Metpack conference announces speakers

Metpack conference announces world-class speakers and cutting-edge topics

From May 2 to 6, 2023, the global metal packaging industry will gather at the world’s leading trade fair METPACK at Messe Essen to meet and learn about the latest innovations in innovative production processes, efficient machines and the latest trends.

It is certainly an opportunity for professional exchange outside the exhibition halls and will be provided by the international and first-class METPACK conference on the second day of the fair, May 3.

Well-known companies along the entire production chain of the metal packaging industry will be present at this parallel event: from tinplate manufacturer Nippon Steel and surface treatment specialist Plasmatreat to can manufacturers Crown Holdings, chemical suppliers Henkel and Chrotex, and coatings specialist Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint. Conference participants can expect a total of nine exciting presentations. Tickets are now available.

Since the last METPACK 2017, the metal packaging sector has developed rapidly. The METPACK Conference will again offer a unique post-pandemic opportunity to catch up with the latest technology in a compact and efficient way, and to contact experts and receive valuable information.

Specifically, the conference will be opened by Dr. Daniel Abramowicz, CTO of Crown Holdings, with a keynote address highlighting technical innovations in metal packaging over the past quarter century. In addition to a number of incremental improvements, such as reduced spoilage during manufacture and reduced can weight, the industry has also seen a number of breakthrough innovations that have resulted in radical changes in can performance and economics. These more radical historical innovations, as well as some future ones, will be presented in the presentation.

In addition, Dr. Dimitrios Tsimpoukis, general manager of Chrotex in Greece, will speak on cost optimization in the coating process through a holistic view of the factors underlying the quality of coating operations in the manufacture of metal cans and closures. The possibilities for cost optimization of lacquering processes in can manufacturing are presented within the framework of quality assurance.

On the other hand, Plasmatreat, a technology leader from Germany, developed a technique to optimize metal surfaces such as tinplate by drastically increasing wettability and thus enabling the direct application of UV materials. With the support of project partners in Brazil, can manufacturer Brasilata and coating manufacturer Actega, Plasmatreat will show how inline plasma jets can significantly improve the adhesion of UV coatings.

Neil Finley, director of Global Food Safety at Henkel (UK) and chairman of the CEPE Can Sector Group, will address the important and ever-expanding area of migration and regulation, and talk about the food contact risk assessment of BPA-NI coatings for metal packaging. This presentation will discuss challenges in conducting risk assessment, new approaches to demonstrating safety, and how improved supply chain communication can support BPA-NI coatings for metal packaging.

Chromates are being eliminated from industrial manufacturing processes to further improve health and safety conditions for workers and employees. Nippon Steel Corporation of Japan has developed a new process for passivating tinplate surfaces without hexavalent chromium. Their presentation will include key technical information on the process safety, product and food feel of EZP™ tinplate. The three aspects of this new substrate will be explained in detail with the basic manufacturing principles, the structure of the zirconium passivation layer, the toxicological profile and much more.

On the other hand, Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint GmbH will talk about the challenges in the development of the next generation of coating machines. In-line measurement technologies have advanced to the point where data coupling can lead to an automatic, closed-loop controlled process. Other interesting contributions will come from Stolle, SLAC and Enpack.

Metpack conference announces speakers

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