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| Otto Hofstetter AG | Uznach | Switzerland

Injection Moulds Monitoring

Innovation from Otto Hofstetter AG: OH Xport – the key to greater productive capacity

Starting immediately, Otto Hofstetter AG is offering a new multifunctional device for its injection moulds. OH Xport helps manufacturers of packaging and preforms increase their production efficiency and further extend the longevity of their tools. During production, the device transmits crucial…
| Beverages | Carlsberg Group | Copenhagen | Denmark

Bottle Development

Carlsberg issues latest Green Fibre Bottle update

During the C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Carlsberg Group today issued an update on its journey to create the Green Fibre Bottle, the world’s first "paper bottle" for beer.
| Material technology | Gabriel-Chemie | Gumpoldskirchen | Austria

K Show 2019

Gabriel-Chemie: First overall impression at the K 2019

The Gabriel-Chemie Group will once again be in Hall 5, Booth B40 and presents itself with a new booth design as well as numerous new, innovative solutions and product demonstrations.
| Global themes | Interseroh | Cologne | Germany

New Online Tool

“Check for Recycling” – the smart and fast test for packaging

  • New online tool from Interseroh
  • Simple entry into the systematic packaging optimisation
  • To a first ecological assessment of packaging in just a few clicks
| Material technology | EPCA | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | Belgium

rPET

EPCA '19: Indonesia to start up new R-PET plant in Q1 '20

Indonesia is expected to start up a new recycled polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) recycling plant in the first quarter of 2020.
| Global themes | KHS | Dortmund | Germany

Sustainability

New sustainability report: KHS focuses on its responsibility to the climate

  • Long-term goal: to cut carbon emissions
  • Customers benefit from resource-saving machines
  • Employee expertise drives sustainability
| Blow Moulding & Coating | SMI | San Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

K Show 2019

SMI Group: The role of PET bottles in the circular economy

Packaging sustainability is a key issue, in particular for the beverage industry, in which more and more questions have been raised about the material to be used for packing safely and with limited impact on the environment. At K 2019 trade fair in Düsseldorf, which will be held from October, 16-23,…
| Blow Moulding & Coating | Sidel | Parma | Italy

New PET lines

StrongPack and Sidel partner to create leading co-packing hub for non-alcoholic beverages in Africa

StrongPack Ltd. recently established its operations in the Nigerian market with the mission to become the number one, high-quality, non-alcoholic contract packaging company in Africa. As part of its greenfield project, they installed a total of four Sidel lines over the span of two years, including…
| Business function | Gabriel-Chemie | Gumpoldskirchen | Austria

Appointment

Entering a new age for Gabriel-Chemie: Stefanie Sommer is Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer (CSO)

The group is proud to announce that Stefanie Sommer, daughter of CEO Elisabeth Sommer, and granddaughter of founder Josef Houska, will take over a new important strategic role in the company. Stefanie Sommer will assume the role of Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer (CSO) with immediate…
| Global themes | Neste | Espoo | Finland

New Office

Neste to lead its Renewable Polymers and Chemicals business from its office in Düsseldorf, Germany

Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and renewable aviation fuel and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable and circular polymers and chemicals solutions, opens a new office in Düsseldorf, Germany, to serve as the global hub for its Renewable Polymers and Chemicals business…
| Global themes | Unilever | London | United Kingdom

Goals

Unilever announces ambitious new commitments for a waste-free world

Unilever, owner of brands including Dove, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton and Omo has announced ambitious new commitments to reduce its plastic waste and help create a circular economy for plastics.
| Business function | Husky | Bolton, ON | Canada

Appointment

Husky announces organizational and leadership changes aimed at delivering products and services with enhanced speed, quality and flexibility to customers

Husky Injection Molding Systems, a leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, today announced organizational and leadership changes to its Hot Runners, Controllers and Medical (HRCM) business aimed at helping the company more quickly and effectively support evolving…
| Global themes | DOMO | Ghent | Belgium

Circularity

Domo, Circularise and Covestro partner on full plastics traceability

DOMO, a leading polyamides solutions provider, Covestro, a major supplier of high-tech polymer materials and Circularise, an innovative transparency start-up, have announced a new collaborative project for circularity in the plastics industry through the use of blockchain technology. The newly…

BLOW MOULDING

| Blow Moulding & Coating | Greiner Packaging | Kremsmünster | Austria

r-PET Application

Greiner Packaging creates packaging solution containing r-PET

Greiner Packaging’s stated aim is to keep plastic circulating in the economy for as long as possible. To this end, the packaging specialists are aiming to work together with their customers to create new packaging solutions that can be recycled themselves or contain recycled material. One recent…
| Beverages | Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland GmbH | Berlin | Germany

