The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be hosting a range of educational programs alongside FoodTech PackTech 2023, including a full day of packaging sessions, a training course and an AIP stand hosted by the education team.
#1 AIP to host Packaging Forum at FoodTech PackTech – 19 September
The AIP, in partnership with the organisers of FoodTech PackTech, will be running a full day packaging session with 20 speakers on 19 September, which is free for all to attend. The AIP Packaging Forum is supported by the Plastics Forum, Plastics NZ, New Zealand Food & Grocery Council, ANZPAC, APCO and WPO. The sessions will be designed as panel discussions covering a broad range of topics including packaging targets; waste directives; Sustainable & Circular packaging innovations and designs; incorporating recycled content into packaging; the future of soft plastics and flexible packaging; how to embed the 10 Sustainable Packaging Design Principles into your business; the role that packaging plays in minimising food waste; the future of fibre and renewable materials; the important role that the Australasian Recycling Labelling program plays across ANZ; and updates for ANZPAC. The speakers will also include a number of NZ winners of the ANZ PIDA Awards and the WorldStar Packaging Awards.
#2 AIP to host Flexible Packaging: Now and Into the Future Training Course – 20 September
The AIP, in partnership with the organisers of FoodTech PackTech, will be hosting a training course entitled ‘Flexible Packaging: Now and into the Future’, alongside the show on the 20 September. All of industry is invited to attend.
The Flexible Packaging: Now & Into the Future training course will cover the basic fundamentals of flexible packaging, its benefits, how you chose the specific structures to match the product, its performance, marketing challenges and how the packaging is manufactured.
With the latest challenges facing us regarding sustainability in packaging the course will discuss the options, pros and cons of compostability vs recyclability, moves to mono material recyclable packaging to meet CEFLEX standards, and other innovative alternative materials now available. As an add on, the course will be looking at the future plans for flexible packaging and available closed loop collection programs, kerbside collection development, advanced recycling options for circular design and many others to meet packaging and food waste targets.
The objectives of the course are to provide participants an understanding of:
• the benefits of flexible packaging;
• the process of manufacturing;.
• where the future lies with flexible films and the changes ahead;
• the latest packaging trends and what are the driving forces; and
• the challenges facing us with the sustainable packaging race towards targets.
#3 AIP Stand – Stand 160 in Hall 1
You are invited to visit the AIP on stand 160 and find out how the institute can help you and your teams to become highly skilled packaging professionals and technologists. The AIP says it is there to help answer any question regarding packaging, sustainable and circular packaging design, the Australasian Recycling Labelling Program, the Sustainable Packaging Design Guidelines.
Register to attend here.
