PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2014

TRADE SHOW REVIEW 36 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 05/14 www.petpla.net Interpack 2014 The triennial Interpack has attracted 175,000 visi- tors to Düsseldorf, engaged in the packaging sector and related processing industries. As with the pre- vious fair in 2011, the exhibition centre with its 19 halls was booked out by about 2,700 exhibitors from industries ranging from food and beverages, confectionery and baked goods to pharmaceu- ticals and cosmetics, non-food consumer goods, industrial goods and related services. The companies came to Düsseldorf from about 60 countries and are occupying about 174,000m 2 of net space. As usual PETplanet was present and investigated for those involved in the PET packaging sector. www.interpack.com Sterilisation with pulsed light Claranor presented a broadened range of applica- tions for the sterilisation of packaging with pulsed light. The French company provides dry and non-chemical solutions for inline packaging sterilisation, based on the power of intense flashes of white light, or pulsed light technology. The portfolio includes machines for preform neck and aluminium lid sterilisation. Decontamination results are said to comply with industrial users’ requirements, and thus able to replace chemical solutions on ESL filling lines. www.claranor.com Lid and closure systems Procap, European supplier of plastic caps and closure systems, exhibited solutions for a variety of industries in the food and non-food sector. Featuring amongst the new solutions to be presented at the event is 38 Proline, a closure designed to assure reliable capping of non-car- bonated beverages that helps to increase productivity, as well as saving time and cost. 29/21 Green1P is a mono- piece closure for edible oils, vinegars and sauces. The lid has been optimised in terms of its weight on the basis of an existing model. For this lightweight solution less raw material is needed and less energy is required in produc- tion and transport. www.procap.com Shrink sleeve made from low density PET A low density PET (LDPET) has been developed by Sleever International with the objective of easy recycla- bility for beverage manufacturers. The solution is said to allow the separation of sleeves from bottles without any manual operation. The printed film uses inks that are specifically designed to withstand the materials segregation treat- ment with no risk of contamination for the PET flakes. The resulting recycled PET is claimed to meet most if not all the recyclers’ expectations. Thanks to a specific density, the LDPET can be easily sorted out in sedimentation tanks, according to the company. The LDPET flakes float whereas the PET bottle flakes sink to the bottom of the tank. The solution allows for the full or partial labelling of bottles ranging from 20cl to 2l with production outputs between 15,000 and 30,000bph. Developed for the bever- age market, the LDPET also opens possibilities for other products packed in PET bottles, such as edible oils or detergents. www.sleever.com Wash-off pressure sensitive label CCL Label Meerane GmbH in Germany has developed a special wash-off pressure sensitive label. The label construc- tion is said to be suited for easier separation of the label from the beverage container during the washing process for example whilst bottle-to-bottle recycling (B2B). The removal performance of these labels is based upon the same principle as the WashOff labels available from CCL. Following the conventional method of reducing the returned PET containers into flakes, the hot water in the water bath causes the labels to shrink and then separate from the PET flakes without leaving any residual ink or adhe- sive. Whilst the PET flakes sink to the bottom, what is left of the labels floats to the surface enabling easy separation. A 2-layer construction is used for these labels which ensures that all inks are safely enclosed between the two plastic film layers. The result is that no contamination or discolouration of the water bath or the bottles/flakes is guaranteed. The LD-PSL labels can be applied by standard pressure sensitive labellers as commonly used in the industry today. www.cclbeverage.com