PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2014

CAPPING / CLOSURES 37 PET planet insider Vol. 15 Respecting values in effective dialogue www.krones.com BrauBeviale 2014 Nuremberg, 11 – 13 November Stand 7A-514 side seal. This technology has been tested for hotfill already ten years ago. Nowadays many companies are using this technology industrially for hotfill in all parts of the world. This exposure in the field under different climatic condi- tions and by companies valuing highly a safe and a high quality level makes linerless DoubleSeal technology for hotfill a proven solution. Advantages are:  Lower application tor- ques because the Dou- bleSeal system does not rely on top seal but on side seal.  Very convenient and consistent removal torques.  No risk of deformation of the PET neck when exposed to heat.  The side seal is not sensible to a small back-off, less risk to contaminate the prod- uct.  Lower wall thickness – 1.5mm - of the PET neck due to the fact that the upper rim of the PET neck is sup- ported inside and outside by sealing ele- ments of the closure.  Lower production cost of the closure due to elimination of the lining process. The predominant neck finish in hotfilling is as for aseptic filling the 38mm neck finish. There exist numerous neck finish designs which differ in neck height and wall thick- ness. At least per country neck designs seem to be identical for 38mm hotfill but there are differences from country to country or region to region. Bericap offers screw cap solu- tions to many of the neck variants existing in the market. As in aseptic filling there exists a 33mm neck for hotfilling. The neck finish recommended by Bericap has like for asep- tic filling a neck height of 15mm. The Bericap linerless DoubleSeal technology has proven safe hotfilling for the 28m neck with the standard neck finish PCO 1881 and a standard PCO 1881 closure from Bericap. This combination simplifies the availability of performs for hotfilling in 28mm. The product range of screw caps is like for aseptic filling complemented by push-pull sportscaps which do not require an aluminum seal but resist the heat exposure during filling. www.bericap.com