PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2020

PET contents 4 PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 10/20 www.petpla.net 10/2020 INSIDE TRACK 3 Editorial 4 Contents 6 News 54 PET bottles for Beverage + Liquid Food 56 Products TOP TALK 10 The beating heart of the bottling line - Interview with Georges Alard, Commercial Director, AF Group COMPRESSORS 14 Green mechanics - Significant energy savings 16 Meeting changing needs - Interview with Kris Vermeulen, Global Product Manager PET Compressors & Service, Atlas Copco BEVERAGE INGREDIENTS 18 Beverage trends in Australia & New Zealand - Natural, healthy and low alcoholic drinks are popular PREFORM PRODUCTION 20 Revolution, not evolution - Sipa’s Xtreme up and running with customers 22 From up and over to side - A sideway gamechanger, New Netstal PET-Line with sideway removals system BOTTLE MAKING 26 Returnable, refillable & recyclable - Coca-Cola Brazil recognised for refPET bottle 28 Sustainable bottle concept from New South Wales 34 PET kegs in special formats 36 Stretch Blow Molding, part 13 - Fundamentals of the blow process MARKET SURVEY 31 Suppliers of filling equipment and inspection systems BOTTLING / FILLING 42 Softdrinks with less sugar in bottles made from rPET 44 More performance, less space - Improved filling technology PACKAGING / PALLETISING 46 Co-packing at its best - Optimised end of line packaging process 48 Thermoformed lightweight rPET - Packaging with 33% material savings TRADESHOW PREVIEW 50 An enduring partnership 52 Brau Beviale 2020 BUYER’S GUIDE 57 Get listed! Page 26 COMPRESSORS Page 20 Page 34