PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2014

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 45 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 04/14 www.petpla.net Respecting values in effective dialogue www.krones.com interpack 2014 Düsseldorf, 8 – 14 May Hall 14 E29 Gea Procomac | Hall 07a Stand B09 Bottling sensitive dairy products GEA Procomac, the GEA Group’s bottling unit, will be presenting its technology and experience in the handling of pasteurised, Extended Shelf Life and UHT milk and liquid dairy products. The company will be presenting its new White & Safe bottles, designed specifically for ESL and UHT milk applications and featuring a range of light barrier additive concentrations. GEA Procomac will also be pro- moting two dedicated filling valves for liquid dairy filling for beverages with and without particulates. Additionally, the company has now developed two new filling machines designed for ESL applications: the Inte- grated Blow Fill ABF 4C and the WhiteBloc. The ABF 4C blows PET bottles from decontami- nated preforms and fills them within the same machine. This technology is suitable for low, medium and high- speed applications with either screw cap or alufoil closures. As the process sterilises the preform, bottles cannot suffer from deformation/shrinkage and creative, ultra-lightweight designs can be produced. By contrast, WhiteBloc technology is suitable for use with either PET or HDPE bot- tles. Both technologies feature the GEA Procomac ‘Clean Box’ design that surrounds the whole filling bloc to keep optimum hygienic conditions. All components within this bounded area can be effi- ciently cleaned. www.gea.com