"Fundamentals of Thermoforming" training course

About the Instructor Peter Lichtherte:

University degree from K.I.H.O. in Gent and Aalst
Industrial Engineer with an Electro-Mechanical degree
Member on the board of the SPE European Thermoforming Division.

At Siemens (Belgium) I started as Product Development Engineer in the division developing electro-mechanical components.  Siemens Oostkamp is producing connectors for several electronic applications (automotive, military, automation, main frames,…).

In 1991, I was hired by Vitalo Belgium as Project Manager, to start up a thermoforming unit for food packaging made out of OPS (Bi-axial oriented polystyrene).  After one year I became the business Unit manager of the Vitalo Foodline Department, a joint venture between Vitalo and Mobile Plastics. As Technical Director of the Vitalo Plastics Group, I have managed several new investment programmes and acquisitions such as acquiring a PU department, an industrial modeling activity, a thermoforming plant SEA and the implementation of new technologies such as Twin sheet forming and Compression Moulding.

Starting March 1997, I am running my own independent consulting office, TC&M - Technical Consulting & Management focusing on international market development, supply chain performance improvement and training. Through my consulting activity, I have had the chance working for several OEM´s within different industries, thus giving me today a wide and global view on plastics processing and product development.