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| Global themes | Adsale Exhibition Services | Hong Kong

Trade show

Biggest CHINAPLAS in history welcomed 180,701 visitors!

A highly successful CHINAPLAS 2018 concluded its four-day show on April 27, 2018, in Shanghai. The rainy weather prior to the opening of the 32nd edition of show did not hamper the enthusiasm of visitors, who were inspired by smart manufacturing, innovative materials, and green solutions. A total of...
| Business function | Petainer | London | United Kingdom

Management

Petainer steps up its South American presence

Petainer, the global leader in one-way kegs, is partnering with BLUE PET in Brazil to start manufacturing petainerKeg™ – its global family of keg products which are increasingly being used by breweries for draught beer.
| Business function | EREMA | Ansfelden | Austria

Facts & Figures

EREMA Group: 155 million euro turnover barrier broken

The EREMA Group closed the 2017/18 fiscal year at the end of March with double-digit growth of over 10 per cent. The companies integrated in the Group have once again achieved a new turnover record with consolidated sales reaching 155 million euros for the first time.
| Business function | SMI | San Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

Awards

SMI representing Italy at the Grand Final of Europe’s major business competition

SMI is hoping to be named a winner at Grand Final of the European Business Awards sponsored by RSM, on 22 and 23 May in Warsaw, Poland.
| Sustainability | Alpla | Hard | Austria

Sustainability

Recyclate Initiative: ALPLA at the PLMA trade show in Amsterdam

At the invitation of ECC Ecological Cleaning and Care GmbH, part of the Werner & Mertz Group, ALPLA is taking part in the international PLMA trade show on 29 and 30 May in Amsterdam. The packaging specialist will present the Recyclate-Initiative together with its long-term customer Werner & Mertz...
| Decoration technologies | Velox Ltd. | New York | United States

Digital Decoration

Velox delivers world’s only mass production direct-to-shape digital decoration technology for the rigid packaging industry

Today, Velox Ltd., global developer of the world’s only mass production direct-to-shape (DTS) digital decorator for the rigid packaging industry, announces commercial availability of its revolutionary new solution and a new customer in production for its end users. The announcement was made in...
| Blow Moulding & Coating | Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and the Skilled Crafts at RWTH Aachen University | Aachen | Germany

News in plasma and surface technology

7th IKV symposium "Plasma and Surface Technology for Plastics Products"

Plasma technologies offer enormous potential for packaging and medical products and are therefore in great demand. They give plastics packagings high barrier properties, avoid the use of silicone oils or substituted glass materials in medical technology products. The Institute for Plastics...
| Blow Moulding & Coating | Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and the Skilled Crafts at RWTH Aachen University | Aachen | Germany

Coating

Workshop "Plasma coating of refillable PET bottles" as part of the 7th symposium on plasma and surface technology for plastic products at IKV

The sustainability of plastics packagings is increasingly the subject of public debate. Especially the longevity of plastic products can be both a curse and a blessing. While the focus in disposable packaging is on reduced material use and recycling, the aspect of longevity is becoming increasingly...
| European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW) | Brussels | Belgium

Circular Economy

European bottled water producers make major pledges towards circular economy by 2025

Today, the European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW) is pleased to announce four industry-wide pledges that aim to increase the collection of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles and the use of recycled PET. This will accelerate the shift towards a more circular European economy.
| Material technology | Carolina Color | Orlando, FL | United States

Patent

Carolina Color to receive patent for G3 solid color pellet technology

Carolina Color Corporation announces that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will issue a patent to Carolina Color on May 15, 2018 for its G3 color pellet technology for plastic processors. G3 has proven to be effective in diverse applications such as Packaging, Housewares, Lawn & Garden and More.
| Sidel | Italy

PET Line

Revolutionising water production: Celtic Pure increases productivity and flexibility with new Sidel PET complete line

