33 TRADE SHOW REVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 23 No. 11/22 www.petpla.net Drinktec review part 1 The right tools and expertise to help with your rPET goals! Agr is uniquely positioned to support your venture into rPET bottle manufacturing with a powerful combination of Process Control tools, Process Consultants, and decades of industry experience. AGRINTL.COM • +1.724.482.2163 Drinktec 2022 - Beverage industry meeting after 5 years International, pioneering and the highest possible quality - that’s how to describe Drinktec, which was held from September 12 - 16, 2022, at the Munich trade fair center. A total of 1,002 exhibitors from 55 countries and nearly 50,000 visitors from 169 countries came to this edition of Drinktec 2022. For visitors, Drinktec is also the beverage and liquid food industry’s major networking platform, as Gary Guo, Vice President, Global Supply Chain with the Coca-Cola Company, confirms: “It’s so good to be back here in Munich at Drinktec after five years. This is one of the premier events in our business calendar and is a must-attend for us. Together with our global bottling partners we use Drinktec to explore the latest developments and emerging technologies in areas such as supply chain, manufacturing, digital transformation and sustainability, and look for opportunities to transform our business. The event this year is better than ever.” For Drinktec Exhibition Director Petra Westphal and her team, the customers’ feedback is more than positive: “The preparations for this year’s event really were something of a rollercoaster ride. The effects of the pandemic and geopolitical tensions have resulted in volatile framework conditions and uncertainties. And suddenly the first trade fair day is there. The world meets here with us in Munich after five years. The joy of getting together again is indescribable. The challenges of the day are intensively discussed and solutions are presented at all of the stands – the industry’s future is being shaped here.” PETplanet has put together some highlights for you! Pulsed light sterilisation Packaging decontamination expert Claranor demonstrated several of their innovations at their stand. The French company, which specialises in pulsed light sterilisation, showed off its Inncap Evolution and Inncap High-Speed inline disinfection unit which has been specially developed for closures. This compact unit measuring just 380x310x490mm (Evolution model) and 380x310x650mm (High-Speed model), weighing 32 kg and 38kg respectively, can be used for a number of closure types and is able to process not only traditional plastic caps but also aluminium or T-cork ones from 8 to 80mm in height and 20-68mm in diameter. According to the company, this is the first machine on the market that can disinfect up to 100,000 inner cap surfaces per hour and achieve a 3-log reduction in Aspergillus brasiliensis and Penicillium rubens. The flash lamps for both models, which are capable of 10 million flashes, are physically separated from the cap guide rail in a dedicated, hinged housing section. For a larger required throughput, the Hi-Speed lamp with its 75% greater length compared to the Evolution can treat more caps per flash. Claranor estimates the operating costs for one million closures to be €25 for an hourly output for 50,000 (Evolution lamp), or €16 for 100,000 units (Hi-Speed lamp). Inncap is also said to offer the possibility of a quick format change that can be integrated within existing feeding systems. “We have begun an interesting collaboration with M. Tanner AG“, explained CEO Christophe Riedel. The Swiss company, which specialises in conveyor systems for preforms, used Claranor’s Pulsed Light when carrying out some research on its “Ergo Flow” line. A reduction of up to 4-log in Aspergillus brasiliensis on the inner and outer surface of the neck and up to 2-log on the inner surface of the preform body was achieved with an energy consumption of 2kW for 48,000 preforms per hour. “The study shows that with such preform decontamination, bottlers can be offered an additional way of filling hygienically sensitive products such as dairy items or juices”, said Mr Riedel. www.claranor.com CEO Christophe Riedel showing the Inncap
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