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6:28 min Closure measuring and inspection, Caps & Closures, ONE:24
CAP SYSTEM

System Thinking in Caps & Closures Business

Injection Machine + Cap Mould + Vision Inspection |  Meeting at Sumitomo (SHI) ...
9:55 min Plastic recycling systems, PET recycling systems, Recycling machines, …
PLASTIC RECYCLING

Gneuss - Plastic Recycling - We could do more and faster - Meeting with Gneuss Kunststofftechnik on innovations and investments in a challenging time and environment

When it was founded in 1983, the family-run German company Gneuss Kunststofftechnik ...
5:20 min Plastic recycling systems, Sorting and collection, ONE:23
SORTING IN RECYCLING PROCESSES

TOMRA - Keeping pace with high-quality recycled resin

Production of recycled plastic content is far from meeting demand, posing major ...
5:19 min Strategies & Market Analysis, Sustainability & Circular Economy, ONE:23
SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS

ICIS - Commission must clarify sustainability targets or risk losing future investment in Europe

The European plastics recycling industry is changing dramatically due to regulations ...
4:58 min Digitization, ONE:23
DIGITISATION & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Chat over coffee - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Otto Appel meets Jochen Hirdina and Robert Aust at Krones AG in Neutraubling

The way on the Krones Campus to the plastics technology department takes us through ...
3:80 min Digitization, Two step blow moulding systems, Bottle coating machines, …
Artificial Intelligence

Krones - Smart process control system for the stretch blow molder

With Contiloop AI, Krones has developed an intelligent process control system for ...
6:35 min Digitization, Two step blow moulding systems, Filling and aseptic, …
DIGITISATION & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

PET Packaging in the wake of Artificial Intelligence? - AI in PET packaging machinery - a process of imagination, creativty and implementation

Alongside recycling and circular economy, digitisation is the topic that every ...
7:57 min Two step blow moulding systems, THREE:22
Block Technology

Krones: Quantum leap in block technology

Part 1 of this article provided a brief overview of the factors influencing block ...
10:16 min THREE:22
Blowing Process

AGR: The impact of rPET on the bottle making process

New regulations and corporate commitments are increasing the focus on sustainability ...
1:59 min Two step blow moulding systems, THREE:22
Stretch Blow Moulding

Krones: The new generation of the high-speed Contiform stretch blow molder

The fourth generation of Krones Contiform stretch blow molder is here. While ...
2:23 min Two step blow moulding systems, TWO:22
Bloc Technology

A quantum leap for block technology - Part 1

With sophisticated technology from KHS, RAMSEIER Suisse AG in Sursee in Switzerland ...
5:50 min Preform measuring and inspection, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Inspection and Digitalization

rPET and Preform Inspection in the Blowmolder - Understanding the Key Considerations, Benefits and Value

As the packaging industry continues to deploy necessary and ambitious sustainability ...
7:57 min Image processing and vision systems, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Blowing Process

Overcoming Process Issues in the Self-manufacturing Environment - More than the eye can see; a study of diagnostics and optimization of a CSD production line

Over the last decade we have seen a wholesale move by beverage companies towards ...
1:43 min Digitization, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Digital Transformation

Predictive maintenance: New opportunities for further growth, greater efficiency & increased customer satisfaction

There are many reasons to start the digital transformation of the manufacturing ...
7:31 min Biobased Material, Barrier materials, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Barrier

PEF as a barrier layer: does it influence the bottle blowing process?

