The workshop

This online workshop, consisting of two three-hour live sessions, explains the essentials of flexible plastic packaging. After completion, you can recognise the materials used and the packaging types, carry out analysis and deduce the functions, properties, printing and processing technologies.

The workshop language is business English and the workshop is globally accessible; you can participate from any place you wish (without any travel costs). All you need to attend the sessions are a computer, headset, adequate internet connection and the possibility/permission to connect to the system we use for our online learning modules.
The workshop is provided by a live tutor, located in the NVC studio. Your live tutor will answer all your questions during the sessions or afterwards.

Can you run our online trainings without problems on your computer? You can test your connection for the live online meetings by using this link.
Click here to experience a preview of the online learning environment.

More information?
Do you have questions and/or would you like to receive more information, please contact us. We can also go through the list of references. We can be reached via education@nvc.nl or +31-(0)182-512411.

For whom?

This is the ideal online workshop for professionals who want to get up-to-date easily on flexible plastic packaging, without travelling while enjoying the benefits of an experienced live NVC tutor.

Previous participants include buyers, account managers, packaging technologists and quality controllers.

Programme

This e-workshop covers the following subjects:

• Introduction to flexible plastic packaging: functionalities and vulnerabilities, packaging chains, the market (suppliers, producers, converters)
• Types of material: e.g. PP, PE, PA, PET, Cellophane and Aluminium
• Processing technologies: including printing, lamination, cutting, perforation
• Types of packaging: including flowpack, deep draw, lidding, transwrap, Stand Up Pouch (SUP)
• Applications: e.g. films, labels, sleeves
• Plastics recycling

The e-workshop provides adequate opportunities to put theory into practice through several online exercises in e.g. analysis of materials, printing techniques, processing technologies, packaging and packaging design.

Planning

The workshop consists of two separate consecutive three-hour online training sessions with live tutors.

Starting date

Certificate

After completing this e-workshop with adequate participation effort, you will receive the NVC-certificate ‘NVC Workshop Flexible Plastic Packaging’.

Tutor

The NVC tutor works in the specific field of flexible plastic packaging. His profound knowledge and skills, as well as his insight into the latest trends and developments in the market guarantee hight quality knowledge transfer.

Costs

NVC members pay €555,00, non-members pay €680,00. For more information about the NVC membership, please click here.

More information?

Do you have questions and/or would you like to receive more information, please contact us. We can also go through the list of references. We can be reached via education@nvc.nl or +31-(0)182-512411.

Preview workshop

During the workshop you have access to the NVC online learning environment (learningatnvc.nl). This way you always have online access to the educational materials, the schedule of the lessons and instructions for preparation and exercises. This enables you in studying wherever and whenever you like before, during and in between the lessons. Click here to experience a preview of this online learning environment.