Events Diary ::
Please note. This site is no longer maintained. All events listed below have already occurred and are listed just as a historical expose of events held during the SustainPack project.
18 Sep 06
to 19 Sep 06
Sustainpack seminar on PACKAGING CONVERTING
UPM-Kymmene Factory in Pietarsaari, Finland
SustainPack Sub-Project 4 is organizing a seminar on industrial packaging material production and end use processes. The program also includes a factory tour at the Walki Wisa factory and pilot demonstration of coating and printing techniques.
The program includes the following:
Packaging substrate manufacturing processes: Extrusion coating and lamination, Lacquering?Rune Sk?tar, Walki Wisa
Printing: Packaging printing processes?Jali Heilmann, VTT
Packaging material testing: Targets and mirroring of product requirements?Peter Sarelin, Walki Wisa
Packaging materials and processes: Food packaging?Claudia Sch?nweitz, Fraunhofer IVV
Packaging materials and processes: Industrial packaging processes?Jan-Anders Fagerhed, Walki Wisa
Production presentation: Factory tour
Pilot demonstrations: Extrusion and dispersion coating and flexo printing.
Contact :: Peter Sarelin :: email: peter.sarelin@upm-kymmene.com :: Phone: +358 (0)204 16 9973
24 Oct 06
to 27 Oct 06
Scanpack
Svenska M?ssan, G?teborg, Sweden
Scanpack is Scandinavia's largest and most important packaging fair, with a complete take on the packaging scene. It's an international event held at a strategic location in G?teborg?the geographical and industrial centre of the Stockholm-Copenhagen-Oslo triangle!
Well established, well developed and well attended, Scanpack attracts most of the important companies on the supplier side and customer side.
From the very first Scanpack way back in 1964, the event has been developed and improved in close collaboration with all sides of the industry, and has grown almost beyond recognition. Scanpack's uniquely strong position, makes it the most efficient meeting place for everyone who wants to develop their business on the Scandinavian market.
Contact :: Siv Edlund :: email: siv.edlund@swefair.se :: Phone: +46 31 708 80 60
4 Dec 06
to 5 Dec 06
Second Sustainpack Strategic Conference
Barcelona
The Second SustainPack Strategic Conference will report on the latest research results after 30 months and the progress of the demonstrators selected to "make it real". Topics addressed will be innovations in fibre-based packaging, the latest advances in corrugated board packaging, 3D composites, protective coatings and barrier films, sustainability and communicative packaging. The conference includes 3 parallel workshops:
- Future outlook for sustainability and recyclability of renewable packaging
- Overcoming the challenges of package printing for fibre-based packaging
- Practical aspects of water-based coatings for paper/board applications
Contact :: Henrietta Bean :: email: henrietta.bean@pira-international.com :: Phone: +44 1372 802055
18 Apr 07
to 19 Apr 07
Latest innovation in cellulose packaging
San Zeno, Verona, Italy
Day 1
Session: Paperboard weight reduction
Overview of work package 2.2—Agneta Fuhrmann, KCL
o Effects of fractionation and beating on bonding and tensile stiffness of board—Agneta Fuhrmann, KCL (Finland)
o Chemical routes for improving delamination resistance of CTMP—Mikael Ankerfors, STFI-Packforsk (Sweden)
o Effect of CMC-deposition on tensile stiffness/tensile strength of top-layers of board—Minna Blomstedt, TKK (Finland)
o Paperboard Demonstrator Project—Anders Brolin, Stora Enso (Sweden)
Session: Linerboard weight reduction
o Overview of work package 2.3—Lars W?gberg or Mikael Lindstr?m, KTH (Sweden)
o Methods for measuring creep and fracture properties of paper—Petri M?kel?, STFI-Packforsk (Sweden)
o Scientific characterisation of European corrugated board materials—Christer Fellers, STFI-Packforsk (Sweden)
o An enzymatic approach to lignocellulose fibre modification—Graziano Elegir, SSCCP (Italy)
o Influence of fibre properties and fibre modifications on creep properties of linerboard—Lars W?gberg and Mikael Lindstr?m, KTH (Sweden)
o Use of furan resins in linerboard—Wim Mulder, A&F (Netherlands)
o Linerboard Demonstrator Project—Lars W?gberg or Mikael Lindstr?m, KTH (Sweden)
Day 2
Session 1 : The production and use of nanoparticles in composites
o Production of microfibrillated cellulose—Mikael Ankerfors, STFI-Packforsk (Sweden).
o The use of nanoclays in renewable packaging—Sheffield University (UK).
o Production and potential applications of nanominerals/fibres hybrids—Carlos Pascoal Neto, University of Aveiro (Portugal).
o The use of MFC in starch based cushioning—Lars Berglund, KTH (Sweden).
o The use of nano-clays (and /or MFC) in composite films—Susana Aucejo ITENE (Spain).
