1. IPI-VVD Symposium

Advanced Sealing Technologies & Materials

April 10th and 11th 2013

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Program Day 1 - Advanced Sealing Technologies

09:00 - 09:30 Welcome & Registration 09:30 - 10:00 Introduction and Overview about Sealing Technologies (Sascha Bach, IPI/TU Dresden)

Session 1: Heat Sealing - Conventional but not Old Fashioned10:00 - 10:30 Fast and Precise Impulse Sealing Systems (Andreas Rössle, Industrie-Elektronik GmbH)10:30 - 11:00 Heat Sealing: Practical Issues and Troubleshooting (Peter Rychiger, Rychiger AG)

Session 2: Alternative Sealing Methods and Process Improvement11:30 - 12:00 Laser Sealing Technology - An Alternative for Packaging Applications? (Dr. Ulrich Gubler, Leister Technologies AG) 12:00 - 12:30 Improving Packaging Quality and Production Rate using Seal Integrity Monitoring (Dimitri Saerens, Engilico)

Session 3: Ultrasonic Sealing - A Step forward from Novelty to a Reliable and Versatile Process14:00 - 14:40 ULTRA-Cost-effective and Reliable Sealing Processes with Digital Ultrasound Generators (Thomas Fischer, Herrmann Ultraschall GmbH & Co. KG)14:40 - 15:15 Process Stability in Ultrasonic Sealing of thin Packaging Films (Matthias Poth, Branson Ultraschall)15:15 - 15:50 Savings and Added Values for Packaging Processes through simultaneous Ultrasonic Sealing and Cutting (Hartmut Möglich, Sonotronic Nagel GmbH)

16:20 - 17:00 Increase Performance of Cutting Devices through combined Use of Ultrasound (Dr. Carsten Lautz, Rohrer AG)17:00 - 17:30 High-Performance Ultrasonic Sealing for Applications with high Demands on Quality (Kurt Gleichauf, Bosch Packaging Technology)17:30 - 18:00 Résumé and Discussion

19:00 Social Dinner at Restaurant „Güterhof“ (www.gueterhof.ch)

The Social Dinner takes place at Restaurant „Güterhof“.

1. IPI-VVD Symposium

Advanced Sealing Technologies & Materials

About the SymposiumThe seal process is one of the important steps of the production of a food or pharmaceutical package. A good seal is fundamental for an integrally closed package which enables the shelf-life and quality of the packaged good. The IPI-VVD Symposium picks up topics for innovative sealing technologies and solutions as well as new developments and solution in the field of sealants and materials adapted for sealing processes ensuring high quality and reliability sealing processes.

The participants will get an thorough insight into current technologies and solutions of seal equipment and sealing materials. The symposium is addressed to people working in companies packaging food, pharmaceuticals or commodities - R&D, quality management, production as well as project managers of machine manufacturers, R&D and application engineers from manufacturer of packaging materials.

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09:00 - 9:15 Welcome & Introduction (Sascha Bach IPI/TU Dresden)

Session 1: Sealing - Principle, Materials and Challenges09:15 - 09:50 PE-Film - The Most Suitable Sealing Layer in Flexible Packaging (Dr. Gottfried Weyhe, Orbita Films GmbH - requested)09:50 - 10:30 Sealing Performance - Only a Sealant Property (Dr. Günter Schubert, Hydro Aluminum Rolled Products GmbH)

11:00 - 11:40 Caulkability – One of the Most Important Skills of a Sealant (Dr. Jef Van Dun, DOW Europe GmbH)11:40 - 12:15 Polyopropylene Sealants: Technology, Films and Applications (Klaus Renz, Renz Packaging Consulting)

Session 2: Peel Systems and Solutions13:30 - 14:10 Peel Systems - Structure-Property Relationships (Dr. Michael Nase, Orbita Film GmbH - requested)14:10 - 14:40 Effects on Opening Forces on Peelable Sealed Packages (Andrea Liebmann, Fraunhofer AVV)14:40 - 15:15 Novel Seal and Peel Solutions for Demanding Applications (Dr. Heiko Schenck, DuPont Deutschland GmbH)

Session 3: Sealants and Packaging Materials adapted for Performance Applications15:45 - 16:30 Ultrasonic Sealing: Effect of Sealant Structure on Heating and Strength of the Seams (Sascha Bach IPI/TU Dresden)16:30 - 17:00 Performance Sealants optimized for Ultrasound Applications (Dr. Jef Van Dun, DOW Europe GmbH)17:00 - 17:30 Résumé and Discussion

Program Day 2 - Advanced Sealing Materials

Details

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More information:IPI International Packaging Institute Neustadt 51, 8200 SchaffhausenSwitzerland

+41 52 675 51 51 info@ipi.euwww.ipi.eu

Date April 10th and 11th 2013Language EnglishFee 1‘250.- CHF* (both days) 750.- CHF* (only one day) incl. VAT, lunch, dinner and documentation *or Euro equivalent at actual exchange rate

Location Sorell Hotel Rüden Oberstadt 20, CH-8200 Schaffhausen

Route Map

Hotel recommendations Sorell Hotel Rüden www.rueden.ch Hotel Kronenhof www.kronenhof.ch Hotel Bahnhof www.hotelbahnhof.ch

Registration www.ipi.eu/ipi-events/registrationDeadline April 5th 2013

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