PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2014

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 47 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 04/14 Bericap | Hall 10 Stand E67 Optimised closures Bericap will be exhibiting a comprehensive range of closures for the automobile, chemis- try, pharmacology, agro-chemistry, and food and beverage markets. New solutions for protection against product piracy, including the use of laser technology, will also be presented. The new DIN closure range is approved for UN-hazardous sub- stance in connection with different package types and/or suppliers and all sizes can be custom-made and equipped with a vent diaphragm. The SK 42/21 SFB closure is equipped with a new slitted strip and is available in two versions. The SK 42/21 SFB Mk is suitable for light packaging and contain- ers without UN-hazardous approval. The SK 42/21 SFB MDS is equipped with a foamed PE-seal for containers with the relevant UN- approval. The BV 21/24 MAB ventilation valve is used primarily in agro-chemistry, chemistry and in the lubricating oils industries. Developments in the food segment include the EV28/26 press-on closure, which is suit- able for standardised preforms for both cooking/salad oil and for sauces and syrups. It is avail- able as standard screw-closure with special anti-drip pour-out, with and without flow regulator. The BericapValve dosing system will feature in various rigidity grades in solutions for ketchup, chocolate syrup, body lotion and pharmaceutical products. The still water market is served with the HexaLite 29/11 and 26/10, for 29/25 and 26/22 PET bottlenecks, respectively. The range has been extended with HexaLite 26/13 and 29/10, which are claimed to offer better grip. They also have an easy-to-open slitted and folded safety strip. A new and lighter 33mm closure for hotfilling will be on the stand, along with a lighter variant for the 38mm size. The novel 33/15mm closure for asep- tic filling offers weight savings up to a claimed 30%. The PushPull sport closure and a sport closure variant for the PCO1810 thread will be on display, as will the LSK EV Galileo II 29/44 hinged closure, for PET and glass bottles and examples of the HC EV 29/21 edible oil closure, revised for syrup filling. www.bericap.com KHS | Hall 13 Stand A31 Faster liquid and viscous food packaging KHS’ focus will be on the KHS-Innopack Kisters TSP A-H- TPFO packaging machine, which is designed to deal with all kinds of containers and packs, including plastics containers, indi- vidually formed packs and pre-packed product groups. The unit’s modular structure is intended to enable it to meet future demands and requirements; any additional functional modules can be added quickly and easily. An integrated conveyor belt, situated above the folding and setting station. When changing over to the formation of shrink packs only, this belt can be automatically lowered at the press of a button. It has been designed to reduce material consumption through cutting wastage, as well as cut- ting consumption of compressed air and energy. Film packs are shrunk in a shrink tunnel which is heated by either electricity or gas; energy savings of up to 50% are claimed. www.khs.com