Celtic Pure have invested in state-of-the-art technology to cater to increased demand for their products from both Ireland and the UK markets. This choice gave the award-winning water company both the flexibility to tackle strong market growth and the ability to handle new product launches.
| Operations | Nestlé Waters | Vevey | Switzerland

Management

Nestlé Waters invests CHF 25 million in Swiss water bottling site

Nestlé Waters has announced a CHF 25 million modernisation of its bottling site at Henniez, Switzerland
| Preform moulding | Retal | Limassol | Cyprus

rPET

Retal converts rPET for Nestlé

RETAL’s major investment in state-of-the-art equipment at its facility near Pittsburg has enabled this leading packaging manufacturer to deliver preforms to make the ‘glass-like look’ of PET using recycled PET - commonly known as rPET.

BLOW MOULDING

| Business function | SIAPI S.R.L. | San Vendemiano

NPE 2018

SIAPI at NPE 2018

The NPE2018 show floor reflects the many advancements and changes in the industry, with new features including the Bottle Zone, Refocus (highlighting sustainable solutions), and 3D Printing, along with returning favorites including International Pavilions, and Technology zones for mold-making,...
| Business function | WINTEC | Changzhou | China

Management

WINTEC in Changzhou under new management

The injection moulding machine builder WINTEC – a member of the ENGEL group of companies – will be under new management as of April 1, 2018. Michael Feltes is transitioning from ENGEL headquarters in Austria to WINTEC in Changzhou, China, as President Sales & Service.
| Bottle developments | Krones AG | Neutraubling | Germany

Bottle development

New, droplet-shaped lightweight bottle

In many tropical countries, particularly in Asia, small water beakers made of PET are in widespread use. Sealed with a removable film/foil, they supply the on-the-go market for a quick thirst-quencher betweentimes. Airlines, too, like using these non-returnable beakers. Krones has now developed an...
| Bottle developments | UAB "Terekas" | Kretinga | Lithuania

World’s fastest bottle format change by FlexBlow at NPE 2018

In the highly saturated market of PET SBM machines you need to possess a competitive advantage against other manufacturers to gain customers’ attention and trust. Having worked in the industry since 1994 FlexBlow team discovered that with increasing variety of PET containers the bottle production...

FILLING TECHNOLOGY

| Filling technology | CFT S.p.A | Parma | Italy

Filling & Aseptic

CFT GROUP obtains the F.D.A compliancy for its Macropak AF/2 aseptic filler

During the last months CFT Group’s Macropak AF/2 Aseptic Filler has been tested and checked by the American Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A), and has finally gotten the compliancy approval, by obtaining the relevant certification. In the U.S.A the filling of low acid products, such as fruits and...
| Filling & Aseptic | GEA | Düsseldorf | Germany

Filling technology

Quality requires precision: GEA's CMAG™ flow meter provides accurate measurement data for sensitive production processes

To complement automated production plants, for example, in the food, pharmaceutical and biotech industries, GEA has developed the magnetic inductive flow meter CMAG™. The easy-to-install version of the proven IZMAG™ flow meter delivers highly accurate and reliable measurement data, helping GEA's...
| Markets | KHS | Dortmund | Germany

Aseptic line in Serbia

KHS & Nectar: Fruitful investment

Serbian fruit juice producer Nectar is raising the level of its technical equipment to totally unprecedented heights with a new aseptic filler from KHS. This is not only of benefit to the quality of its products but also to its efficiency in production.
| Filling technology | Sidel

New Sidel Matrix™ Combi for San Miguel in the Dominican Republic

Sidel: Peruvian beverage producer achieves significant energy savings

Peruvian company Industrias San Miguel (ISM) currently has seven lines producing PET bottles, five of which are equipped with blow moulding machines supplied by Sidel. The most recent ISM installation is a Sidel Matrix™ Combi, bottling still water and flavoured water at a rate of 36,000 bottles per...

