PETpla.net Insider 07 / 2017

38 TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 07/17 www.petpla.net TRADE SHOW preview Drinktec: excitement mounts Around 1,600 exhibitors are participating in the lead- ing trade fair for the Beverage and Liquid Food Indus- try. Drinktec will take place from September 11 to 15, 2017 in Munich. Exhibitors will be occupying a total hall space of over 150,000m 2 . The Innovation Flow Lounge (IFL) is one highlight of the support- ing programme. Following its successful premiere in 2013, experts will be discussing the topical themes of importance for the future of the industry in the areas of product innovation, packaging and marketing. IFL and the special area New Beverage Concepts will have a joint space at the show, so that topics from the area of new beverage concepts, such as beverage ingredients and ideas, are also addressed and dealt with in the IFL. The IFL is focusing on product, brand and innovation managers, as well as decision-makers and managers in the fields of marketing and sales. Nearby, the PETpoint will be exhibiting in Hall 4A on 11,000m² dealing with all aspects of PET. As part of PETplanet’s close involvement with Drink- tec, we have brought together an initial selection of companies whom we feel will be of significant interest to our readers. Hygienic retrofit of beverage filling line Claranor will be at Drinktec to present its latest innovations dedicated to the beverage industry. On top of its latest solutions: the Clara- nor Puls’Full Cap, a cap sterilisation for the most sensitive filling line. The cap is decontaminated not only inside, but also outside, adapted for ESL 60 days and more. Further on Claranor Essential, a cap decontamination equipment compact and cost attractive for lower speed lines (<16.000 bph) will be shown. Claranor, with its new Puls’Combi PET, brings to the market a solution adapted for the hygienic retrofit of beverages filling lines enabling preform neck as well as cap sterilisation. This offer is for the soft drink market, moving ahead to products with lower CO 2 protection, fewer preservatives, more nutrients, which are to be filled on existing lines. Consumers are looking for more natural and healthy beverages. For producers, these new needs often mean industrial challenges as the new products are more sensitive, require a much higher hygienic filling level, but on already existing lines. The new dry, on-line and without chemicals solution for the packaging sterilisation, offers a much higher level of hygiene between the filling and packing. Thanks to its experience with the beverage industry, with more than 180 units installed worldwide, including 60 in retrofit, Claranor has acquired the expertise to integrate its pulsed light cap and preform neck sterilisers into existing lines. www.claranor.com Hall A3 - Booth 111 Gernep GmbH labelling systems In order to meet the ever-increasing cus- tomer requirements in a wide range of markets, Gernep GmbH’s rotary labelling machines offer tailored solutions: Soluta for flexible self- adhesive, Labetta for universal cold glue and Rollfed or Rollina for rational all-round labelling with hot glue. Alternatively, Gernep labelling machines are designed modularly so that almost every special solution can be realised in addition to the standardised models. The units can be installed and dismantled easily and quickly. In addition, the com- pany offers a wide range of additional equipment (e.g., camera-based or photoelectronic equipment). The company’s machine family thus offers the complete freedom of combination of wet, self-adhesive and the two hot glue systems in order to be able to tailor individual requirements perfectly and to be able to realise modern container configurations. www.gernep.de Hall A5 - Booth 302