The workshop

This online workshop, consisting of two three-hour live sessions, explains the production processes, packaging types, processing techniques and applications of rigid plastic packaging. After completion, you can identify different packaging types and materials, analyse and recognise their functions and characteristics.

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 session 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.

For whom?

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

Previous participants include buyers, vendors, packaging developers and quality controllers involved in rigid plastic packaging.

Programme

This e-workshop covers the following subjects:

• Introduction rigid plastic packaging: functionalities and vulnerabilities
• Properties of plastics
• Types of rigid plastic packaging in general (bottles, jars, closures, …)
• Examples of rigid plastic packaging
• Plastic sheet packaging: tubes, boxes, decoration
• Thermoforming: methods, tools, decoration, examples
• Inmould labelling: tools, examples
• Injection moulding: tools, decoration, examples
• Multi injection moulding: tools, examples
• Blow moulding: tools, examples
• Plastics recycling
• Trends in rigid plastic packaging

The e-workshop provides adequate opportunities to put theory into practice through several online exercises in e.g. analysing materials, functionalities, critical aspects and packaging concepts.
During the live sessions you can ask the tutor about any issues that you have with rigid plastic packaging.

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 E-Rigid Plastic Packaging’.

Tutor

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

Costs

NVC members pay €535,00, non-members pay €655,00. 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.