PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2013

NEWS 10 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 09/13 www.petpla.net “Threepeat” for drink technology India and Pack Technology India drink technology India and International PackTech India are teaming up for the third time in succession in the Indian city of Mumbai. Their joint event will take place between September 25 and 27, 2014 at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre. The show will include products and solu- tions from and for the international packaging, packaging print, processing, beverages and food industries. Hall 1 at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, which offers 11,000m² of space, has been exclusively reserved for these two trade events. The organisers are inviting applications from companies interested in exhibiting at these two events. Online applications for drink technology India can be sent to the addresses below. The show organisers are expecting a total of at least 260 exhibitors (2012: 220) in 2014 along with an increase in the number of visitors, from 2012’s 7,500 trade professionals to 8,500 in 2014. International PackTech India will again feature an accompanying conference. The Exhibitor Forum at drink technology India will feature round- table talks with experts from India and around the world. In 2012 India imported food processing and packaging machin- ery to the value of €662 million and over 60% of all the machinery and systems delivered are of European manufac- ture. The most important trading partner is Italy, accounting for 19% of the business, followed by Germany, with 16%. www.drinktechnology-india.com www.packtech-india.com Sidel helps Erikli to shorter necks When Turkey’s Erikli mineral water brand decided to switch to PET bottles with shorter necks, it tasked Sidel with carrying out the conversion of three bottling lines at the company’s Bursa plant. The project took seven months from the planning phase through to full comple- tion. Sidel provided a complete solution from the tech- nical specifications through validation of the preform drawings with the customer, to project management on the complete line and adapted parts for the new neck (blow moulder, filler, rinser, cap feeder, capper and bottle inspection). It also managed the technical and operating warranty. The plant now has three complete lines each equipped with a Sidel SBO 20 blow moulder, a Combi 20 and a Combi 34, as well as two Series1 blow moulders. After conversion, the 1.5, 0.5 and 0.33l format bottles have neck heights typically decreased from 18.5mm to 12.6mm. Weight reductions of 1.42g on the preform neck and 0.6g on the cap have been achieved. Erikli plans to release further lightweighted bottles for its smaller 0.33 and 0.5l formats and for the 1 and 1.5l sizes. It is part of Nestlé Waters Turkey, a subsidiary of Nestlé Waters, and has its own distribution network www.sidel.com PMMI and Koelnmesse get together The Association for Packaging & Processing Technolo- gies (PMMI), which owns and produces the PackExpo family of trade shows, is joining forces with Koelnmesse GmbH, the organiser of Anuga FoodTec and other trade fairs, to jointly promote their packaging and processing industry events. The agreement allows for promotional support and exhibiting at selected events for and by each group. Koelnmesse will add to marketing efforts for PMMI’s PackExpo International, PackExpo Las Vegas and ExpoPack México; PMMI will do the same for Koelnmesse’s Anuga FoodTec, ProSweets Cologne and International FoodTec India. The agreement will be in place through to the end of 2018 and will include the next Anuga FoodTec event, running from 24-27 March 2015. www.packexpo.com www.anugafoodtec.com www.koelnmesse.de Kreyenborg goes diamond Family-owned Kreyenborg GmbH celebrated its Dia- mond Jubilee – 60 years – in April 20013. It began life in 1953, with the trade of tubular grounding busses for lightning conductors. In 1957 it switched its focus to the construction of mixers for concentrates and hammer mills, before turning its attention to the nascent plastics indus- try in 1965. Its product portfolio today includes melt filters, polymer melt pumps and valves. It now has locations in Germany, USA, China and Malaysia. www.kreyenborg.com