PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2010

NEWS 8 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 07+08/10 www.petpla.net Obituary Hermann Kronseder Dr.-Ing. E. h. Hermann Kronseder died in his home near Regensburg on 9 July 2010 at the age of 85. The founder of Krones AG and the father of Volker Kronseder, the company’s current CEO and chairman, continued to visit the group’s headquar- ters in Neutraubling well into his retirement. Hermann Kronseder came from a family of craftsmen in the Upper Palatinate. Having served an apprenticeship at the Messerschmitt company in Regensburg, he qualified as a master machinist in the late 1940s and, subsequently, as a master electrician. He established his own company in Neutraubling in 1951. During the 1970s it began producing bottle fillers and pioneered the concept of monoblocs comprising of filler, closer and labeller machines. Krones has been listed on the stock exchange since 1984. Hermann Kronseder became chairman of the supervisory board in 1996, before stepping down for health reasons in 1997. He has 630 patents registered in his own name and the company he founded con- tinues the tradition of innovation and technological leadership. Among the many accolades and awards he received during his life, the ones he most treasured were the Federal Order of Merit 1st Class and the Diesel Medal in Gold from the German Institute of Inventions. Today, the Krones Group employs more than 10,000 people across the world and has a turnover in excess of €2 billion. The majority of the com- pany’s issued stock continues to be owned by the Kronseder family. dti becomes tradefair drink technology India (dti), which takes place November 18 -2 0, 2010 in the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, is being held for the first time as a trade fair with accompanying forum for exhibitors´ presentations. Around 80 exhibitors from approximately 12 countries will be presenting beverage and liquid-food technology here, primarily for the Indian market. Following 2007 and 2008, when drink technology India (dti) was held as a congress with accompanying exhibition, the event is now being restructured as a trade fair. According to Messe München, the number of exhibitors has virtually doubled, dti has attracted a new partner: International PackTech India, organised by the Düsseldorf trade-fair company represented by their subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd. In November 2010 drink technology India and International Pack- Tech India will be held together at the same time at the same venue. In conjunc- tion, these two fairs will form an extensive, single business platform for customers from the packaging and the beverage and liquid-food industries. For further infor- mation on International PackTech India go to www.packtech-india.com As well as the presentations at the stands themselves, the exhibitors will also be showcasing their solutions and innovations in the Exhibitors’ Forum. The lec- tures there are divided into several theme blocks: Brewing and beverage technol- ogy; Beverage packaging in PET; Caps and closures for beverages; Water treat- ment; Technology in dairy processing; and Hotfill technology. For further details and information on the lecturers, refer to the dti website: www.drinktechnology- india.com. Here, too, the listings are continuously being updated and extended. VLB of Berlin, a research and teaching institution in the brewing sector, is organising a three-day seminar at dti on fundamental and highly topical themes in brewing and beverage technology. The seminar entitled ‘Production of Beer and Beverages – Technology – Filling – Quality’ is addressed at managers and employees on the production side in breweries and beverages manufacturers. www.drinktec.com/en/Home/drinkTechnologyIndia