PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2018

PET contents 09/18 4 PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 09/18 www.petpla.net INSIDE TRACK 3 Editorial 4 Contents 6 News 43 Products 44 PET bottles for Beverage + Liquid Food 46 PET bottles for Home + Personal Care 48 Patents MATERIAL / RECYCLING 9 Future looking investment pays - rPET instead of virgin PET for producing food trays 10 A happy accident: PET-eating enzyme performance improved PREFORM HANDLING 12 A fresh look at preform handling - Quality and efficiency from the start of the process BOTTLE MAKING 14 A clean deal with new PET detergent bottles Preferential heating for the manufacture of round and oval PET bottles 16 6 g PET loss is a big win - Agr Process Pilot advances GEPP light weighting projects in Mexico 17 “The impossible, of course, may take a little longer!” 18 A cleaner solution - New formula and new rPET container for Ecover detergent COMPRESSORS 20 Getting into shape - Every day, one AF compressor is shipped somewhere in the world 23 Shaftless motors - The bottom line on drive efficiency 24 “When you live high up you can see for miles” 26 Striving for perfection - Happy Birthday ABC Compressors! 31 Clean compressed air - Best quality goes into the bottle MARKET SURVEY 27 Suppliers of filling equipment & filling inspection BOTTLING / FILLING 34 Soft drinks and recycling in Uganda - Developments and goals of Coca-Cola Beverages in Africa INSPECTION 36 Six months shelf life for beer and CSD - Non-destructive testing of oxygen transmission in PET bottles TRADE SHOW REVIEW 40 NPE 2018 review, part 2 BUYER’S GUIDE 49 Get listed! Page 24 Page 36 Page 12 18 bottle making COMPRESSORS