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The Global Blow Moulding Congress
2017
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(BLOW) MOULDING THE FUTURE
A large, complex market
In 2016, circa 20 million metric tonnes of thermoplastic polymers have been processed by blow moulding. They were converted into bottles, jars, jerricans, plastic drums, intermediate bulk containers (IBC), toys, medical devices, automotive fuel tanks and air ducts, various other containers and technical parts – worth a total of circa $400 billion. Spread across the globe, blow moulding is a sophisticated industry, utilising complex technical and commercial processes. It benefits from continuous innovation in materials, machinery, process and product design. It utilises multiple channels to market and provides solutions to the complex requirements of a demanding set of customers.
Blow-moulding is the process of choice for mass-manufacturing hollow plastic products. These products range in size from 2 millilitre ampules to 1,500 litre intermediate bulk containers.
Blow moulded plastic products can be found everywhere: not just in supermarkets, but in hospitals, cars, appliances, in industrial and agricultural packaging, even in construction and infrastructure. They provide affordable, sustainable hygienic protection and extend the shelf life of our food and beverages; they are essential in the secure transportation, storage and usage of household chemicals, as well as of cosmetic and pharmaceutical products; they offer inexpensive, environmentally-friendly and safe ways to supply and store industrial liquids and powders – and so on. It is impossible to imagine modern life without them.
An innovative, dynamic industry
Few outsiders realise how complex this industry is. It utilises many various types of thermoplastic resins, often in the same product, in multi-material, multi-layer structures. These include PET, high, medium and low density polyethylenes, PVC, polypropylene, EVOH, polycarbonate, styrenics, polyamides, etc.
There are three main families of blow moulding processes, each further branching into a number of variations: extrusion blow moulding, injection blow moulding and injection stretch blow moulding.
This is an industry that constantly develops and innovates. There are advances in additives, raw materials, design, machinery and process, testing and quality assurance. Further innovation occurs in response to new market needs and ever more exacting customer requirements. Many of these innovations, for instance, provide solutions to the search for improved packaging sustainability; others address the needs of the customer industries: faster filling, longer product shelf life, safer, stronger and more attractive packaging.
A captivating conference
This complex, sophisticated global industry deserves a dedicated event. Blow Moulding 2017 will bring together in an ideal setting the entire supply chain: brand owners, packaging companies, blow-moulders, preform manufacturers, suppliers of ancillary components such as labels, caps and closures, handles and grips, machinery manufacturers, raw material and additive suppliers, product and mould designers, testing, certification and research institutes.
The two-day technical programme features presentations delivered not just by blow-moulders, but by representatives of brand owners and other supply chain participants. This will enable attendees to gauge market trends and learn about the latest developments in this industry.
The conference will start on 19th June 2017 with an early evening Networking Cocktail Reception. The presentations programme will take place on 20th & 21st June (morning and afternoon). The Conference Dinner will take place on 20th June evening.
A limited number of table-top display spaces are available in the coffee breaks foyer directly outside the conference room. The table-top exhibition offers brilliant opportunities to highlight a company’s products and capabilities.
In addition, a small number of sponsorship opportunities are available. Sponsorships highlight a company’s industry position and help promote the sponsor’s products/services to a highly relevant international audience. For further information, please contact the organisers on: [email protected] or +44 (0) 1923 251 949.
FIVE GOOD REASONS TO ATTEND
1. Review current & future market trends
2. Assess the latest innovations in material, machinery, process & product design;
3. Learn about relevant developments in customer requirements & regulation
4. Exchange opinions with key industry participants
5. Network in a relaxed atmosphere with colleagues, customers & suppliers
is organised by NORTAL, a Blow Moulding 2017business consultancy specialising in the polymers & plastics industry. The conference will be chaired by Mr. Noru Tsalic. A polymers and plastics industry professional with broad expertise and more than 25 years experience, Mr. Tsalic has successfully developed and chaired numerous similar events.
CONTACT US 31 Wellsfield, Bushey WD23 2NU,
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+44 1923 251 949
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Blow Moulding 2017MONDAY 19th JUNE 2017
17:00 – 19:30 Registration 18:00 – 19:30 Networking Cocktail Reception
TUESDAY 20th JUNE 2017
08:00 – 09:00 Registration, welcome coffee 09:00 – 09:10 Opening announcements
Session 1: Markets, Strategy, Management
09:10 Trends & developments in global blow moulding markets Mr. Noru Tsalic, CEO, NORTAL CONSULTING
09:40 Make or Buy: what's next? Mrs. Anna Trunas Josa, Global Preforms Buyer, DANONE
10:10 Blow moulding: it can be a world class science and not an art Mr. Stephen Mancey, Managing Director, LOGOPLASTE
10:40 – 11:10 Coffee break
Session 2: Novel Materials & Applications
11:10 Specialty polyolefins in blow moulding applications Dr. Karlheinz Hausmann, R&D Fellow - Sustainability Leader, DUPONT DE NEMOURS INTL SARL
11:40 New blow moulding HDPE from Latin & South America Mr. Romain Luijkx, Technical Service & Development Engineer, BRASKEM EUROPE GMBH
12:10 40 years of commitment in blow moulding Mr. Umberto Credali, Marketing & Asset Manager, LYONDELLBASELL
12:40 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 Tackling demanding requirements in blow moulding through innovation Mr. Christoph Lohr, Market Development Rigid Packaging, SABIC EUROPE
14:30 Enabling the processing of silicone rubber in extrusion blow moulding Ms. Sarah Schäfer, Research Assistant, IKV-RWTH AACHEN
Session 3: Process & Quality Assurance
15:00 Optimising Stretch Blow Moulding through simulation Dr. Gary Menary, Senior Lecturer, QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 Novel technology for non-destructive mapping of layer thickness in multi-layer bottles and containers Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Schönhoff, Technical Director, Mr. Markus Juppe, Sales Director, INTRAVIS GMBH
16:30 Novel gas and water vapour permeability testing in plastic bottles Mr. Sven Sängerlaub, Scientist/Business Development, FRAUNHOFER IVV
20:00 – 22:00 Conference Dinner (speakers & dinner registrations only)
WEDNESDAY 21st JUNE 2017
08:30 – 09:00 Registration, welcome coffee 09:00 – 09:10 Opening announcements
Morning mini-session 4: Bottles & Brands
09:10 iBOTTLE: Case study for Activia drinks relaunch in Brazil Mr. Frédéric Chivrac, Packaging Manager, DANONE NUTRICIA RESEARCH
Session 5: Sustainability
09:40 Trends in the use of post-consumer recycled PET Mr. Ferran Deola, Packaging Cluster Leader North & South MCBRIDE
10:10 Multilayer EVOH/HDPE packaging in processing and performance of recycled HDPE for blow moulded articles Mr. Didier Houssier, Global Business Development, Manager, KURARAY, EVAL EUROPE N.V.
