Under the motto “New challenges for transport packaging - from export to online trade”, the 6th ISTA European Packaging Symposium will take place from 7 to 9 March 2017 in Valencia, Spain. The event is organised by ISTA (International Safe Transit Association) and ITENE (Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logística) and is supported by DS Smith Tecnicarton as the main sponsor and Sealed Air.
According to the organisers, it is the largest forum on the topic of packaging in Europe. More than 100 experts and managers from the packaging, production, distribution and retail sectors will come together in Valencia. Manufacturers and developers from the fields of data processing and digital and electronic equipment are also expected to attend. The motto of this year's event is „New challenges for transport packaging - from export to online retail“. The objective is to take an in-depth look at the critical link between product and packaging, efficient distribution with a further focus on cost savings, product delivery and fulfilment of sustainability requirements.
International Knowledge Forum
Representatives of leading international companies and organisations will meet at this sixth congress. You can expect various Specialist lectures from Smithers-Pira, PFA - Packaging Forensics Associates, Inc., Rajapack, NVC - Netherlands Packaging Centre, UPS Germany, Tokyo National Museum, Sealed Air, IKEA of Sweden AB, Metropack, DS Smith, Dow Europe GmbH and Hewlett Packard. Presentations from research institutes and universities such as the Fraunhofer Institute Material Flow and Logistics, University of Wisconsin Stout, ISTA and ITENE are also planned.
The Symposium is aimed at directors, managers and technicians from the logistics, packaging, production, purchasing, R&D, design and product development departments of companies in the following sectors: container and packaging industry, manufacturers of mass consumer products, manufacturers of electrical household appliances, computers, TV and audio equipment, etc., department stores and hypermarkets, logistics, transport and storage. In addition, to test laboratories, manufacturers of test equipment and all those professionals whose work involves Container systems and packaging is connected. In this way, a large international forum is created.
[infotext icon]About ISTA (USA)
The event is held under the auspices of the US organisation ISTA, which specialises in solving the major problems of containers and transport packaging. It has been a pioneer in the development and certification of testing programmes for containers and packaging systems for over 60 years. Its testing processes and certification programmes are trusted around the world to develop effective container systems and transport packaging. http://www.ista.org [/infotext]
[infotext icon]About ITENE (Spain)
The technological institute ITENE, organiser of the on-site symposium and president of the ISTA Europe committee, contributes its international experience in design, construction, implementation and training in the fields of packaging engineering and transport simulation. The Institute has years of experience in solving problems and finding solutions from a comprehensive supply chain perspective. ITENE's transport simulation centre has state-of-the-art equipment for analysing the behaviour of containers and packaging under road and sea transport conditions, as well as under normal and extreme conditions. http://www.itene.com[/infotext]