Installation

At the heart of the new production line at Coca-Cola in Halle/Germany

The heavyweight centerpiece of the new production line reached the Coca-Cola site in Halle: the blower-filler block, consisting of the 50-tonne blowing machine and the 16-tonne filler. Disassembled into 12 individual parts, the plant manufacturer Krones had both sent by low-loader on the…
| Blow Moulding & Coating | Milacron | Cincinnati, OH | United States

Launch

Milacron launching wide range of new and upgraded Mold Masters Solutions at K 2019

Milacron Holdings Corp., a leading industrial technology company serving the plastics processing industry announces additional key technologies for K 2019, the world’s largest plastics trade fair. K 2019 will take place October 16th-23rd in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Milacron will be displaying its…
| Blow Moulding & Coating | SMI | San Giovanni Bianco | Italy

Investment

SMI: New bottling and packaging line - Al Ethiad challenge to increase profitability

Ready to produce more: The idea of the expandable production line. Al Ethiad Refreshment, in ollaboration with SMI, installed a new bottling and packaging line for Doha Water brand; the plant has a current production of 20,000 bottles/hour, but can easily be adapted to double it, without changing…

FILLING TECHNOLOGY

| Filling technology | GEA | Düsseldorf | Germany

Filling

GEA’s multi-functional Visitron Filler ALL-IN-ONE on its way to Australia

GEA will present its highly efficient, multifunctional processing technology for the beverage industry at this year's leading trade fair, BrauBeviale, in hall 7under the motto: "Refreshingly Different." On display will be the GEA Visitron Filler ALL-IN-ONE, which can fill bottles, cans and PET…
| Filling technology | KHS GmbH | Dortmund | Germany

Turnkey System

Turnkey system for the water market: Armenian bottler grows with KHS technology

  • Market leader Jermuk invests in glass and PET lines
  • Modern labeling equipment for greater reliability
  • New bottle design thanks to KHS Bottles & Shapes™
| Filling technology | GEA | Düsseldorf | Germany

Launch

GEA’s new aseptic double-seat valve increases shelf life of beverages and dairy products

GEA is launching its new D-tec® D/DV double-chamber valve by end of April 2019. This special double-seat valve is designed with a sterile leakage chamber which is hermetically sealed from the atmosphere by two side valves.
| Filling technology | GEA | Düsseldorf | Germany

Filling Awards

GEA VIPOLL’s ALL IN ONE monoblock filler receives two Packaging Awards of Excellence in Australia

At its AUSPACK conference on March 27, 2019, the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) selected the best packaging innovations and products of the year.

CAPPING TECHNOLOGY

| Caps & Closures | Bericap | Budenheim | Germany

Product Development

Tethered Caps: BERICAP presents new product solutions

On 3 July 2019, the EU published a far-reaching regulation on the reduction of plastic waste in the oceans. In addition to a complete ban on certain disposable products such as cotton swabs or straws made of plastic, the regulation also includes a provision on closures for plastic beverage bottles,…
| Caps & Closures | Aptar | Crystal Lake, IL | United States

Partnership

Aptar partners with Nippon Closures to provide innovative tethered beverage closure solutions

AptarGroup, Inc., a global leader in dispensing, drug delivery and active packaging solutions, and Nippon Closures Co., Ltd., a leading company in Japan for bottle closures, announced today that they have entered into an exclusive partnership to cross-license technology for tethered beverage…
| Caps & Closures | United Caps | Wiltz | Luxembourg

Award

United Caps honoured with Prestigious IMDA Award - Company lives up to its Perform commitment with Morphotonix collaboration and award for Best Technical Achievement: Holographic Closure Technologies

United Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, today reported it was honoured with an IMDA award for Best Technical Achievement: Holographic Closure Technologies, for a holographic in-mold label jointly developed with MORPHOTONIX, a high-tech brand protection company.
| Caps & Closures | ENGEL Group | Schwertberg | Austria

Injection Moulding

ENGEL: Success story with a bright future ahead

When it comes to the unparalleled success story of ENGEL’s tie-bar-less technology, the numbers speak for themselves, with more than 70,000 machines in the hands of around 10,000 customers. It was first released 30 years ago at the K show in 1989 and is currently enjoying a true resurgence. ENGEL’s…

DECORATION TECHNOLOGY

| Decoration technologies | Loftware | Portsmouth, NH | United States

Labelling

Loftware Spectrum® 4.0 Optimizes Label Printing from Mobile Devices and Introduces Label Comparison