10:40 – 11:10 Coffee break
11:10 Towards a better plastic end-of-life : the role of the virgin plastics industry Dr. Isabelle Ydens, Technical & Marketing Manager, TOTAL REFINING & CHEMICALS
11:40 Innovation and sustainability in size reduction solutions for blow moulding applications Mr. Marco Bellotti, Sales & Marketing Manager, CMG S.P.A.
Session 6: Design & Development
12:10 ISBM Barrier Bottle Mr. Günter Ausserwöger, Sales Director Kavo, GREINER PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL
12:40 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 Improving HDPE grades: providing solutions for increasingly demanding customers’ requirements Ms. Almudena Dominguez, Product Development Engineer, REPSOL
14:30 Novel process automation technique in reheat stretch blow moulding Mr. Christian Kapsamer, Regional Director, AGR INTERNATIONAL INC.
15:00 Specialty blow-moulded products Mr. Dieter Rothe, Key Account and Area Sales Manager, KAUTEX MASCHINENBAU GMBH
15:30 – 15:40 Closing remarks 15:40 – 16:10 Farewell coffee 16:10 Conference ends
The conference organisers reserve the right to alter the programme without notice. The latest programme can be viewed on the conference website www.blow-moulding.events.
Please complete the Registration Form and send it to [email protected].
Alternatively, please register online at www.blow-moulding.events/register/. Thank you!
Please complete the Registration Form and send it to [email protected].
Alternatively, please register online at www.blow-moulding.events/register/. Thank you!
REGISTRATION FORM Blow Moulding 2017
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19-21 June 2017 Meliá Hotel Inselstraße 2 D-40479 Düsseldorf Germany +49 (0)211 522 84 - 0 +49 (0)211 522 84 -2199 [email protected]
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Signature: _________________ Date:_______________ DESIGNED FOR LEARNING & NETWORKING The combination of professional and social sessions provides a perfect setting. Ensure you are at the market’s cutting edge in terms of knowledge, while meeting key industry participants in an ideal, relaxed atmosphere.
Conference papers will be delivered as part of the two-day professional programme. Presentation sessions alternate with coffee and lunch breaks – superb opportunities to exchange opinions with speakers and other attendees. The Cocktail Reception (19 June) and Conference Dinner (20 June) provide additional networking opportunities.
PROMOTE YOUR COMPANY Sponsorships are brilliant ways to generate awareness to your company’s position in the industry, as well as to its products and services. Please contact us to learn about available sponsorship opportunities.
TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION Table-top displays are excellent value for money, as each includes the admission fee for 1 delegate. Exhibitors typically use special tables provided by the hotel. Please check with us first if you wish to bring your own stand or display.
ADMISSION The admission fee includes attendance at all conference sessions, the Networking Cocktail Reception, lunch and refreshment breaks on both conference days, as well as a set of conference proceedings.
ACCOMMODATION Meliá Düsseldorf is a modern, boutique hotel situated in a quiet area bordering Hofgarten, Germany’s oldest public park.
ATTENDEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BOOKING THEIR ACCOMMODATION. The organisers have negotiated a limited number of rooms at the rate of €149 for a single and €174 for a double (including breakfast). To take advantage of this reduced rate, please e-mail or call the hotel directly, quoting “Blow Moulding 2017”.
CANCELLATIONS Full refunds, less a cancellation charge of €200, can only be made on cancellations received prior to 24th March 2017. Thereafter we regret that no refunds can be made. However, delegates may be substituted at any time. Please note that refunds cannot be given on table top bookings or sponsorship packages at any time.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Please visit www.blow-moulding.events, call us at +44(0)7702784375 or e-mail your questions to [email protected].
DELEGATE DETAILS
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SERVICES & COSTS
Admission fee (please fill-in the amount)
Until 28 Feb. 2017: €890+€169.10*=€1059.10 €_________
After 28 Feb. 2017: €1090+€207.10*=€1297.10 €_________
Conference Dinner
Takes place on 20 June 2017: €75+€14.25*=€89.25 €_________
Table-top display package (includes 1 delegate admission fee)
Companies resident outside Germany
Until 28 Feb. 2017: €1200+€169.10**=€1369.10 €_________
After 28 Feb. 2017: €1400+€207.10**=€1607.10 €_________
Companies resident in Germany
Until 28 Feb. 2017: €1200+€228*=€1428 €_________
After 28 Feb. 2017: €1400+€266*=€1666 €_________
PAYMENT OPTIONS (please tick one)
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Remarks
* 19% German VAT
** 19% German VAT partially applicable