PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2014

NEWS 9 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 12/14 www.petpla.net Professor Gunther Krieg receives 2014 German Environmental Award Professor Gunther Krieg, founder of Unisensor Sen- sorsysteme GmbH, pursues a dual mission: to support the responsible use of resources and to advance the trans- fer of technology. He has developed innovative optical measuring and analysis systems which enable the reuse of PET bottles, recycle plastics, improve working condi- tions and save resources. For his lifetime achievements he received the 2014 German Environmental Award. The award was presented by German Federal President Joachim Gauck in an official ceremony attended by 1,200 guests on September 23, 2014. Before founding his company, Professor Krieg already realized projects involving the transfer of technology from the scientific to the practical field, for example at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as project repre- sentative for technology transfer and at the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe, Germany. Since 1985, he has also been Director of the Steinbeis Innovation Center for Optoelectronics and Sensor Technology. While continuing his activities in academia, the pas- sionate visionary took the courageous step of going into business. An approach by a major beverage manufac- turer seeking a solution for making PET bottles refillable clinched his decision. They had to ensure that the bottles were not contaminated by foreign substances. In the year 1990, a measuring and analysis system was launched specifically designed to detect foreign substances in PET bottles. Applying optical analysis methods, the system reliably identified contaminants such as petrol, oil, clean- ing products and detergents and then sorted out the con- taminated bottles. www.unisensor.de f.l.t.r. Prof. Gunther Krieg and German Federal President Joachim Gauck With Sacmi, the beverage specialists are always at your side. With our unbeatable technological know-how and continuous re- search we are creating new containers and closures designed to ensure outstanding performance. The new IPS injection system for preforms and the CCM compression press for caps, fully de- signed and built by Sacmi, allows for large-scale production with considerable advantages in terms of efficiency and flexibility. The outcome? Reduced plastic volumes, less energy consum- ption and lower running costs. All in a bottle: the one you’ll soon be making. Preform & Closure technologically together Save RAW MATERIALS reduced plastic volumes Save ENERGY less energy consumption Save TROUBLE more quality and higher performance, guaranteed by a sole supplier Full INSPECTED online quality control / stand alone New Sales Manager at MHT Effective 1 September 2014, Carsten Lurz has been appointed Sales Manager at MHT Mold & Hotrunner Tech- nology AG in Hochheim Main, Germany. He succeeds Volker Jährling who is leaving for retirement. Carsten Lurz has many years of experience in the field of bottling plants, PET injection moulding and closure systems. MHT is one of the leading manufacturers for high performance PET preform moulds and hotrunner systems. www.mht-ag.de