Shaping our future through innovation
Link to PDF of the FEFCOLink special issue Technical Seminar 2023
Programme
08:00 - 10:00 Registration
08:30 Welcome coffee and exhibition visit
10:00 - 10:10Welcome address, Fady Gemayel, FEFCO President
10:10 - 10:50 High-level panel discussion on innovation and reuseLars Engel, BHS - Markku Leskelä, Metsä Board - Saverio Mayer, SKG/ FEFCO Vice President - Allan Dickner, IKEA - Moderator: Richard Coward
11:00 - 12:00 Spotlights Session 1
12:00 - 13:20Lunch break on the exhibition floor
13:20 - 14:20 Spotlights Session 2
14:30 - 16:40 Session 1:Innovation in energy reduction
14:30 - 14:45 FEFCO Climate Neutrality Roadmap and CO2 toolPascal Vermeulen, Climact
14:45 - 15:10 All the losses we can (not) seeRobert Tschullik, Klingele
15:10 - 15:35 Best practice handbook on energy efficiency Michael Frey, Consultant, and Sennai Asmelash Mesfun, RISE
15:35 - 16:00Heating the Way Forward: Empowering Net-Zero Heat Generation with Thermal Energy StorageSilvia Trevisan, KTH Stockholm
16:00 - 16:40 Panel discussion on energy efficiencySteve Biller, BW Papersystems - Bastian Deppisch, Koenig & Bauer - Christian Lang, Göpfert - Léonard Badet, BOBST
16:40 - 16:50 Questions and answers
16:50 - 17:50 Coffee break and exhibition visit
17:50 - 18:50 Spotlights Session 3
19:00 - 21:00 Sponsored Cocktail Reception by Metsä Board
08:00 - 09:00 Sponsored Breakfast by Cabot
09:00 - 10:45 Session 2: Innovations in Corrugators
09:05 - 09:20 Cellulose glue booster for corrugated productivitySteen Jacobsen, Borregaard
09:20 - 09:35 Light and ultralight new fiber papers and their runnability on the corrugatorJan Andersson, Holmen
09:35 - 09:50Ultralight corrugated case media and their packaging performanceThomas Wimmer, Palm Verpackung
09:50 - 10:05 Artificial intelligence in minimising energy consumption during the production of corrugated board Tomasz Garbowski, Poznan University of Life Sciences
10:05 - 10:20 Sustainable Efficiency on corrugatorsMartin McTigue, BW Papersystems
10:20 - 10:35 LESS IS MORE – a journey towards sustainable consumption Marco Bertola, Fosber Group
10:35 - 10:50 Optimising heat consumption in corrugated board production and beyondLars Komogowski, BHS
10:50 - 11:00 Questions and answers
11:00 - 11:55 Coffee break and exhibition visit
11:55 - 12:55 Spotlight Session 4
12:55 - 14:10 Lunch break on the exhibition floor
14:10 - 15:10 Spotlight Session 5
15:20 - 16:30 Session 3:Innovations in converting
15:20 - 16:00Multi-out applications on casemakersEsa Koski, EMBA - Giovanni Bettini, MHI - Cyrille Tueta, BOBST - Ulrich G. Wolz, BGM
16:00 - 16:15Roundtable discussion on casemakersEsa Koski, EMBA - Giovanni Bettini, MHI - Cyrille Tueta, BOBST - Ulrich G. Wolz, BGM
16:15 - 16:25Digital printing on casemakersJavier Quesada, Kento
16:25 - 16:35High-speed digital cuttingFreier Jürgen, Highcon
16:35 - 16:40 Questions and answers
16:40 - 17:30 Coffee break and exhibition visit
17:30 - 18:30 Spotlight Session 6
09:00 - 09:05 Opening
09:05 - 10:45 Session 4:Innovation driven by changing environment, markets and supply chains
09:05 - 09:25 Traditional and printed barrier coatingsSaverio Mayer - Smurfit Westrock, President & CEO MEA & APACOlivier Waddington, Siegwerk
09:25 - 09:45 Bio-based barrier coatings as an alternative to plastic layersPeter Rättö, RISE
09:45 - 10:05 Cyber security: A challenge for corrugatedArmin Kaltenbacher, BHS Corrugated
10:05 - 10:25EU legislation and its impact on our industryKrassimira Kazashka, FEFCO
10:25 - 10:45Making the corrugated industry a safe workplaceJohn Nicholls, SKG, FEFCO Health & Safety Committee
10:45 - 10:55Questions and answers
10:55 - 11:45 Coffee break and exhibition visit
11:45 - 12:25Panel discussion on digital printing: impact on internal and external logistic flowsBertoldo Piero; L.I.C. Packaging - Daniele Plazzi, FEPA - Steffen Walter, Thimm Group - Ekkehard Dürr, Christiansen Print
12:30 - 13:00Award Ceremony and Conference ClosingEleni Despotou, FEFCO Director General
12:30 - 13:00Lunch on the exhibition floor
14:00 Exhibition closes - End of the Technical Seminar
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