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Broaden your knowledge of plastics

Gain a significant competitive edge through in-depth market knowledge and know-how transfer from our experts.

Knowledge for tomorrow

Our Knowledge & Training offerings

The PIE Knowledge & Training offering is based on the motto "Knowledge for tomorrow" and provides you with a substantial head start over your competitors, thanks to the sound market knowledge and know-how transfer from our experts to your team.

Our training programs focus on navigating the European and global markets for standard and engineering thermoplastics. We delve into supply chains and commodity flows to help you develop your own strategy and course of action.

Our portfolio includes:

Seminars & trainings Whether for beginners, experts or decision-makers - our experienced industry and training experts deliver you brand new content or work with you together on developing customised concepts and content for your company.

We train your teams and turn them into experts!
Executive presentations

Whether it's strategy meetings, board meetings, or advisory board meetings: based on thorough briefings and followed by focused, in-depth discussions, we prepare specialist presentations that communicate current data, facts, market developments, and trend analyses for your executive circle.

We give your decision-makers important impulses!

Lectures

We deliver tailor-made expert talks for companies and associations, also internationally. With your objectives in mind, we cover almost all plastics topics - independently, comprehensibly and credibly.

We inform your customers, employees and stakeholders!

One-on-one meetings

We offer on-demand personal consulting, discussions, assistance, know-how transfer and market insights - face-to-face or by telephone.

We have the answers to your individual questions!

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Our online seminars

Dive deeper into a topic in which you would like to expand or deepen your knowledge.

Compact- and Intensive Seminars

Build and deepen your expertise in a topic that interests you.

Our compact seminar is tailored for those entering or transitioning into the plastics industry, such as purchasers, product managers, marketing and sales staff as well as enthusiasts from the entire industry.
 
Our intensive seminars deepen your knowledge on a topic of your choice and are best suited to professionals who work intensively with engineering plastics.
 
The intensive seminars require a fundamental knowledge base of the plastics markets. We recommend attending our compact seminar "Plastics markets essentials" before signing up for our intensive seminars.

YOUR ADVANTAGES

Knowledge for the real world Our seminars are designed to give you the practical skills you need to succeed. You will learn from experts, work through and discuss real-life use cases and exchange experiences with other participants - thus acquiring comprehensive knowledge on a specific topic.  
Well-informed decisions By gaining this expertise, you will be able to make smarter decisions and better assess risks. You will grasp the interconnections between the different factors and how they impact prices, so you can optimize your business strategy.  
Speakers with many years of experience Take advantage of the combination of scientific depth, extensive experience and pedagogical expertise of our course instructors. They have already proven their expertise in numerous projects. No matter which area of the plastics industry you come from, they can deliver the right content for you.  
Early bird discount We offer early registrants an attractive discount of 15%.  
Networking opportunities In the seminars, you will get to know other participants and exchange ideas with them. This will give you the platform to expand your professional network and win business opportunities.  

Your trainers

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Prof. Dr. Tilko DietertProfessor of Industrial Engineering at the FOM University of Applied Sciences in Nuremberg and director of the technical management consultancy Lean Management Consulting in Gunzenhausen. His work focuses on innovative products, tool concepts and production processes for injection moulded parts, surface technology, toolmaking, optimization of the product development process, cost and quality improvement in production as well as customs and export control.Learn more
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Dimitrios Koranis

Managing Director of Koranis Purchasing Solutions, a management consultancy specializing in purchasing in Nuremberg. He previously worked as Head of Purchasing and Logistics at Oechsler AG and as Commodity Manager Plastics and Rubbers at automotive supplier Webasto. He has been actively involved in the "Business Network International - BNI" as Director Consultant Advisory Board for over 15 years. He specialises in topics such as strategic purchasing, supplier and risk management, global sourcing, plastics and chemicals purchasing, purchasing of services, purchasing controlling as well as cost and price analysis.

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Stefan Fleischmann

A passionate plastics coach and Managing Director of Fleischmann-Kunststoffwissen. After studying plastics technology, he spent several years managing international projects on technology and know-how transfer in the aviation industry. He then worked for a leading industry service provider for many years, where he was responsible for planning, organising and running training events for specialists and managers from various industry branches. He was also a certified trainer for the Würzburg-Schweinfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce for the industrial master craftsman for plastics and rubber.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does the seminar cost? Each of our seminars cost €890 per person plus VAT extra.
Is there a specific software I need to install to participate? Our webinars take place on Zoom. You don't need a Zoom account to participate. We'll send you the access link via email a week before the event.
DO THE SEMINARS TAKE PLACE ONLINE OR OFFLINE? At the moment our seminars only take place online. We would inform you, when this is not the case.
HOW LONG IS THE SEMINAR? 09:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Will I get a copy of the presentation after the seminar?

We will send you a copy by email a day before the seminar.

Are there any discounts or special offers for the seminars? If we have a promotion, the discount will be displayed here. There are currently no discounts available.
IS THIS AN INTERACTIVE SEMINAR? All our seminars are designed to be interactive. You are encouraged to ask your seminar instructor the questions you've always had about the topics covered in the seminar.
DO I HAVE TO PAY A FEE IF I HAVE TO CANCEL UNEXPECTEDLY? Cancellations up to 6 weeks before the start of the event will incur a cancellation fee of 20% of the participation fee. If you cancel later, a cancellation fee of 100% of the participation fee will be charged. You can provide a substitute participant at any time without incurring cancellation costs. We reserve the right to change speakers/topics, provided that this does not affect the quality of the event.