PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2017

7 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 06/17 www.petpla.net Pro Mach strengthens decorative labelling capabilities with acquisition of P.E. Labellers Integrated packaging solutions leader Pro Mach, Inc. announced it has acquired global high-speed labelling solutions provider P.E. Labellers SpA. The addition of Italy-based P.E. Labellers is intended to expand Pro Mach’s capabilities to provide high-speed decorative labelling and integrated solutions worldwide. All global sub- sidiaries and management teams of P.E. Labellers join the Pro Mach team. Bruno Negri, co-founder and Chairman of the Board of P.E. Labellers, along with Nicola Schinelli, Vice Chairman of P.E. Labellers, will continue to lead the P.E. Labellers team, spanning over 400 employees across the world. P.E. Labellers has been a technology leader in automatic high-speed rotary and linear labelling equipment for more than 40 years. P.E. Labellers’ solutions are modular and include self-adhesive, hot melt, cold glue, roll-fed, and sleeve labelling technologies. P.E. Labellers’ Adhesleeve technology, which uses pre-glued films, has received industry-wide acclaim for its reliability, efficiency, sanitary design, and overall environmental friendliness, as well as reduction of costs and downtime. P.E. Labellers has more than 10,000 rotary and linear labellers installed worldwide. Pro Mach has grown into a leading single-source provider of high-performance packaging lines and integrated solutions. Since 2010, Pro Mach’s installed base of machinery solutions has more than doubled and sales outside of the United States have more than tripled. Pro Mach supports a global customer base with operations in North America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. www.pelabellers.com www.promachinc.com drink technology India becomes an annual event as of 2017 drink technology India, the trade fair for the beverage, dairy and liquid-food industry in India, is switching to an annual format and will be held at various locations in the future - every two years in Mumbai, and alternating between New Delhi and Banga- lore in the years in between. The objective of these regional spin-offs is to address the beverage, dairy, liquid-food sectors and their respective packaging industries in a more demand-oriented manner. Alternating between Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore is intented to make it possi- ble to better address and support customers in specific target groups in the various regions of India. For the first time ever, drink technology India will be held at the Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on October 26–28, 2017—together with IndiaPack and pacprocess India, formerly International PackTech India. Bhupinder Singh, CEO of Messe Muenchen India, is looking forward to this new challenge: “The foundation of the beverage industry in India is Mumbai, which is why dti will still be held here every two years. But in the years in between, we want to strengthen the presence and the range of attractions for our customers in India. Having dti alternate between New Delhi and Bangalore allows us to bring its know- how to all of India and address specific needs in different regions.” Markus Kosak, Exhibition Director of drink technology India, feels that this new configuration has plenty of advantages: “Moving into northern and southern India sat- isfies the best prerequisites for serving India’s entire beverage, dairy and liquid-food industry. By continuing to develop this platform, not only are we giving our customers access to new potential, we are also making new networking opportunities available. In doing so, we give the beverage, dairy and liquid-food industry in India added value.” www.drinktechnology-india.com • Available in 3 sizes • Suitable for all dispensing systems • Unique base dispense feature, which reduces neck breakage of preforms • Eliminates production line contamination • Ecient fold ratio • Optimal transportation load of truck • High ROI (return on your investment) Stackabox ™ Dispensing, Storage &Transport Collapsible Bulk Container Multipurpose Packaging System for PET Preforms Caps & Closures dssmith.com/stackabox ©2017DSSmith,PlasticsDivision,InjectionMouldedProducts