The stretching behavior of PET is well known at converters and brand-owners, leading ...
5:40 min Digitization, Closure measuring and inspection, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Inspection and Digitalization

Aachen's innovative spirit around closures - How INTRAVIS is reinventing the closure inspection system

When talking about INTRAVIS’ innovations in 2022, it is helpful to look back into ...
3:17 min Digitization, Bottle measuring and inspection, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Inspection and Digitalization

Linatronic AI - Deep learning in inspection technology

Anyone who works with empty-bottle inspectors knows that not every bottle that the ...
1:58 min Caps & Closures, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Tethered Caps

Tethered Caps: Highspeed assembly with Contexo's all-in-one-machine - All processes integrated

The market for closures is facing major challenges: The EU directive on reducing ...
3:33 min Closure measuring and inspection, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Inspection and Digitalization

Digital inspection for caps and preforms, a twofold challenge - SACMI's drivers towards the future

SACMI presents its drivers for development in the sector. From state-of-the-art cap ...
3:53 min THREE:21, Recycling & Compounding, …
PET flake sorting

TOMRA celebrates opening a new flake sorting test center in Italy

TOMRA Recycling officially opened its new flake sorting Test Center, where the ...
4:10 min THREE:21, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …
Bale Market

Waste bale shortages expose sorting, collection shortfalls and add pressure on recycling chains

European waste bale supply is tight across all major recycled polymer chains as ...
3:43 min THREE:21, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …
Renewable solutions

Coca-Cola, Changchun Meihe and UPM cooperate to commercialize next-generation bio-based MEG (bMEG)

Significant Milestone in Commercial Viability and Availability of Plant-Based ...
2:41 min THREE:21, Recycling & Compounding, …
Recycling

Enzymatic recycling: CARBIOS inaugurates industrial demonstration plant - Scalability • License concept • Unlimited recycling

On September 29, 2021, we were invited to attend the opening event of the industrial ...
0:11 min Facts & Figures, China, rPET & PET Flakes, …
In Focus

China - BGPET chip market: Market sentiment amid low processing margin

The domestic BGPET chip market in China stayed depressed since Q2, seeing central ...
3:23 min Colorants, Bottle & Cap Decoration, TWO:21
Liquid Color

Safety and circular economy can go hand in hand

Today even more than a couple of years ago, if we talk of safety, plastics and ...
0:21 min Bottle & Cap Decoration, Digital printing, TWO:21
Digital Printing & Recycling

Sustainable Decoration - Direct Print Technology

The beverage industry is facing a complex problem: plastic packaging is coming under ...
2:43 min TWO:21, Blow Moulding & Coating, Bottle development and design
rPET Packaging

Sustainable partnership: KHS and Eckes-Granini launch bottles made of 100% rPET

Production on a tried-and-tested block from the systems supplier Interior ...
2:00 min TWO:21, Blow Moulding & Coating, Bottle development and design
rPET Packaging

Suntory Beverage and Food GB&I invests £6m to support recycling of Lucozade

Millions are being invested to ensure that the Lucozade Sport bottle is only made ...
1:34 min TWO:21, Blow Moulding & Coating, Bottle development and design
rPET Packaging

Ballygowan mineral water bottles move to 100% rPET

Iconic Irish water brand, Ballygowan Mineral Water, moves to 100% recycled plastic ...
1:20 min TWO:21, Blow Moulding & Coating, Bottle development and design
rPET Packaging

Altia introduces first wine bottle made entirely of recycled plastic

The continuous development of more sustainable packaging is at the core of Altia's ...
1:20 min TWO:21, Blow Moulding & Coating, Bottle development and design
rPET Packaging

Donat chooses ALPLA's rPET bottles

In cooperation with ALPLA, the Slovenian mineral water company Donat replaced its ...
1:28 min TWO:21, Blow Moulding & Coating, Bottle development and design
rPET Packaging

7UP moves to rPET bottles

This summer, several 7UP bottles (375ml, 500ml & 600ml) will transition from ...
3:56 min Beverages, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …
Beverage bottles should remain beverage bottles

Enhanced recycling compensates for outflows

With a view to 2020 and its economic and social challenges, Coca-Cola is reaffirming ...
4:50 min ONE:21, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …
Polyester recycling

Polyester recycling is a hot topic - CuRe Technology

Interview by Dr. Otto Appel with Josse Kunst, Chief Commercial Officer at CuRe ...
9:29 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Recycling & Compounding, …
Sustainability

The bad image of plastics - How could things have come to such a pass?

