PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2011

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 41 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 11/11 www.petpla.net Low profile sports closures Aptar Food + Beverage, part of Aptargroup, will be show- ing 1881 Light Original, the latest addition to its ‘Original’ range of sports closures. The 1881 Light Original has a low- profile neck finish that offers a weight reduction of 25%, with the same performance and aesthetics of the Original Sports Closure range. Aptar’s team at Brau Beviale will be available to discuss both its standard range of products and solutions tailored to particular needs. www.aptar.com Aptar Food + Beverage Hall 4 | Booth 336 New production methods for new markets Visitors to Sacmi’s stand will find an analysis and discussion of how to adapt to particular market needs in beverage packaging. The Russian market is relatively new to Western companies and has its own distinct character- istics. Key to success in Russia has been the challenge of maintaining the quality of beer stored in PET bottles. Sacmi has developed a compelte turnkey plant solution covering the entire production process, from PET preform injection for 1.5l bottles, to filling and on to compression manufacture of one-piece plastic imitation crown caps and final labelling. Sacmi says this is the first time such an end-to-end solution has been available to this market segment. www.sacmi.it Sacmi Hall 5 | Booth 343 Cap and closure manufacuturing Engel Austria will be using video presentations to demon- strate shorter cycle times, higher production levels and potential energy savings available from various types of electric injec- tion moulding equipment for cap and closure manufacturing. The Engel e-cap 420 is claimed to use energy and water very efficiently. It has a 96-cavity mould, a cycle time of 2.7s and a capacity approaching 130,000 caps and closures per hour. Engel says that the e-cap con- sumes 40% less energy than an equivalent hydraulic machine and features injection speeds of 450mm/s. The company will also highlight the production of beverage crates on its duo pico injection moulding machine, with particular emphasis on multi-component technologies combined with in-mould labelling for high quality surface finishes for sales packaging. www.engelglobal.com Engel Austria Hall 6 | Booth 437