2019 EU PLACE Conference Docs
The TAPPI European PLACE Conference 2019 was held May 20- 22, 2019 at the Crowne Plaza in Porto, Portugal.
The 2019 Conference featured a peer-reviewed technical program including more than 50 presentations and papers presented throughout the conference.
Technical Program proceedings are free to full conference attendees and TAPPI members, just simply login to TAPPI.ORG to download any of the presentations below.
Session 1 - Packaging and Society (Session Chair: Guenter Schubert, Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH)
- Plastics and Planet: A View into the Future (Rudy Koopmans, Plastics Innovation Competence Centre)
- Role of the Packaging in LCA of Food Products in Preventing Food Waste (Frans Silvenius, Natural Resources Institute of Finland)
- Adhesives and Coatings for Circular Flexible Packaging (Dennis Bankmann, Henkel AG & Co KGaA)
Session 2 – Extrusion Coating – Is There a Life After That? (Session Chair: Otto Plassmann, INEOS O&P Europe)
- The Path to Formable Cellulose-Based Barrier Solutions in Packaging (Marek Hauptmann, Steinbeis Hochschule)
- Innovative Cellulose-Based Multilayer Packaging Films (Mika Vähä-Nissi, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.)
- Replacement of Plastic Material in Disposable Cups (Markku Hämäläinen, Kotkamills Oy)
Session 3 – Everything in Flux – Mastering Molten Materials (Session Chair: Linda van den Bossche, ExxonMobil Chemical)
- Effect of Polyolefin Molecular Structure on Product Properties in Extrusion Coating (Esa Suokas, Tampere University)
- Fast Prediction of Resin Performance in Curtain Extrusion Coating (Sylvie Vervoort, Dow Benelux B.V.)
- The Deborah Calculator: Using Rheological Indicators to Predict Film Instability in Extrusion Coating (Claes Oveby, Tetra Pak Packaging Solutions AB)
Session 4 – Innovation Counter (Session Chair: Guenter Schubert, Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH)
- Vistamaxx™ Performance Polymers – Create New Extrusion Coating Possibilities (Anja Schulz, ExxonMobil Chemical)
- Inspection Standards for the Pharma, Medical, Hygiene, and Food films - Newest Technologies like Multi-Channel-Evaluation (Oliver Hissmann, OCS Service GmbH)
- ExceedTM Performance PE Polymers Enhance Sealing Performance in Extrusion Coating (Linda van den Bossche, ExxonMobil Chemical)
- Expanding Packaging Performance (Carolina Gregorio, Dow)
- Oxygen Barrier of Your Packaging - Improved Measuring for the Right Values (Andreas Roos, Ametek)
- Improving Barrier Properties with Cellulose Nanocrystals (Richard Berry, CelluForce)
Session 5- Experience in Quality Matrices (Session Chair: Eva-Maria Kupsch, The Dow Chemical Company)
- Rheotens – A Method to Characterise Extrusion Coating of Polyolefins (Mikko Peltovuori, Borealis Polymer Oy)
- The Challenge of Evaluation of the Optical Quality of Polymers (Susanne Kuttnick-Conrad, INEOS; Peter Mayo, Borealis)
- Oxygen and Water Vapour Permeation Measurements for Packagings and Technical Films (Sven Saengerlaub, Fraunhofer IVV)
Session 6– Feedblock, Die, and Curtain (Session Chair: Auli NummilaPakarinen, Borealis Polymers Oy)
- Increase of Efficiency and Waste Reduction in An Extrusion Coating Plant (Michael Schroeder, ER-WE-PA Davis Standard)
- Fast Web Width Change on Running Extrusion Lines (Davide Pomati, Bobst)
- “Unlocking” the Potential of Your Variable Geometry Feedblock (Christine Ronaghan, Cloeren Inc.)