Interview by Dr. Otto Appel with Dr. Christoph Hoffmann Director Corporate Strategy, ...
4:10 min TWO:20
VIEWPOINT

Well managed plastics result in peace and love - The war is on

Plastic bans, plastic taxes and consumer plastic attacks. Plastic packaging is under ...
4:31 min THREE:20, Preform moulding, Preform moulds
Surviving and Thriving in the Pandemic

3 Practical ways beverage producers are adapting to COVID-19

This article shares practical, real world examples of how Husky customers are ...
9:56 min TWO:20, Recycling & Compounding
US PET RECYCLING

The Battle for the rPET Bales: Realities in US PET Recycling

The world around us is filled with activity related to plastics recycling. New ...
3:20 min THREE:20, Preform moulding, PET injection moulding systems
Preform Moulding

SACMI IPS for sustainable PET packaging

Performance and flexibility continue to drive the growth that has taken SACMI ...
4:90 min TWO:20, Sustainability & Circular Economy
R-PET MARKET

Ocean plastics may buoy Europe R-PET market

It certainly appears as though the recycled polymer markets in Europe are developing ...
7:22 min THREE:20, Preform moulding, PET injection moulding systems
Fourth generation XFORM

Systemic and systematic approach to advance PET preform production

SIPA counts itself among the very few PET technology suppliers around the world ...
3:43 min TWO:20
PET RECYCLING

rPET – The Future PET - Design for Recycling

In 2019, PET got into discussion. Main aspects of the criticism were firstly the ...
1:33 min THREE:20, Recycling & Compounding, PET recycling systems
PET PREFORM RECYCLING

Complete regrind system solutions for PET preform recycling applications

CMG launches a new series of system solutions for PET preform production. The very ...
3:55 min TWO:20
Rethinking Recycling

Unique pilot programme boost for recycling sector reeling from the Covid-19 lockdown

In a post-lockdown boost for informal reclaimers, a Joburg pilot programme shows ...
2:10 min THREE:20, Preform moulding, Auxiliaries
PREFORM MOULDING

OH Xport: Production security and investment protection by IoT performance

Increased production, smart maintenance, extended equipment service life, safe ...
6:31 min ONE:20, Sustainability & Circular Economy
The debate is everywhere: plastic waste — one of the major sustainability issues

Who’s in control — who knows what the future holds?

If you work anywhere along the PET value chain, you’re sure to be finding yourself ...
19:20 min ONE:20, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …
A Retrospective Analysis of the PET-Bottle

How does Sidel view the issue around PET?

"SIDEL": The name is an acronym of the French “Societé Industrielle Des Emballages ...
9:39 min ONE:20, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …
The future of plastic packaging: Opinion and knowledge

How does KRONES view the issue around PET?

Plastic packaging is receiving increased socio-political attention. Global warming, ...
10:10 min ONE:20, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …
The future of plastic packaging: Opinion and knowledge

How does KHS view the issue around PET?

Kai Acker, Managing Director of KHS, has put his own stamp on things in the office. ...
8:57 min ONE:20, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …
A visit to Schwarz Produktion's PET recycling plant

Once recyclable - always recyclable: the modern multi-use PET recycling system

Beverage packaging is divided into two major categories: single-use and multiuse or ...
17:17 min ONE:20, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …
PEF - The Green PET

PEF Strategy - Focus on high-value applications

We met Tom van Aken in his office in Amsterdam in January, just after Avantium ...
8:17 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, THREE:19
PET Bottles in 2019 and Beyond

The Future Needs to be Sustainable

In this piece, we will first review the global consumer packaging industry in light ...
8:34 min THREE:19, India, Sustainability & Circular Economy

Packaging plastic recycling & Energy demand in India

The Indian plastic packaging industry has shown very stable growth rates over the ...
4:10 min THREE:19, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Sorting and collection
With the introduction of plastic import bans across South East Asia, the global export market has slowed hugely over the last 12 months

Can the global plastic waste export market be revived?

