 Multilayer
Films
8-9 November 2005, Brussels, Belgium
Rapra Technology Limited is pleased to announce the first
Multilayer Films conference, to be held at the Hotel Metropole
in Brussels, Belgium from 8-9 November 2005.
Multilayer technology allows several materials to be combined
to give a wide range of properties. This is particularly useful
in packaging applications, where wrappings must not affect
contents and at the same time protect from damage and exposure
to contaminants.
New equipment is continually being developed to produce more
and more layers in films. Sometimes an adhesive layer is required;
material selection is a key issue. Testing and quality control
are topics for debate. How do you make sure that all the layers
in a multilayer film are intact, of the correct thickness
and durable? Recycling is now a key legislative issue affecting
many plastics industries, mixed materials can complicate this
process. The Rapra conference on Multilayer Films includes
top experts on processing, materials, applications, testing
and recycling.
Multilayer Films 2005 brings together the plastic films industry:
converters, manufacturers, machinery developers, test houses,
materials suppliers, engineers and packaging end-users to
debate all of the issues and hear about the latest technology
and products.
TECHNICAL PROGRAMME
Tuesday 8th November
08.30 Registration & Welcome Coffee
09.25 Welcome and Introduction to Multilayer Films 2005Martin
Woodley, Rapra Technology Ltd, UK
SESSION 1 MULTILAYER FILM MARKETS
09.30 Market overview: multilayer filmsDr Francoise Pardos,
Pardos Marketing, France
10.00 Japanese markets for multilayer filmsYasuhiro Yugeta,
Sumitomo Bakelite, Japan
SESSION 2 FILM FINISHES
10.30 Ensuring integrity and authenticity through functional
multilayered coated filmsRichard Burhouse, Payne, UK
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30 Metallised films Dipl.-Ing. Carlos Ribeiro, Hartec Anlagenbau
GmbH, Germany
12.00 Enhanced brightness and chromaticity of effect pigments
in multilayer plastic filmsDoreen Becker, Engelhard, Germany
12.30 "Multilayer water-quenched blown film" - the
clear choiceBill Wybenga, Peter Bicak, Sven Hafenberg and
Mary Harvey, Brampton Engineering, Canada
13.00 Lunch
SESSION 3 PROCESSING AND QUALITY CONTROL
14.30 Pilot plants for the development of multilayer filmsGünter
Müllerferli, Dr Collin, Germany & Andreas Mayer,
Dow Europe GmbH, Horgen, Switzerland
15.00 Analysis & evaluation of multilayer filmsDavid Edwards,
Edwards Analytical, UK
15.30 Thickness measurement system for multilayer filmsChristian
Florin, Arsenco AG, Switzerland
16.00 Coffee Break
16.30 Multilayer Film Production
Marcello Zorloni, B-PACK® SpA & Marco Bonetti, Gruppo
Colines ® SRL, Italy
SESSION 4 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF MULTILAYER FILMS
17.00 Recycling of multilayer filmsRod Fox, Evolution Projects
(UK) Ltd
17.30 The potential for land-based industry to produce feedstock
for the manufacture of multilayer filmsMelvyn Askew, Central
Science Laboratory, UK
18.00 Close of Day One
Wednesday 9th November
08.30 Coffee
SESSION 5 TECHNOLOGY & APPLICATIONS
09.00 Solutions from Film LandDavid Haskins, Super Film Europe
S.A.
09.30 Multilayer films for modified atmosphere packagingMichelle
Jackson, Air Products PLC, UK
10.00 High barrier laminated solutions for the pharmaceutical
and medical marketMichiel van den Berg, Tekni-Plex, Belgium
10.30 Coffee Break
SESSION 6 MATERIALS FOR MULTILAYER FILMS
11.00 Advances in PP resin innovations for lamination, stand
up pouches and coextrusion Anton Wolfsberger, Borealis GmbH,
Germany
11.30 Selection of the adhesive resin for multilayer structuresRoman
Jaroszewski, Mitsui Chemicals Europe GmbH, Germany
12.00 The latest innovations in PA 6 for multilayer barrier
filmYannick Chardebas, DSM Engineering Plastics, Netherlands
12.30 New trends in ethylene copolymers for food packagingMichael
J Chen, DuPont, Switzerland
13.00 Lunch & Conference Close
How
to register
Registration can be carried out in any of the following
ways:
- Download
the conference programme
(pdf) and fax the completed registration details featured
on the back page to +44(0)1939 251118 or post to Rapra
Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire,
SY4 4NR, UK.
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Registration
Companies sending one or two delegates
€1050 per delegate
Companies sending three or more delegates
€950 per delegate
 Hotel
Reservations
Please send reservation enquiries to Sharon Garrington, Conference
Organiser. Email: conferences@rapra.net.
View the hotel information
details and direct booking
form.
Venue
The conference will be held at the Hotel Metropole in Brussels,
the city's only remaining 19th Century hotel, with beautiful
original features. The hotel is located within 1 km of the
main railway station and 12 km from Brussels airport. For
further information see www.metropolehotel.be
Brussels
Brussels is the location of the European parliament and has
many well-known attractions from good food (especially the
chocolate) and beer, to TinTin and jazz. The official tourist
web site can be found at http://www.brusselsinternational.be/wabxlint/visitor/index.jsp?lg=EN
Exhibition & Sponsorship
A limited number of high profile cost effective sponsorship
opportunities are available to maximise your corporate profile
at this important event. There will also be a small tabletop
exhibition organised to run alongside the conference. To receive
further information please contact conferences@rapra.net.
- €750 Wallet service (Insertion of one pen or brochure,
up to 6 A4 pages, in every delegate conference bag)
- €2000 Tabletop exhibition (includes one delegate
place)
- Sponsor a social event or customise your sponsorship
Rapra Technology Limited
Rapra Technology Limited is Europe’s leading independent
plastics and rubber consultancy. Rapra provides comprehensive
consultancy, technology and information services for the polymer
industry using plastics and rubber in any component, product
or production process. We have been organising meetings for
the polymer related industries for over 25 years. These regularly
bring together technical presentations from world experts
in their given subjects and provide you with the latest developments
and advancements in the industry. Rapra events also offer
unique promotional opportunities.
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