PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2018

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 11/18 www.petpla.net 53 Sidel Group Hall 7A booth 223 Flexible production process will meet consumer trends in beverage packaging Adapting consumer demands The beverage market in Europe is set to experience a number of considerable changes within the next three years: the industry is anticipating a trend towards smaller size containers cou- pled with an overall movement towards the multiplication of SKUs and a premiumisation of the package. These trends require flexibility in the produc- tion process while simultane- ously reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The Sidel Group’s answers to these upcoming challenges can be appraised at Brau Beviale. Sidel and Gebo Cermex will be showcasing their flexibility to adapt to changing consumer demands with their latest solutions. Among them are the new Sidel EvoDeco labelling solutions: designed for total flexibility and optimised for unmatched perfor- mance, it gives producers the ability to choose technologies based on their specific labelling needs and output levels. Additionally, Sidel will highlight Sidel Actis, the plasma coating solu- As proof points of the company’s secondary packaging expertise, visitors to the Sidel Group stand will have the opportunity to get a hands- on experience of the Gebo Cermex’s WB46 - a wrap-around case packer that is claimed to offer good perfor- mance in terms of flexibility, hygiene and ergonomics – and of the compa- ny’s EvoFilm shrink-wrapping system. The latter one is a robust, versatile, compact and energy-efficient solution that is drawing on the company’s 50 years of experience in this field. Maintain and improve performance over time EIT (Efficiency Improvement Tool) is a solution established to maintain and improve packaging lines’ perfor- mance throughout their lifecycle. This data acquisition and plant intelligence system is designed to decrease unplanned downtime, reducing waste and costs, and increasing the plant’s output, as it gives employees at all levels real-time access to relevant and actionable information on production- related issues. www.sidel.com www.gebocermex.com tion extending the shelf life of bever- ages bottled in PET, while enabling package lightweighting. New approach of conveying and accumulation Gebo Cermex, long-time expert in the beer processing market, will focus on AQFlex, an all-in-one product handling technology, able to accom- modate any product, whatever the application, whatever the market, in all container materials, formats and shapes, full or empty, while also enabling automatic changeovers and ensuring total care of product integrity.