consumption of stand-up pouches in Europe in 9 market...
Video courses with Jan Switten
The first four video courses, initially in English, are now available. We have developed this course to give a first, quick and compact insight into the complex world of packaging. We offer four courses in which the various elements of the packaging chain are explained step by step. In course four, we also focus on the world of biopolymers for...