PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2010

PET products 70 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 10/10 www.petpla.net connecting comPETence® www.petnology.com Plastics · Engineering · Technology PETnology Europe 2010 XIII. Strategy and Technology Conference for the PET Packaging Industry November 8-9, 2010, Nuremberg prior to Brau Beviale Conference Organiser PETnology/tecPET GmbH P.O. Box 120 429 D-93026 Regensburg, Germany Phone: +49 941 870 23 74 Fax: +49 941 870 23 73 conference2010@petnology.com Media Partners: Supporting Organisations: TM Zero-calorie natural sweetener Wild (Rudolf Wild GmbH & Co. KG) is now offering the food and beverage Sunwin stevia, which it describes as ‘top-qual- ity natural stevia sweeteners’. Wild Flavors, Inc, holds sig- nificant investments in manu- facturer Sunwin International, which allows the company to monitor the entire production process for quality. Stevia is a natural, zero-calorie sweetener. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a statement in April 2010, which said that stevia sweeteners with a steviol glycoside content of at least 95% were deemed to be safe for use in foods. Final confirmation of EU approval is anticipated. Wild Flavors’ stake in Sunwin International means that it has a secure supply of stevia and that it can offer manufacturers ‘turnkey’ solutions for the development of stevia-sweetened foods and beverages. www.wild.de Wild is offering the food and beverage industry Sunwin stevia, a zero-calorie natural sweetener with excellent taste. Single-minute mould Changeover In response to pres- sures for ever-faster production, Sidel has announced the launch of a new, quick-format changeover system. Sidel claims that its patented ‘Bottle Switch’ system achieves mould changeovers of less than a minute. The system incorporates a semi-automatic solution that places the blowing station to be changed directly in front of the operator. The mould support units are automatically unlocked and the operator then changes the moulds. Removal and installation of the mould support units can be achieved tool-free. Sidel claims that the new system offers greater ease-of-use; improved ergonomics; better safety; less labour and 50% reduction in machine downtime. A full-format changeover on an SBO 20 Universal2 can be cut to 18min ‘bottle to bottle’, with a single operator undertaking the work, compared with 33min for two operators previously. Full format changeo- ver consists of replacing the stretching thrust units, body, shells and mould base. Sidel says that the new system is available in Options & Upgrades for the most recent generations of its SBO Universal blow moulders and will be available by end 2010 for all SBO Series2 and Combi machines. www.sidel.com