Afera – When does adhesive film count as packaging?

Afera’s new decision tree gives adhesive-film companies and their customers a practical way to distinguish process films from packaging under the PPWR. Afera unveiled its PPWR Adhesive Films Decision Tree to the wider industry in the May issue of Afera Insights. The public guide was created to answer a difficult but increasingly important question: When […]

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Neuenhauser Vorwald – Comprehensive solutions for winding technology

Neuenhauser Vorwald Wickeltechnik, a division of Neuenhauser Maschinenbau GmbH, has been renowned for decades for its tensioning shafts, tensioning heads and other components used in winding processes. Oliver Funk joined the team at the end of 2025 as a technical adviser and in sales. In an interview with PRO Flexconvert, he explains the company’s strategic […]

From left: Oliver Funk (Neuenhauser Vorwald), Alessandro Arosio (Renova), Gerd Bouwer (Neuenhauser Vorwald), Andrea Fantasia (Renova) and Artur Breitkreuz (Neuenhauser Vorwald).

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A man and a woman holding a bag with OPV elements

5. March 2025 |

Confidence despite uncertainties

LOPEC 2025 is in the books. With 2,400 trade visitors and around 170 exhibitors from 29 countries, the positive numbers from 2024 were confirmed. After a record-setting first exhibition day on 26 February, LOPEC, as in previous years, was affected by a large strike at the German airports on the second day – a “tradition” […]

A young woman with a roll of printed electronics from Henkel

11. March 2024 |

Industry showcase confirms positive development of flexible and printed electronics

LOPEC 2024 is history. With 176 exhibiting companies and 2400 visitors from 48 countries, the tradeshow has almost outgrown the well-established setting of ICM Hall B.0 at Messe Munich. A further expansion is on the horizon. Not even the large-scale strike of the German railway personnel prevented LOPEC from reaching new heights in terms of […]