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2017 – WORLD BEVERAGE INNOVATION AWARDS

Fontevita awarded as "Best Bottle in PET" at WBIA 2017

On 14th September the annual World Beverage Innovation Awards took place at Drinktec in Germany as part of the 15th Beverage Awards. The judging panel considered 227 entries from 33 countries in 25 categories. “We are happy to celebrate the fifteenth year of the annual World Beverage Innovation... Read more
| Bottle developments | PET Engineering | San Vendemiano | Italy

2017 – WORLD BEVERAGE INNOVATION AWARDS

Fontevita awarded as "Best Bottle in PET" at WBIA 2017

On 14th September the annual World Beverage Innovation Awards took place at Drinktec in Germany as part of the 15th Beverage Awards. The judging panel considered 227 entries from 33 countries in 25 categories. “We are happy to celebrate the fifteenth year of the annual World Beverage Innovation...
| Caps & Closures | AROL Group | Canelli | Italy

This is industry 4.0. - from Drinktec 2017 the AROL Group cyber physical system

Whether it is water, milk, juice, soft drinks, beer, wine or spirits, there is no beverage the AROL Group technology cannot cap, control and inspect in order to preserve and maintain its quality from bottling to consuming.
Efficient, fast, precise, AROL capping systems can be integrated at any time...
| Material technology | Gabriel Chemie | Gumpoldskirchen | Austria

PURE: The organoleptically tested masterbatch from Gabriel-Chemie

  • PURE provides complete transparency for masterbatch applications in order to prevent any potential sensory issues
  • NIAS evaluation using gas chromatography 
  • Organoleptic evaluation 
  • SML – Specific migration limits

Creating packaging for food and beverages with sensitive contents, such as mineral water,...
| Digitization | Krones AG | Neutraubling | Germany

Collaboration in the digital age

Share2Act - The collaboration platform for the food and beverage industries

Syskron’s role in the Krones Group is as an innovation incubator for up-to-the-future digitalisation solutions. At the drinktec, the youthful start-up will now be showcasing the visions and solutions it can provide for the digital beverage factory of the future.
One product will be accorded a...
| Markets | Messe München | Munich

Internationality expands again

More than 76,000 visitors—drinktec 2017 smashes all the records!

With over 76,000 visitors from more than 170 countries, drinktec has chalked up the best-ever result in its 66-year history and surpassed all expectations. The number of visitors rose by 10,000 over the previous event in 2013. In particular at the international level, where drinktec is already very...
| Sustainability

Recycled film quality negatively affected by degradable plastics from Southern Europe

Even very low quantities of degradable plastics that end up in the traditional plastic waste streams have a significant, negative impact on recycled plastics.
| Milk | Krones | Neutraubling | Germany

Dairy competence at Krones

Experts on everything to do with the white gold

Dairy products demand to be handled gently – which is precisely why the white gold plays a significant role throughout the entire Krones Group. Because Krones and its subsidiaries support dairy products from their origination and all components to final filling on lines specially designed for the...
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| Preform moulding | Erema | Ansfelden | Austria

SIPA and EREMA hold Open House

Live production on world's first PET Inline Preform system

A very special Open House was held from 4 to 6 September at the SIPA headquarters in Vittorio Veneto, Italy, where the unique direct processing of washed PET flakes to make food contact grade preforms was demonstrated live on the world's first PET Inline Preform system. The system will be in...
| Global themes | IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V. | Bad Homburg | Germany

Coastal Cleanup Day on 16 September: plastic packaging too good to throw away!

The German plastics packaging industry association (IK) is taking advantage of Coastal Cleanup Day on 16 September to reiterate its clear position on marine litter.
| Decoration technologies | Krones | Neutraubling | Germany

Ready for industrial use

Direct printing unlocks new options for beverage producers

A pioneering technology now enters series production: at the last drinktec Krones exhibited a prototype of the DecoType family, and meanwhile the digital direct printing machine has attained product maturity. At this year’s fair, the DecoType Select will now be demonstrating what it can do – and...
| Beer | Krones AG | Neutraubling | Germany

Beer bottle filled in just 0.5 seconds

Innovative beer filling system: Dynafill

Beverage bottlers’ requirements are proverbially exacting: achieving progressively higher outputs while consuming less CO2 and nonetheless upgrading the filling quality – and all this in a sturdy system that’s ideally designed for cleaning. For beer filling, these are precisely the criteria Krones...
| Material technology | Solvay | Bollate | Italy

Solvay partners with Husky to develop Verian™ HBP - an advanced high barrier polyester enabling a new generation of sustainable packaging solutions

Solvay Specialty Polymers, in partnership with Husky Injection Molding Systems, is launching Verian™ High Barrier Polyester (HBP), a recyclable, innovative line of high-performance polymers that will enable a new generation of sustainable packaging solutions for polyethylene terephthalate (PET)...
| Preform moulding | HUSKY | Bolton | Canada

Multi-Layer Technology system a highlight for show visitors

Husky makes a splash at Drinktec 2017

Husky Injection Molding Systems, a leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, successfully kicked off its first day of Drinktec 2017. The company’s booth featured live demonstrations of its industry-leading HyPET® HPP5 integrated PET preform manufacturing system,...
| Decoration technologies | Sidel | Parma | Italy

