Erasmus+ project Food PackagIng open courseware for higher Education and Staff of companies (FitNESS) FITNESS 9-11 September 2019, Freising, Germany

First issue of FitNESS training sessions

Workshop 1: Basic training in packaging technology

First issue of FitNESS training sessionsWorkshop 1: Basic training in packaging technologyAim & publicDay 1Day 2Day 3

Aim & public

The target group for Workshop 1 are students and people with initial professional experience in the packaging sector.

Contents are the basic principles of packaging, mainly from the technical side.

** Maximum number of attendees is 40.**

Day 1

slot 
11:00 - 11:15Welcome
11:15 - 12:00FitNESS project introduction Antoine Kieffer, Actia, France, FitNESS coordinator
Scope and outline of the training sessions Horst-Christian Langowski, TUM, Germany
some links: ERASMUS programme, FITNESS
12:00 - 13:30Lunch
13:30 - 15:00Panorama of food packaging (slideshow)
Horst-Christian Langowski, TUM, Germany
15:00 - 15:30Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00Packaging Materials and Production Processes: Plastics - Part 1 (slideshow)
Fátima Poças, UCP, Portugal
17:00 - 17:30Question and answers
18:30 - 20:30Barbecue

Day 2

slot 
09:00 - 10:30Packaging Materials and Production Processes: Plastics - Part 2 (slideshow)
Fátima Poças, UCP, Portugal
10:30 - 11:00Coffee break
 Packaging Materials and Production Processes: Paper and Board (slideshow)
Fátim Poças, UCP, Portugal
12:00 - 13:30Lunch
13:30 - 15:00Packaging Materials and Production Processes: Glass (slideshow)
Fátim Poças, UCP, Portugal
15:00 - 15:30Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00Packaging Materials and Production Processes: Metal, Others (slideshow)
Fátim Poças, UCP, Portugal
17:30 - 17:30Question and answers
18:00 - 20:00Barbecue

Day 3

slot 
09:00 - 10:30Understanding common physical and chemical factors affecting food stability - part 1 (slideshow)
Horst-Christian Langowski, TUM, Germany
10:30 - 11:00Coffee break
11:00-12:30Understanding common physical and chemical factors affecting food stability - part 2 (slideshow)
Horst-Christian Langowski, TUM, Germany
12:30 - 13:30Lunch
13:30 - 15:00Food packaging and shelf-life (slideshow)
Thomas Karboviak, Agro-Sup Dijon, France
15:00 - 16:00Coffee break, final discussion, feeback
16:00End of the training session