Countries such as China, Thailand, Malaysia and India have restricted plastic and ...
6:40 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Recycling processes, Chemical recycling, …
Recycling Trends

Chemical Recycling: The PET Recyclers and the Philosopher’s Stone

Similarly to the Middle-Age alchemists, which failed in their pursue of the ...
7:70 min TWO:19, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Beverages, …
Teamwork and Respect — Sustainability at Vöslauer A company principle in action

PET Bottles, PET Recycling and rePET — Over 20 Years of Development

The Vöslauer production site in Lower Austria, not far from Vienna, is buzzing with ...
3:10 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Caps & Closures, TWO:19
Aptar Food + Beverage

Aptar Food + Beverage Re-Invents Packaging for Tethered Caps to Enhance the Consumer Drinking Experience

Aptar Food + Beverage reimagines dispensing solutions to improve everyday life for ...
2:40 min TWO:19, Bottle & Cap Decoration, Digital printing

Direct Print - KRONES & DEKRON

The name Dekron – a subsidiary of Krones AG, the leading manufacturer of packaging ...
6:47 min TWO:19, Bottle & Cap Decoration, Digital printing
Pool Competencies

Innovative: Digital Printing Technology and Closure Inspection in High-Performance Segments

The closure is a part of every bottle. Every consumer touches it, uses it and pays ...
4:39 min ONE:19, Digitization
The Factory of the Future

The Factory of the Future - Next Generation Operating Model (NGOM)

Husky Injection Molding Systems unveils a new groundbreaking digitalized end-to-end ...
4:39 min ONE:19, Digitization
The Factory of the Future

The Factory of the Future - Next Generation Operating Model (NGOM)

Husky Injection Molding Systems unveils a new groundbreaking digitalized end-to-end ...
7:58 min ONE:19, Digitization

Pioneering Spirit

Interview by Dr. Otto Appel with Wesley Grove, Vice President Operations - Next ...
7:58 min ONE:19, Digitization

Pioneering Spirit

Interview by Dr. Otto Appel with Wesley Grove, Vice President Operations - Next ...
6:20 min ONE:19, Recycling & Compounding, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling

Higher PET recyclate content in end product requires innovative recycling process

From flake to pellet with VACUNITE®.
6:20 min ONE:19, Recycling & Compounding, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling

Higher PET recyclate content in end product requires innovative recycling process

From flake to pellet with VACUNITE®.
4:26 min THREE:18, Global themes, …

Sustainability Focus: Plastic - Lose It or Re-Use It?

Plastic, an influential part of modern society, is under increasing scrutiny for its ...
4:40 min Caps & Closures, THREE:18

Come on – It’s Just a Plastic Closure!

When discussing the development of a beverage closure with someone outside the ...
6:10 min THREE:18, Strategies & Market Analysis, …

The (Tethered) Cap in the Value Chain of Single-Use Plastics (SUP)

The world’s population is growing ever faster, which makes maintaining our supply of ...
3:37 min TWO:18

Project Management meets Packaging - Part I: Change Management

Using project management principles to deal with current topics in the plastic ...
8:23 min TWO:18

Design and stackability – optimisation through simulation

At the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University, an ongoing ...
4:14 min TWO:18

Here’s looking at you, drink

In a beverage market, consumers are confronted by a huge choice of different water ...
3:50 min TWO:18

Printing with bottle designs

Whether a product is successful at the point of sale or not depends on many ...
10:70 min TWO:18

The Future of Bottle Design

Will the future of bottle design really blow us away? In fact, there is no reason to ...
2:15 min TWO:18

Never-Before-Seen PET Bottles Colored by penneffexTM

A bottle that glows in the dark. A bottle that changes from red to purple when it ...
4:40 min TWO:18

The Impact of Packaging - Decoration Solutions Between Maximisation & Sustainability

Packaging is one of the most essential components for presenting a brand’s identity. ...
6:43 min ONE:18, Regions, India

PET Packaging in Indian beverage industry

India is a country of remarkable potential and opportunities. The second most ...
3:31 min ONE:18, Regions, Europe

