PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2016

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 53 PET planet Insider Vol. 17 No. 11/16 Lightweight yet user-friendly closure solutions The emphasis in the past was on reducing the weight of closures, particularly in the food and beverage sector. Cost savings and an improved carbon footprint were a priority, while user-friendliness tended to take a back seat. Bericap developed lightweight closures to cater for market demand. Combined with a 29/25 thread, the HexaLite 29/11 allowed a 33% weight reduction compared with its predecessor neck finish 30/25. While the bottlers were happy with this lightweight prod- uct measuring just 11mm, some customers struggled with the small closure and found it rather awkward to handle. The focus was therefore switched from “lightweight” to “user-friendly” and the HexaLite 26/13 and 29/13 closures were designed with an extra 2mm of height. The new caps are virtually the same weight but look more substantial and are now easier for custom- ers to handle. All HexaLite closures have a cut and folded security strip that breaks easily the first time the bottle is opened. N2 dosing is possible. The 29/25 and 26/22 neck types are approved by CETIE. www.bericap.com Bericap Hall 4 | Booth 515 P.E. Labellers P.E. Labellers will exhibit two of their labelling machines. The first will be a roll fed model Rollmatic 540, with hot melt labelling system for big containers, suitable for labelling round plastic bottles up to 20l. The roll-fed labelling machines by P.E. Label- lers have been completely updated achieving a greater versatility for the user, a guar- antee of better glue distribu- tion with greater savings and is equipped with a new film tensioning system. It also has a new transmission system to guarantee lower noise and zero maintenance and is pro- vided by the latest generation electronic software. The second one, the latest model launched by P.E. Label- lers, will be the Maya sleever, for the application of sleeve labels on containers, empty or full, of any material, shape and size, with shrinkage percent- age up to 80%. The advantage of the label sleeve is that it allows the use of the entire sur- face of the container to present the features of the product, in addition to making the pack- aging thoroughly modern and appealing. The new sleever is available for full-body, half- body, tamper-evident, bi-pack promotional applications. www.pelabellers.com P.E. Labellers Hall 7 | Booth 337