Loftware, Inc., the global leader in Enterprise Labeling and Artwork Management Solutions, today announced the availability of Loftware Spectrum 4.0. This latest release of Loftware’s flagship Enterprise Labeling Solution enables users to design label printing applications purpose-built for mobile…
| Global themes | UPM Raflatac | Eastfield | United Kingdom

Sustainability

UPM Raflatac’s Mills River factory first in North Carolina to be powered by 100% renewable energy

UPM Raflatac, a global leader in the manufacture of pressure sensitive label materials, is proud to announce that its factory in Mills River is the first manufacturing facility in North Carolina whose electrical supply is generated entirely by renewable sources through Charlotte-based Duke Energy's…
| Labels | Fortis Solutions Group | Virgina Beach, VA | United States

Acquisition

Fortis Solutions Group acquires Label Technology Inc.

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a portfolio company of Main Post Partners, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Label Technology Inc. Label Technology, based in Merced, CA, is an award-winning printer of flexible packaging, stand-up pouches, and pressure sensitive labels.
| Labelling machines | Sidel | Parma | Italy

Labelling

Levissima, leading Italian water brand, trusts Sidel’s new EvoDECO Roll-Fed Labeller to secure line performance and label quality

Levissima, part of Sanpellegrino Group (Nestlé Waters), needed to address the growing demand for bottled water in Italy with a new complete line, producing its re-designed 1.5 litre bottle of pure, Alpine water. With the help of its long-standing partner, Sidel, Levissima was able to improve the…

CONVEYING & TRANSPORTATION

| Conveying & Transportation | Sidel | Parma | Italy

Palletizing

Success at Nestlé Special.T factory with CoboAccess_Pal leads Sidel to extend cobotic palletizing range to higher payload

Nestlé recently installed two units of CoboAccess™_Pal, an industrial, safe and easy-to-use cobotic palletizing solution from Sidel, at their site in Orbe (Switzerland). By automating the palletizing of their Special.T capsules, Nestlé Suisse SA Orbe gained higher pallet quality while offering…
| Packaging machinery | SMI | San Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

Packaging Machinery

SMI packaging equipment for Coca-Cola Nogales

Green solutions for the beverage industry
| Conveying & Transportation | Gebo Cermex | France

End-of-line

End-of-line partnership with Gebo Cermex for Unilever’s new state-of-the-art facility in Dubai

Two comprehensive end-of-lines for production of shampoo and conditioner in shaped bottles have been successfully implemented by Gebo Cermex at Unilever’s site in Dubai, which is the largest personal care factory in the Middle East and Africa. With this large installation, the global player in the…
| Packaging machinery | Gebo Cermex

Gebo Cermex packer for FrieslandCampina Thailand

Gebo Cermex wrap-around packer ensures high speed and reliability at FrieslandCampina Thailand

FrieslandCampina Thailand, a local branch of the global dairy company, has turned – once again – to Gebo Cermex to install an efficient and cost-effective end-of-line solution, handling its new Foremost plastic bottles, which feature a complex shape. Thanks to a 360° approach applied to wrap-around…

RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY

| Recycling technology | Lindner-Recyclingtech GmbH | Spittal an der Drau | Germany

Recycling

K 2019: Things are hotting up! Lindner Washtech launches new Hot-Wash System for effective plastic recovery

Recyclates that are barely distinguishable from virgin material – that’s what plastics processing specialist Lindner had in mind when developing the new hot-wash system to be presented at the K 2019 in Düsseldorf. In addition to effective cleaning, the solution offers not only high but above all…
| Recycling technology | Gneuß Kunststofftechnik | Bad Oeynhausen | Germany

K Show Preview

Gneuss at K 2019: New Rotary Filtration System SFneos, second generation multiple screw extruder MRS and more

Gneuss Filtration Technology will exhibit several different models of their patented Rotary Filtration Systems at the K trade fair this year (Hall 9, Booth A38).
| Recycling technology | Werner & Mertz | Mainz | Germany

Recycling

Werner & Mertz - Used plastic: Genuine only with RAL Quality Mark!

Many consumers are uncertain and ask: Does it really help to separate trash and toss plastic into the Yellow Bag or does everything end up in the incinerator anyway? Do companies practice effective recycling or is it all just for show? That's where the newly created RAL Gütezeichen (Quality Mark)…
| Recycling technology | HERBOLD Meckesheim | Meckesheim | Germany

Recycling

MAG-waste disposal extends household refuse sorting plant with a HERBOLD PET washing unit

The recycling of PET bottles is an extension of the Russian waste disposal company MAG Group‘s recycling activities and is a consistent step towards a circular economy. The HERBOLD washing plant is being installed in Nizhniy-Novgorod at the MAG daughter company Fantastik-Plastik.

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14-15 October 2019

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