PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2013

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 40 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 07+08/13 www.petpla.net Blowmoulders with new technologies SMI Group of Italy will premiere a number of new developments and technological steps forward at drink- tec 2013. Its stand will feature blow-moulding, packag- ing and end-of-line machinery. The company says that its new machinery has been designed with high efficiency, low power consumption and reduced running and main- tenance costs in mind, and are the product of an intense period of R&D activity over the past few years. www.smigroup.it SMI Hall A6 Booth 303 Dairy blow-moulding, filling and capping The Serac Group will be unveiling its new, fully inte- grated Combox ultra-clean blow moulding-filling-capping line. Specifically designed for dairy bottle production at rates below 12,000bph, Combox incorporates the H2F (Highly Hygienic) filler, which meets the hygiene require- ments of cold chain dairy products. The focuses in the machine design phase were to integrate the company’s latest aseptic filling developments and to control cost. Serac says that Combox answers the needs of developing countries using PET, as well as the low volume and high value-added product segments. www.serac.fr Serac Hall A6 Booth 334