Thinking Poland - facts in politics and economy

Business, including business in the PET industry as well, is obviously strongly dependent on the long term attitude of the investors towards market development and it’s ability to generate profits. Detailed observations of the Polish economy and politics might give in fact a much ...
3:23 min ONE:18

Integrating the demand for quality and recycling

Modern sorting solution guarantees high material purity of assorted PET regenerates
12:40 min ONE:18, Materials, Processing & Handling, PET materials, …

“Just 90 More Days – They Were Oh So Close“

The M&G and PET Reality Show...What Could Have Been. Essay by John C. Maddox, CEO of SBAcci
4:17 min ONE:15

Blowing pressure – Blowing pressure is a more complex topic than it might appear at the first glance

We do not sleep well with the unknown in the back of our heads. We all are human and ...
7:25 min ONE:15

Connected World - Connected Packaging?

Industry 4.0 (i.FOUR.ONE) is one of those topics that every production company will ...
2:13 min TWO:15

The case for PET refillable bottles

PETnology spoke with Dr Thomas Hens, Head of Technical Development and Resources ...
7:19 min TWO:15, Preform moulding, Preform developments, …

The global approach to saving raw material in the bottle base - Part 2: Preform solutions offered by the industry today

In general, PET lightweighting initiatives help packaging businesses be more ...
1:50 min TWO:15, Regions, China, …

Analysis on recycled polyester fiber market sentiment

In 2015, the capacity expansion of recycled polyester fiber industry slowed down ...
2:27 min TWO:15, Regions, China, …

Outlook of BGPET market in ChinaOutlook of BGPET market in China

6:40 min TWO:15

Global Update on PET Demand and Focus on China’s Growth Momentum

In this issue of comPETence, we take a look at the current global position of the ...
3:43 min THREE:17, Beverages, …

PET Bottles in Soft Drinks: What Will Shape Global Prospects to 2021?

Globally, PET bottles enjoy a comfortable position in retail beverage packaging. PET ...
3:32 min THREE:17, Applications & Operations, …

GenesysR, the new Reactor Drying Technology by Piovan

We had the chance to talk to Peter Dal Bo, CCO at Piovan Group, about the new ...
4:39 min THREE:17, Applications & Operations, …

Flexibility in Post-Mold Cooling

Post-mold cooling is an important part of the preform molding process. Athena PET ...
6:29 min Chillers, process water coolers, THREE:17

Process Synchronized Cooling - ECODRY SYSTEM® – A paradigm shift in Beverage Industry

For decades and despite tremendous technological progress in all aspects of beverage ...
2:33 min THREE:17, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …

rPET packaging trend - Manufacturers count on energy-saving add-on technology from EREMA – including food contact compatibility

One year ago EREMA announced the relaunch of the Multi-Purpose Reactor (MPR) at the ...
10:46 min ONE:16, Markets and Management, …

Intercultural competence

Why an article about intercultural competence in this technical magazine? The ...
2:26 min ONE:16, Global themes, Digitization, …

Vision inspection and industry 4.0: The next step

3:11 min ONE:16, Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …

Plastic makes our lives easier, and pollutes our planet at the same time: Do we need to change our lifestyles, or is there an alternative?

Plastic products are omnipresent in our society and will remain indispensable in the ...
7:20 min ONE:16, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Global themes

Green — greener — greenest Are we “green” enough for the future?

Are plastics green enough for the future? Is plastic packaging green enough for the ...
2:55 min ONE:16, Digitization, Global themes, …

Fourth industrial revolution – on everyone’s lips, but not yet in full effect

Smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, the internet and – of course – social media: ...
3:45 min ONE:16, Beverages, Europe, …

PET prospects in beverages in Europe: A bright future notwithstanding some challenges

Over 2015, PET managed to grow in volume by 1% in Europe; a region characterised by ...
2:51 min TWO:16, Beverages

PET bottles answer concerns over tap water supply and quality

Hygiene concerns about tap water are still a reality across many developing ...
5:32 min TWO:16, Blow Moulding & Coating, …

