PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2020

8 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 10/20 www.petpla.net PETinar: The Essential Guide to Tethered Closures In the EU, tethered closures will soon be mandatory for most single-use plastic containers. We expect other regions around the world to adopt similar legislation in the near future. How do you seize on that opportunity? What’s involved? Our PETinar has the answers. PETinar: The Essential Guide to Tethered Closures November 05, 2020 // 4p.m. CET Presented by Mike White of Husky Injection Molding Systems You will learn:  Why switch to tethered closures: the basic requirements and opportunities  Best practices in tethered closure design  What’s involved and how to get started  We will also share a gallery of real-world tethered closure designs for inspiration. Register free of charge at www.petpla.net/category/petinars Meeting 4.0 technologies The packaging machinery industry is often per- ceived as lagging behind latest technologies. To break with this, ABC decided to gain a new edge using modern automation as a standard. “Coupling reliability and smartness to their compressors gives a new breath to PET bottle manufacturers, providing a complete solution,” commented Victor Goncalves, Export Area Manager for French speaking countries and Italy at ABC Compressors. “ABC has been fol- lowing the trend initiated by well-known PET blower manufacturers, offering real time communication and technical knowledge transfer through smart tools. For example: EVA, ABC’s augmented reality glasses, allow supporting maintenance tasks on compressors in real time, sharing technical drawings as well as audio and written content. We also implemented a synchronised monitoring solution to manage several machines on the same HMI screen. Today we can easily say customer technical teams are mastering ABC’s online tools just as well as mechanical ones,” states Goncalves and continues “After almost a year of Covid- 19 crisis, we’ve passed the test! 4.0 technologies enabled us to maintain high quality service by remotely monitoring maintenance works. Without any doubt, smart maintenance is our present, while ABC’s closest horizon is shaped by our new generation of low consumption motors.” www.abc-compressors.com PETINAR BERICAP Tethered Cap Solutions • Easy& intuitive handling • 180° opening • No change to - Neck finish - Capper - Filling line Approved and ready for line trials now!