Session 7- Sealing Performance –Prediction and Practice (Session Chair: Guenter Schubert, Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH)
- Multi-criteria Evaluation and Optimisation of Sealing Performance by DOE and Response Surface Methodology (Bart de Ketelaere, Katholieke Universiteit Lauven)
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Maximizing Seal Strength of a Commercial PET Bottom Web and Top Film with Solid and Liquid Contamination (Bram Bamps, Hasselt University)
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Optimisation of Peelable Packaging Using DOE (Ina Schreib, Fraunhofer IVV Dresden)
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Numerical Simulation of Heat Sealing Process of Multilayer Packaging Films (Benjamin Stephan, Fraunhofer IVV Dresden/The Dow Chemical Company)
Session 8– Extrusion Novelties and Innovation (Session Chair: Sven Saengerlaub, Fraunhofer IVV)
- Smart Light Weighting of Flexible Packaging Structures (Karlheinz Hausmann, The Dow Chemical Company)
- A Sustainable Solution for Extrusion Coating Applications with Tubular LDPE (Roger Malmegrim, Braskem)
- Antifogging Functionality by Extrusion Coating (Auli Nummila-Pakarinen, Borealis Polymers Oy)
- Materials Innovation Coupled with Latest Extrusion Technologies to Advance Plastics Packaging Circularity (Luis Zalamea, Dow Europe GmbH)
Session 9—Poster Session and Coffee (Session Chair: Guenter Schubert, Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH)
- Nanocellulose and Polylactic Acid Based Multilayer Coating for Barrier Applications (Johanna Lahti, Tampere University)
- Bioactive Materials: Bio-based Mineral Oil Barrier Coatings for Paper (Martina Lindner, Sven Saengerlaub, Fraunhofer IVV)
- Fast Shelf Life Prediction for Milk – Fast Selection of Right Packaging (Martina Lindner, Sven Saengerlaub, Fraunhofer IVV)
- Improved Properties of Films and Coatings by Nano-Modification (Esra Kucukpinar, Fraunhofer Institute)
- Polyethylene, Acid Co-polymer and Ionomere Sealants on Aluminum Foil-What Really Makes them Different? (Guenter Schubert, Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products, GmbH)
- Web Inspection System FSP 600 (Oliver Hissmann, OCS Service GmbH)
- Polyolefin Packaging Design (Auli Nummila-Pakarinen, Borealis Polymers Oy)
- Permeability Measurement of Polymeric Coatings Used in Restoration Practice (Réka Lilla Kovács, University of Debrecen)
- Oxygen Barrier of Your Packaging - Improved Measuring for the Right Values (Andreas Roos, AMETEK GmbH)
- Improving Barrier Properties with Cellulose Nanocrystals (Richard Berry – CelluForce)
Session 10 – Adhesion and Adhesives (Session Chair: Esra Kucukpinar, Fraunhofer Institute)
- Laser Die-Cutting on Sleevelets Laminators in Applications for Flexible Packaging (Giancarlo Caimmi, Nordmeccanica SpA)
- Adhesive Lamination Performance - What Really Matters (Erwin Jochim, MORCHEM GmbH)
- New Solutions for Sustainable Designs in Extrusion Laminations (Eva-Maria Kupsch, Dow Europe GmbH)
Session 11 – Sustainability Solutions (Session Chair: Johanna Lahti, Tampere University)
- Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) as a Functional Barrier Against Surrogate Components Migrating from Recycled Paperboard Packaging (Caroline Maes, EVAL Europe - Kuraray)
- Making Plastics Part of the Circular Economy (Isabel Arroyo, The Dow Chemical Company)
- Market Implementation of Active and Intelligent Packaging – Opportunities from a Socio-Economic Perspective (Johanna Lahti, Tampere University)
Session 12: Table Top Walk (Session Chair: Bernard Fehr, The Dow Chemical Company Europe GmbH)
Session 13—Extrusion Tie Layer Carousel (Session Chair: Eva-Maria Kupsch, The Dow Chemical Company)
- Fine-Tuned Adhesive for Demanding Applications in Extrusion Coating and Lamination (Alejandra Reyna, ARKEMA -Bostik)
- New Adhesion Possibilities with Flexible Grafted Polyolefin (Quentin Le Piouff, Nordic Grafting Company A/S)
- Nanocellulose and Polylactic Acid Based Multilayer Coating for Barrier Applications (Johanna Lahti, Tampere University)
Session 14– New Potentials of Classical Methods (Session Chair: Luis Zalamea, Dow Europe GmbH)
- Thermogravimetric Analysis of Polymers for Extrusion Coating (Guenter Schubert, Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH)
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) for Polymers/PCR Characterization and Applications Development (Rajen Patel, The Dow Chemical Company)
- Cross Section Polishing of Packaging Laminates and Their Defects (Guenter Schubert, Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH)
Session 15 – Barrier Performance (Session Chair: Otto Plassmann, INEOS O&P Europe)
- Does Your Package Meet The Shelf Life Requirements Your Packaging Materials Promises? (Andreas Roos, AMETEK GmbH)
- Adhesion and Barrier Aspects in VIP Laminates (Esra Kucukpinar, Fraunhofer Institute)
- High-Performance Extrusion Coating of Thin Aluminium Foil and Consequential Barrier Challenges (Guenter Schubert, Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH)