2016 Open training workshops - by Empakglass

"In EmpakGlass we believe knowledge only has value, if used and shared"

EmpakGlass is pleased to announce that our 2016 open training workshops are now available to all glass packaging professionals.

Where businesses do not have the number of co-workers to run a group in-company session, an open training workshop will now allow any glass packaging professional (wherever they are based) to access this benefit.

Due to several requests, we have converted our existing successful face-to-face in-company training sessions into open training workshops, to be held again in Lisbon (our hometown).

What are the advantages of 'open' training courses over in-company training?

Open training workshops are known to increase the diversity of opinion because everyone gets a say.

There is also an additional value to be gained with this type of training that many companies also overlook:

• Meet and network with peers from other organisations;

• Safe environment out of the workplace and away from colleagues;

• Share knowledge with people from other companies;

• Receive feedback from people of a similar seniority and experience level;

• Small groups which means better 1-2-1 coaching;

• Gain valuable insights from different industry sectors;

• Learn powerful techniques.

This leads to greater retention of what’s been studied and helps build confidence in the newly acquired knowledge.

So now you can immediately start to improve your job skills, or your team skills, or your entire company skills, at the click of a mouse.

This year we are adding 3 new training workshops, meaning our 2016 open training workshops will now have 6 courses available:

• Batch, furnace and glass conditioning training - October 17th - 21st;

• Mould design/product development training - August 8th - 12th;

• Glass container technology training - October 10th - 14th;

• IS production & maintenance training (new) - October 24th-28th;

• Quality control & cold end training (new) - November 7th-11th;

• Mouldshop maintenance & operations training (new) - November 14th-18st.

If you need more detailed information on the fees, dates and target audience, you can download our brochure here.

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.

Last year were well attended with participants from such different places as: Slovenia, Morocco, Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Guatemala, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Italy, Kuwait and Portugal.

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This multicultural set-up was much appreciated since it gave 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.

Check out our latest newsletter with these workshops information here.

See you soon in Lisbon!

"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!"

Mouldshop maintenance / CNC operation seminar @ Parkcam, Turkey

Empakglass conducted a training seminar on Mouldshop Operations & Maintenance in Parkcam, Turkey.

The training seminar was conducted between the 14th and the 18th of March and covered Bench, Convencional Lathe and CNC Lathe Machining.

The attendees were from the Mouldshop team and the goal of the seminar was to discuss:

• Best practices / methods and routines;

• Quality control measurement and analysis;

• Troubleshooting of defects related to mould equipment maintenance;

• Process organization in the mouldshop maintenance;

• Correlating glass dimensions with actual neckring dimensions and estimating lifetime.

The attendees indicated that the training was valuable, the discussions important for the Mouldshop Process and are ready to apply what they learned immediately.

Empakglass team really appreciated Parkam's Staff effort in making the training very dynamic and interesting.

Empakglass offers the majority of our training at a location of customer choice and can customize a seminar for customer unique needs whether it relates to Mould Design, Batch and Furnace, Glass Conditioning, IS Production & Maintenance, Cold End and Quality Control.

Mould design / Product development seminar @ Parkcam, Turkey

Empakglass conducted a training seminar on Product Development & Mould Design in Parkcam, Turkey.

The training seminar was divided into two parts, being the initial one performed between the 31st of August and 4th of September 2015 and the second part between the 2nd and 3rd of March of 2016.

The goal of setting the training on this manner was to allow the trainees to absorb and use the information of the training, raise new doubts in the period in between training and use the second visit to make new practical examples.

The attendees of the training included members from the IS Production, Mould Design and Mouldshop.

The feedback provided was extremely positive, making Empakglass very proud of helping this partner on improving its internal Operational Skills.