PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2017

58 TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 09/17 www.petpla.net PROCESS PILOT ® makes producing a better PET bottle as easy as 2 3 1 MEASURE CONTROL OPTIMIZE every bottle for changes in material distribution process variation, inside the blowmolder material utilization and orientation to achieve maximum bottle performance CONTACT US TODAY TO LEARN MORE! AGRINTL.COM | +1.724.482.2163 | SALES@AGRINTL.COM see us at Booth A4-336 Now its Drinktec time! To conclude our summery of the PET relevant exhibitors we invite you to enjoy reading our third part of the Drinktec preview! At this point we would like to advise you to one further event at the trade fair: The BevTech Europe technical conference. The theme of the 14 th BevTech Europe is “Innovation and Technology in the Beverage Industry” and the program will be packed with interesting topics, delivered by subject matter experts in the different areas of interest in the industry. It addresses all beverage manufacturers and suppliers and pro- motes dialogue on the scientific and process-oriented aspects of manufacturing non-alcoholic beverages. That includes beverage recipes, production processes, packaging, operating materials and distribution. The conference is a genuine highlight, and not just for technicians. BevTech Europe is part of the International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT). ISBT is a technical society for the Beverage industry and is an originator of critical technical methods, standards and guidelines adopted by major corpo- rations, other societies and governments around the globe. The topics are:  Research and development for beverages and ingredients/ additives  Equipment for retailers/specialty retailers and fountain technology  Beverage gases  Hygiene and microbiological control  Beverage handling and processing  Sweeteners  Packaging technologies  Water quality and treatment  Quality assurance  Packaging technologies  Water quality and treatment  Quality assurance We wish all of you an exciting and successful Drinktec 2017! We cordially invite you to visit our booth ( Hall 4A, booth 501 ) to have some nice talks with the PETplanet Insider team! TRADE SHOW preview Preform range PDG Plastiques is specialised in PET preforms and bottles with a focus on dairy and UHT milk. During Drinktec the company will propose new packagings for UHT milk, drinks and other liquids. In particular, light weighting of PET preforms and bottles and also new designs. The new technology Prelactia 2.0 allows to decrease opaque component in material in order to improve recycling of UHT milk bottles, says PDG Plastiques. The new technology Mint-Tec is claimed to allow decreasing of weight of PET preforms without decreasing the mechanical strength of the bottle. An increased range of PET preforms for standard products will also be on display. www.pdg-plastiques.com Hall A4 - Booth 349