Reaching bursting point

This article details the importance of understanding a PET bottle’s mechanical ...
10:55 min TWO:16, Blow Moulding & Coating, …

Update on one step injection stretch blow molding

In the mid 1970’s, before PET had even hit the market, one-step injection stretch ...
3:13 min TWO:16, Preform moulding, …

Inspecting every preform detail

One of the most challenging tasks in the field of quality control in the plastic ...
6:58 min TWO:16, Markets and Management, …
Managment

How to measure and manage your corporate culture

3:20 min TWO:17, Recycling & Compounding, PET recycling systems, …
Viewpoint:

PET Recycling: Trends, developments & outlook

PET has been regarded as a prime example of plastic recycling for a number of years. ...
2:31 min TWO:17, Preform moulding, 
Injection-compression molding technology for prefroms

XTREME, injection-compression moulding technology

XTREME, injection-compression molding technology, can produce preforms that are up ...
3:17 min TWO:17, Caps & Closure Technology, Closure moulds, …
Standard closures are simple while sports caps are complex?

Big variety: Challenges in closure quality inspection

It’s not that easy, but it’s safe to say that all kinds of closures need attention ...
3:32 min TWO:17, Closure moulds, Preform moulds, …
Reducing the maintance requirements for injection molding tools

Innovative tooling technologies decrease maintenance time while improving uptime

4:40 min TWO:17, Filling & Bottling, Blow Moulding & Coating, …
The capability of an innovative process

Liquid performs the same job as air – only better

The LiquiForm project was first presented at the PETnology Conferences in Nuremberg, ...
3:49 min ONE:17, Recycling & Compounding, …

Increasing IV values for recycled PET

At the K trade fair in Düsseldorf, three companies presented an alternative to SSP: ...
7:34 min ONE:17, Regions, …

Recycling boom is expected in Russia

One of the main challenges for Russia today is to decrease the volume of dumping of ...
2:70 min ONE:17, Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …

Green Plastic Recycling with Biocatalysis

The enzymatic degradation of post-consumer plastic waste is emerging as a novel and ...
5:20 min ONE:17, Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …

“How does Netstal within KraussMaffei take responsibility to close the loop with recyclable PET”

Plastics, nowadays, have largely substituted a variety of packaging materials such ...
4:50 min ONE:17, Global themes, America, …

Outstanding PET commitment in Honduras: collecting, recycling, reusing

Find out how George Gatlin of the Invema Group established a collection and ...
8:16 min ONE:17, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …

Green enough? – Recycling and the environment in the spotlight

During the PETnology conference 2015 and 2016 we focused on the question - Are we ...
8:33 min ONE:17, Global themes, …

Increasing digitisation is offering companies in the PET industry a wealth of opportunities, yet developments are still in an early stage

“When we reach the limits of our understanding – that’s the point when it will get ...
4:50 min THREE:16, Blow Moulding & Coating, Bottle development and design, …

Innovation, not replication Collaborations, not limitations

This article discusses the benefits of building partnerships within the plastic ...
3:34 min THREE:16, Preform moulding, Blow Moulding & Coating, …

Neck-Lite®, extreme light - weighting pushed further

Now as before, saving raw material is the most efficient method to clearly reduce ...
3:43 min THREE:16, Preform moulding, Auxiliaries

Preform Inspection with Minimum Footprint

When it comes to quality inspection of preforms, several questions occur for the ...
15:00 min THREE:16, Regions, Europe, …

K-Preview

3:30 min THREE:16, Sustainability & Circular Economy

The Colourful Remains of the Storm On the largest mainland beach of Germany’s North Sea coast

The colours of the large German Eiderstedt peninsula, with its seemingly infinite ...
6:70 min THREE:16

SACMI heroPET4.0

SACMI hero is a strategic and long-term project born in 2012. In a highly ...
5:53 min THREE:16, Digitization, Global themes

Smarter use of data and stronger integration of engineering and production value chains help utilize the benefits of digitalization