DataLase & Sidel Present Innovation Showcase at drinktec 2017

Sidel, a leading provider of equipment and services for packaging liquid, food, home and personal care products in PET, can, glass and other materials, will be showcasing a next generation packaging solution utilising revolutionary DataLase inline digital printing technology at drinktec 2017.
Sidel...
| Preform moulding | Husky Injection | Bolton | United States

Husky makes a splash at Drinktec 2017

Multi-Layer Technology system a highlight for show visitors
BOLTON, Ontario – Husky Injection Molding Systems, a leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, successfully kicked off its first day of Drinktec 2017. The company’s booth (#338, Hall A4) featured live...
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BLOW MOULDING

| Blow moulding machines | KHS | Dortmunf | Germany

New system for still water in single-serve formats: the KHS InnoPET TriBlock Aqua M

With its InnoPET TriBlock Aqua M the KHS Group will be presenting a compact, powerful block system for single-serve formats at this year’s drinktec. The high-performance unit is specifically geared towards the growth segment of water in single portions – perfect for any handbag. It processes...
| Blow Moulding & Coating | KHS | Dortmund

KHS FormFill sparks revolution in processing of plastic packaging

The revolution in the processing of PET containers is drawing nearer: for the first time KHS presents a marketable concept for the forming and filling of plastic bottles which involves just one process step.
| Blow moulding machines | SMI S.p.A. | S.Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

SMI: Ready for Drinktec

OK! We're ready for Drinktec!
OK! We're saying it to you through a bottle featuring a very original design, which depicts the popular gesture of approval with the stretched hand and the thumb up.
OK! At Drinktec SMI is ready to show you the latest news of the bottling and packaging industry, like...
| Filling technology | Sidel | Parma | Italy

Digitization

Making Industry 4.0 Opportunities a Reality - A Prime Focus for Sidel Group at Drinktec

Sidel and Gebo Cermex - part of the Sidel Group - will be showcasing their Agility 4.0TM programme. The initiative is helping manufacturers and brand owners shift from mass production to mass customisation, and gain the many benefits of Industry 4.0, while boosting Overall Equipment Effectiveness...

CONVEYING & TRANSPORTATION

| Filling technology | Sidel | Parma

Drinktec 2017

Securing performance over time the focus for Sidel Group Services at drinktec

How services help to build, maintain and improve beverage producers’ line performance throughout their asset lifecycle will be a key highlight for Sidel and Gebo Cermex services teams, exhibiting jointly as part of the Sidel Group at Drinktec 2017 (11-15 September). With the marketplace growing ever...
| Packaging machinery | Gebo Cermex/Sidel | Parma

Smart beverage factories

GEBO CERMEX to answer needs of smart beverage factories at drinktec

Gebo Cermex, part of the Sidel Group, will showcase a range of innovative material handling solutions at Drinktec 2017 (stand A6.330), including the latest developments in automation and connectivity to help secure greater performance from bottling lines in evolving and demanding markets. Ludovic...
| Filling technology | Sidel | Parma

Drinktec 2017

Sidel to reveal next generation of complete beverage packaging solutions at drinktec

Exhibiting as part of the Sidel Group, along with Gebo Cermex, Sidel will be introducing a number of breakthrough packaging solutions at Drinktec 2017 (stand A6.330), to help producers meet the challenges of ever-changing demands in beverage markets. Frédéric Sailly, Executive Vice President for...
| Packaging machinery | KHS GmbH | Dortmund

Trouble-free recycling: Nature MultiPack™ granted interim approval by the EPBP

Following tests on the Nature MultiPack™ the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) has confirmed that it can be fully recycled. The adhesive specially developed and supplied by NMP Systems and KHS has thus been granted interim approval for further market tests in Europe until June 30, 2019. The...

RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY

| Preform moulding | Erema | Ansfelden | Austria

SIPA and EREMA hold Open House

Live production on world's first PET Inline Preform system

A very special Open House was held from 4 to 6 September at the SIPA headquarters in Vittorio Veneto, Italy, where the unique direct processing of washed PET flakes to make food contact grade preforms was demonstrated live on the world's first PET Inline Preform system. The system will be in...
| Recycling technology | Starlinger & Co | Vienna | Austria

Bottle-to-bottle recycling

Starlinger @ drinktec 2017: proven PET recycling technology

A must-visit for bottlers, preform producers, and brand owners is just around the corner: drinktec opens its doors from Sep 11-15, 2017. An opportunity to learn about new developments in the industry – but is new always better? After all, proven technology has its merits: time for a quick recap of...
| PET materials | Köksan | Sehitkamil | Turkey

Custom-Enhanced Screen Changer Extends Filter Life and Improves Product Quality for PET Company Köksan

Nordson Retrofitted Its BKG® POLY™ Screen Changer with Filter Candles, Providing 4 to 8 Times Longer Filter Life, Fewer Black Specks and Gels, and Less Shear Stress.
| Markets & Management | Ettlinger | Augsburg | Germany

The 2017 APR Plastics Recycling Showcase - ECO Continuous Melt Filter for PET Extrusion

APR Plastics Recycling Showcase identifies, highlights, and commends the industry’s leading innovations developed by APR member companies that support the growth of plastics recycling. For this reason Ettlinger high performance recycling melt filters, ERF and ECO, are honored through APR´s...