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- Hélder Remédios
- Mar 28, 2018
- 2 min read
"In EmpakGlass we believe knowledge only has value, if used and shared"
EmpakGlass has conducted this March another of its Product Development & Mould Design Open Training Workshops, kicking off with the 2018 Season.
This year, Empak introduced a new approach to the seminars....
In a time where Glass People are becoming more and more dependent on technology, we wanted to make a twist. So, all the trainees and Empak team had the challenge of working glass as artisans in a glass studio.
Under the very thorough Supervision and Mastership of Robert Wiley, from Vicarte - "Glass and Ceramic for the Arts” Research Unit, in UNINOVA Campus, everyone had the chance to contact in first hand with the effects of glass properties and its impact on workability, reheat, contact time and cooling time..... and still create a glass art piece to take back home.
Would you like to know more? If you need more detailed information on the fees, dates and target audience, you can contact us through our Chat line.
If you want to know more about the content of the trainings, follow thelink:
We also develop customized Workshops according to your needs and requirements.
Remember... these are seminars developed by professionals to professionals, from the glass packaging industry.
Our experience so far, have taught us how much these event have been appreciated by all our attendees, since it gives the opportunity to exchange experiences within people from different glass container plants within the same (or related) field of work and even from different backgrounds, like glass fillers and glass producers.
The 2018 Open Training Workshops edition, will be held in Lisbon.
In the following weeks, we will start posting all the options that we will have available for our Workshops along 2018.
What better place than Lisbon to provide you with perfect relax after an intensive business day! We look forward to welcoming you again in Lisbon!
- Helder Remédios (COO)
- Jun 20, 2017
- 2 min read
Since Empakglass started, its core has been bridging the gap between Marketing and Production in the Glass Container Industry, backed up on its technical know-how.
Around this main pillar, we've developed training programs and software packages to support our business.
Nevertheless, until now, there was one key aspect which we, at Empakglass, weren't yet addressing to our Clients: the complete package, from bottle concept design up until production.
Having perceived this gap in Empakglass's range of solutions, we introduce now: Concept +.
With this complete solution, our Customer base will reduce the normal entropy in the stages from the design development of a glass container up until its production stage, with all the consequent advantages in terms of time contraints, efficiency and cost reduction.
Our conceptualisation process involves three key stages which enable us to focus on the design objectives and produce innovative new pack designs to make your product stand out in the marketplace. Discovery Stage
In this stage, we find out as much as possible about the product, the brand identity, the client’s business, and the target market. This information feeds our design decisions so it is very important that we work closely with the client. After we have gathered all the information we need, we generate a creative brief that, in a couple of sentences, summarises the design objectives and what we need to deliver.
Initial Design Stage
Here we collate information from the ‘Discovery’ stage and produce a series of loose concept designs for consideration by the client. This is the time for creativity rather than pragmatism and we like to really let the ideas flow as we try to capture the essence of the brief.
Explaining what has inspired us and how we see the concepts developing forms an important part of the process.
Finalise Design Stage
Following discussion with the client we refine the designs while considering essential technical requirements. This process requires a careful balance between practicality and aesthetics. Taking client feedback into account we focus on one ‘winning’ design to progress to the final stage. Throughout the process we may use a combination of concept sketches, technical drawings, photo-real 3D rendered images or physical models and mock-ups to convey our ideas.
For the rest...well... it will be just picking from the design stage and shaping it into reality, which has been what we've done best.... so far.
Would you like to know more about Empakglass? Check our website at www.empakglass.com and find all the range of solutions we can provide in a Hop On/ Hop Off philosophy.
- João Santos (Cold End & Quality Control)
- May 10, 2017
- 2 min read
Following its long term commitment to narrowing the gap between University and the Glass Plants, Empakglass challenged the 3rd year students of Materials Engineering in Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), one of the most prestigious European Universities, to a lecture on "Glass Container Technology".
The goal was to bring closer the reality of this industrial process and the application of Materials Engineering all across the process and who knows, to plant the seed for the future generation that will lead this Industry.
Although the students were from the 3rd year, we were quite amazed and satisfied with the level of interaction and the demanding questions that were posed to the lecture Presenters.
We are really looking forward for the next Lecture!
Would you like to know more about Empakglass? Check this year's two Seasons for the workshops:
The initial period is to be held between June-July and the second period between September-October.
Like the previous years, all attendees will also have the opportunity to visit Lisbon and enjoy all our City has to offer, during the best months of the year!
This year's Open Training Workshops will include:
Batch, furnace and glass conditioning training;
Mould design/product development training;
IS production & Mouldshop Performance Training;
Glass container technology training;
Quality control & cold end training.
You can also checkout our last year edition closure newsletter here. These are seminars developed by professionals to professionals, on the glass packaging industry. The Glass Container Technology seminar is actually a plus for professionals working on the filling / designing & distribution business. Check out all the training contents information here.
On the upcoming weeks we will inform all our customers on the final dates all the workshops will be held on the months mention above.
See you soon in Lisbon!
