PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2012

NEWS 7 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 04/12 www.petpla.net SMI is 25 SMI, a worldwide manu- facturer of hi-tech packag- ing machines and bottling plants for markets including food & beverage, chemical and pharmaceutical prod- ucts, detergents and cos- metics, is celebrating its 25 th anniversary during 2012. The company has delivered more than 35,000 packaging machines worldwide and its estimated sales revenues in 2011 were €101.2million. The SMI Group’s current focus is on energy saving and system integration. Recent launches include its Ecobloc integrated system for blow-moulding, filling/capping and labelling of PET containers from 0.25 to 10l. The Ecobloc range can achieve a maximum output of 36,000bph www.smigroup.it Sacmi holds open house for IPS Sacmi built a new preform press using injection technology: the IPS – injection preform system and is now the world’s only supplier able to offer the market two alternative technologies – injection and compression and will be presenting all the latest at the Plast fair in Milan from May 8 -12, 2012. Every day of the Plast Fair in Milan (May 8 - 12, 2012) Sacmi will be presenting its new IPS (injection preform system) technology in the form of a fully-functioning 48-cavity model with a clamping force of 220t. The company will be providing a special shuttle service to the parent company’s factory in Imola, where visitors can get a first-hand look at it in action. A second special demonstration area in the factory will host a CCM compression cap-making machine. PETplanet insider reported on the IPS machine in Issue 3, page 18 www.sacmi.com Appe and Nissei strike DoubleBlow deal LSB’s packaging division, Appe, and Nissei ASB GmbH (Europe) the Euro- pean subsidiary of Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd. (Nagano, Japan), have formed a strategic partnership for the develop- ment and supply of hot-fill and pasteuris- able wide-mouth plastic jars for the food market in Europe and Turkey. The part- ners will seek to develop capabilities for production of plastic jars and bottles with lighter weight, better safety and improved environmental impacts compared to existing formats, for products such as sauces, tomato-based foods, jams, pickles and vegetables. Nissei ASB will work exclu- sively with Appe in Europe and Turkey in the continuing development of the Double- Blow wide neck system. Appe will take delivery of two sys- tems in Europe during 2012 and expects to launch the first DoubleBlow products to the market later in 2012. www.appepackaging.com What does the standard closure hot runner system and SPRINT have in common? Ask how SPRINT with iFlow technology improves fill balance while reducing pressure loss. Mold-Masters and theMold-Masters logo are trademarks ofMold-Masters (2007) Limited. © 2012Mold-Masters (2007) Limited.All rights reserved. .ti t uoba knihT moldmasters.com/thinkaboutit info@moldmasters.com Nothing. In today’s business climate, you have to continually innovate and change to stay ahead of the competition. Which is why Mold-Masters is the new choice for closure hot runner technology. SPRINT gives you lightning-fast colour changes, optimal part quality and greater durability for maximum uptime, while dramatically reducing overhead. Choose SPRINT by Mold-Masters, the world’s only full-service hot runner partner.