PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2016

ON SITE 41 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 03/16 www.petpla.net ON site Lightweight Containers has opened US keg production line Lightweight Containers has started up a new production line to make KeyKeg Slimlines and UniKegs. The new line is in Joliet, Illinois (USA). The fully automated computer- and robot-driven line can produce the entire Slimline and UniKeg series depending on demand. Logoplaste supports and over- sees the line’s daily production. With the new line, Lightweight Containers is preparing for the rapid growth it anticipates in the United States. The new plant was designed in close collabora- tion with the manufacturing specialist Logoplaste. Logoplaste takes care of organising the line’s daily production. KeyKegs are now produced at three locations: Schwerin (Germany), Den Helder (the Netherlands) and Joliet (USA). A fourth production line in Germany will be opened in mid-2016. UniKegs will be produced in Joliet (USA). Producers and distributors of beer, wine, cider and soft drinks are making the switch to the kegs, which are now in use in over 180 countries. www.unikeg.com The Sample - PreWatcher. Any informat ion you ask for. Geometry & Material Faults Cavity Number Reading Thread Measurement Weight & Color Sealing Surface Injection Gate & Dome W W W . I N T R A V I S . C O M