DECORATION TECHNOLOGY

| Decoration technologies | Sidel | Italy

Labelling technology

Sidel's new EvoDECO labelling solutions maximise flexibility and performance

The Sidel EvoDECO solutions, available either as a modular, multi-technology or as dedicated-technology equipment, are designed for total flexibility and optimised for unmatched performance, to meet today’s demands within labelling.
| Management | Krones AG | Neutraubling | Germany

Digital decoration

Dekron: the Krones subsidiary for digital decoration technology

In early March 2018, Krones purchased the remaining shares in Till GmbH and concentrates all future business activities for digital decoration technology under the name Dekron.
| Decoration technologies | Gallus | St. Gallen | Switzerland

Digital label printing

Gallus broadens product range for growing digital label market: presentation of a new digital label printing system at Gallus Innovation Days 2018

For the third time in a row, Gallus is happy to host the Gallus Innovation Days, this year from 26th to 28th June. Up to 1000 visitors are expected to come to the Gallus headquarters in St. Gallen. With this amount of guests to attend the event, the Openhouse of the Swiss company has already become...
| Labels | CCL | Framingham, MA | United States

Labelling technology

Rivella uses labels from CCL for new brand concept

Rivella, an iconic cult brand from Switzerland, aims to explore new possibilities and concepts within the soft drink sector by launching niche products through their newly established innovation platform called “cin cin”.

CONVEYING & TRANSPORTATION

| 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...
| Packaging machinery | SMI | San Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

Packaging machinery

Packaging in wrap-around cases

Packaging in wrap-around cases is the ideal solution for a shock-resistant package and for maintaining the product integrity during the transportation.
In order to further protect fragile containers, such as glass containers, the installation of the PID (Partition Inserting Device) is recommended...
| Asia Pacific | AND & OR S.A. | Sevilla | Spain

SAT ceremony of the biggest empty bottle packing line in Asia (Changzhou, China)

And&Or successfully supply to Southern Packaging 55,000 bph packing line for hdpe containers
| End-user industry | Gebo Cermex | France

Palletising and intralogistics

Gebo Cermex brings intelligence and a complete end-of-line solution to Intermarché plant

Gebo Cermex, part of the Sidel Group, is renowned for its particular expertise in end-of-line, palletising equipment and intralogistics – the latter capability strongly developed since 2015 via the company’s partnership with BA Systèmes. Nathalie Rauch, Operations Manager for Moulin de la Chaume,...

RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY

| Sorting systems | TOMRA Sorting | Mülheim-Kärlich | Germany

Recycling technology

TOMRA SORTING RECYCLING introduces new SHARP EYE technology for separating single-layer PET trays from PET bottles

New brand application, made possible by higher light intensity, will be a welcome breakthrough at a time when demand for plastic bottles and trays is growing internationally
| Recycling technology | PureLoop GesmbH | Ansfelden | Austria

NPE 2018

PURE LOOP at NPE 2018: Performance check for ISEC evo – visitors to the show start the shredder-extruder machine at the push of a button

"Start me up" is the slogan for visitors to the NPE 2018 show from 7 to 11 May in Orlando when they have the opportunity to put the material all-rounder ISEC evo 102 to the test in a live quality check. The system will be processing LLDPE film, PE hollow bodies and PE lumps to make high-grade...
| Recycling technology | battenfeld-cincinnati USA | McPherson, Kansas | United States

NPE 2018

STARextruders: extrusion of PET for food-grade thermoforming sheet

At booth number W2771 at NPE, battenfeld-cincinnati USA will showcase their proven STARextruder series. This system concept has been optimized particularly for processing PET and has recently received a letter of non-objection from the FDA for use in the production of food-grade thermoforming sheet....
| Recycling technology | Next Generation Recycling | Feldkirchen/Donau | Austria

NPE 2018

World premieres, innovations and highlights from NGR at NPE 2018

The Austrian manufacturer of plastics recycling machinery, NEXT GENERATION RECYCLING MACHINES, showcases new processing methods, innovative technology and profit-generating services along the plastics value chain in West Hall, Booth W7263 at the NPE2018 trade fair.