Session 2 : Fibre based thermoplastic biodegradable composites.
o Innovative composites based on modified cellulose fibres—Naceur Belgacem EFPG (France).
o European Legislation for Food Contact: how to design a composite for compliance—Giovanna Ferrari, SSCCP (Italy).
o Fibre based cushioning material—processing options and mechanical properties—Jouko Niinimaki OULU University (Finland).
Contact :: Alice Kindl :: email: akindl@sperimentalecarta.it :: Phone: +39-02.23955305
10 May 07
to 10 May 07
New Technologies & Applications in Communicative Packaging
Wageningen, The Netherlands
?Communicative Packaging? is the title of a series of research programmes under the purview of SustainPack, a four-year European Union project from June 2004 to May 2008. This is considered as the biggest research project ever undertaken for paper and board-based packaging, involving a large consortium of 35 organisations, universities and companies in Europe working in paper and packaging disciplines. Its focus is on fibre-based packaging and other renewable resources. The impact of packaging in everyday life and its influence on ecology and the economy makes packaging an important factor in the struggle to build a sustainable society. This conference will reveal results of research into technologies and applications of ?Communicative Packaging?.
Subjects covered at the conference:
? Development of an electrically switchable image printed on a cardboard box
? Coded print on packaging which enables required packaging information to be read in devices such as a mobile phone
? Adapting the use of cutting edge technology in anti-counterfeiting, and to develop new concepts for use on cardboard packages
? To develop cheap and reliable quality indicators to enable large-scale implementation of sensors monitoring temperature and relative humidity at which products are kept and distributed
? Implementation aspects of communicative packaging, case studies, retail and consumer attitude, sustainability, etc.
This conference is for anyone involved in the packaging chain: researchers, suppliers and raw material producers, converters, fillers, brand owners, specialised printers, retailers.
Papers to be presented will include:
? Communicative packaging in distribution chains of perishable food products (Wageningen UR)
? Retail and consumers attitude towards communicative packaging (Danish Technology Institute)
? Sustainability of communication technology (Itene)
? Anti-counterfeiting technology (Karlstad University)
? Product Identification Labels: 2D Barcode (VTT Finland)
? Coating techniques to improve printability (Centre Technique de Papier)
? Inkjet ink formulation and printing technology for communicative packaging (XaarJet)
? Low cost indicators for food packages (VTT)
? Printable electronics on packaging (Acreo Sweden)
Contact :: K.M. de Deugd-Poon :: email: keen-mun.dedeugd@wur.nl :: Phone: +31-317-477540
19 Jun 07
to 20 Jun 07
Innovative Packaging
PTS M?nchen, He?str. 134
Programme
Presentation of technical innovations in the field of packaging materials, in particular:
o Ultra-thin barrier layers
o Active packaging
o Enhanced protective functions
Demonstration of concepts for their application to paper and board materials.
Demonstration of possibilites for enhancing the functional characteristics of paper and board packages.
Future role of intelligent functions in packages and possibilities for their realization in the area of paper
and board, in particular:
o Active and passive sensors for packages
o Application of transponders and their antennas
o Packages with integrated authenticity protection
Target Group:
Persons in charge of research, development and innovation as well as marketing executives of the packaging paper and board sectors, from package producers, contract packagers and traders.
Objectives:
Participants will be given an overview of recent developments in the area of functional packaging, highlighting future trends and focal points of innovation in the area of paper and board packages from the perspective of their technical realization.
Contact :: email: PTA@ptspaper.de
6 May 08
to 7 May 08
Third SustainPack Conference
Prague
The third and final SustainPack Conference is planned for the first week of May in Prague, Czech Republic (to be confirmed). In addition to presenting the outcomes of all the research undertaken by the project, the 7 demonstrators will also be available.
Contact :: Natalie King :: email: natalie.king@pira-international.com :: Phone: +44 (0)1372 802164
25 Jun 08
to 27 Jun 08
2008 International Conf. on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products
Hyatt Regency St. Louis, USA
Nanotechnology from Research and Development to Application
Topics covered include:
? health and safety
? self-assembly/biomimicry
? reinforced and interfacial structures
? nanocomposites
? nanotechnology in biorefining
? characterization and measurement of nanoscale biological (plant) structures and properties
? nanocrystalline cellulose
? nano-manufacturing
? international and national nanotechnology programs and funding
? nanotechnology product applications and industry perspectives
? future directions
Contact :: Gwen Evans or Rich Lapin :: email: gwevans@tappi.org
