PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2019

38 TRADE SHOW REVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 12/19 www.petpla.net German Technology May 21-24, 2019, Guangzhou Hall 5.1, Booth S27 Audiovisual user guidance PETplanet: Unlike many other exhibitors here at the CBB, Heuft is showing its systems live on the stand. How has that been received? Kurz: That’s right, we have a number of systems on the stand. The Heuft One can be used to perform simple quality control tasks, with the Heuft Prime standard tasks in full-product inspection. The Heuft Spectrum II, our filling management system in a new product generation, can be seen for the first time at a show in China. For empty bottle inspection, we have our InLine II IR and IS lines on site. The number of visitors may be slightly lower than in previ- ous years, but we had very specific requests, especially from important visitors from the brewing industry. PETplanet: What role does PET play in the Chinese beer sector? Kurz: So far not too big but that will perhaps change. For environmental reasons, the Chinese government is investing a lot in sustainability and therefore also in PET recycling, and so I believe that beer in PET can come in China. PET is already very strong used in softdrinks of any kind. PETplanet: To what extent do Heuft systems make life easier for the user? Kurz: Instead of our former Heuft pilot, we now offer a new navi- gation interface NaVi with intuitive controls. Via an audio interface which we already showed on the Drinctec last year in Germany, the operator can connect in future to it via voice control and get exactly the support tailored to his needs. www.heuft.com CBB Impressions - Chinese exhibitors of Caps/Closures, Labelling, Inspection Bejing Centigram T echnology (Mr Wang Shuang) www.xidima.com Inspecti on: i nline caps and bottles Canneed www.canneed.com Inspection: Instru ments of analysing, measuring, testing AT2E China Limited www.at2e.com.cn Inspe ction : analysing & measuring instruments Jürgen Kurz, Managing Director of Heuft Systems Technology Shanghai (fourth from right) with his team at CBB