PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2013

NEWS 9 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 01+02 SIPA S.p.A. - Via Caduti del Lavoro, 3 - 31029 Vittorio Veneto (TV) - Italy Tel. +39 0438 911511 - Fax +39 0438 912273 - e-mail: sipa@zoppas.com www.sipa-xform.com NEW PREFORM SYSTEM Designed to adapt. Built to last. Imagine using any preform mold in one system. Now you can. The new XFORM PET preform system gives you unprecedented flexibility combined with the highest running efficiency: it accepts the mostly used molds (old and new generation) present in the market. So you can feel free to innovate and grow without penalizing your existing assets. Paris’ Emballage attracts the crowds Emballage, the inter- national packaging exhibi- tion held in Paris, France, in November 2012, attracted 1,300 exhibitors and 85,774 professional delegates over the four days of the event. More than one-third of visitors were of non-French origin; over 100 countries were represented, including del- egations from Japan, China, Taiwan, Turkey, Russia, Poland, Moldavia, Tunisia and Germany. It was held along- side the Manutention Equip- ment & Systems exhibition and included a retrospective show, entitled “I Love Pack, since 1947”; the Pack Innova- tion Area, which provided offi- cial recognition to eleven new developments in packaging; and Remarkable Packaging and Alternatives, produced by six international design schools, which presented bold and creative alternatives to today’s packaging solu- tions. The next Emballage exhibition is scheduled for November 17 - 20, 2014. www.emballageweb.com Happy 60th to Schöttli At the beginning of November 2012, Schoettli AG, the Swiss specialist in the development and production of high-performance injection moulds for medical parts, caps, closures and thin-wall packaging, celebrated its 60th anniversary with a ceremony for the company’s 160 staff members. The company can actually trace its roots back to 1950, when its founder, Theodor Schöttli, established a small mould making facility in the village of Paradies in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. Schöttli AG was founded in 1952 and relocated to larger premises Diessenhofen in 1973. In 1986, the founder’s son Martin Schöttli became manag- ing director and consolidated the company’s position as a specialist supplier to the global market. Thomas Anderegg took over as CEO from Martin Schöttli just before the 60th anniversary ceremony, in October 2012. Martin Schöttli will continue as a board member. Schöttli AG is a core member of Mould Technologies Group (MTG), founded in 2008, with headquarters in Diessenhofen/Switzerland. Other members of MTG include s-mouldtech of Suzhou/China and Magor of San Dimas CA/USA. The three companies together employ around 300 people. www.schoettli.com