PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2014

NEWS 11 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 03/14 www.petpla.net IMAGINE FILLING MULTIPLE PRODUCTS ON THE SAME LINE… NOW YOU CAN! Water, juice and soft drinks, all on a single machine? The Flextronic modular platform adapts effortlessly to still or sparkling, clear or pulpy and hot or cold-fill, and easily switches from one bottle neck-size to the other. A revolutionary filling technology that gives you extreme operational flexibility with minimal product loss and downtime at flavor switch. Clean, safe and versatile. Welcome to the new generation of fillers. carbonated still hot-fill cold-fill pulp non-pulp water juice soft drink 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.it Change at the top of Brigl & Bergmeister The Brigl & Bergmeister Group, Nikl- asdorf, Austria, a manufacturer of speci- ality paper for labels and flexible pack- aging, has announced that Mr Ahmad Porkar has replaced Mr Martin Ruopp as Managing Director of the company, effec- tive January 31, 2014. Mr Porkar has owned the group since 2011. www.brigl-bergmeister.com Krones spins out valves to Evoguard Beverage filling and packaging technology company Krones AG has announced that it has established a new totally-owned subsidiary company, Evoguard GmbH, located in Nittenau, Germany. It will operate Krones’ valve technology business as a stand-alone business. Opera- tions began in January 2014 and it is intended that it will be able to develop sales in sectors outside the food and beverage industry. Krones said that, as an independent and autonomous company, Evoguard will benefit from a favourable cost structure, high flexibility, and a streamlined management structure. Evoguard valves are produced in a 4,000m 2 facility in Nittenau, which houses R&D, design, sales and assembly operations. www.krones.com Pro Mach acquires André Zalkin US packaging machin- ery and integrated system provider Pro Mach, Inc., has announced the completion of its acquisition of Ets. André Zalkin & Cie, the global capping machinery manu- facturer. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zalkin’s manage- ment team and employees will continue to operate from existing facilities in Mon- treuil L’Argillé and Rueil- Malmaison, France. Pro Mach owned a minority stake in Zalkin before acquiring the remaining shares. The two companies have worked together for over 40 years, since the 1972 initiation of a partnership between Pro Mach’s Fowler Products divi- sion and Zalkin, which has delivered capping solutions to customers in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods mar- kets. www.promachinc.com