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Now entering its 13th year, Zenith’s Global Bottled Water Congress, is a three day event incorporating market briefings, conference sessions and a networking dinner during which the 2016 Global Bottled Water Awards will be presented. The event will take place from October 10-12 at the Corinthia Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Universal Robina Corporation (URC) is a Philippine multinational with an established market especially in South East Asia in the Food & Beverage industry. URC Philippines requested a solution to produce new water bottles for mass consumption, having specific needs: 1. Line speed of 50,000 bph – labelling machine speed of 55,000
Read morePET rigid packaging technology specialist Sipa is glad to announce that a legal action against it and a previous development partner in PET preform production technology has ended in Sipa favor. The court action had been taken by Husky Injection Molding Systems against Athena Automation and Sipa over the alleged misuse
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Ciel, one of the major water-bottling companies operating in Morocco, has been supplied with the new integrated rinser-filler-capper monoblock unit. The Ciel brand – part of the Coca-Cola Group – has purchased the first monoblock filler unit 12-12-4 ALF produced by Sacmi Filling. Developed in order to bring together rinser, filler
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For many years, laser technologies have been used in the beverage packaging industry to ensure effective marking of products. Fibre lasers became the system of choice, offering virtually maintenance-free operation. NII Laser Technology integrated high-power fibre laser sources specifically developed for laser marking on beverage closures, caps and lids, with proven
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Demo Design and Moulds were commissioned to come up with the design for Vinadio’s Sant’Anna new bottle. The 750ml bottle features a sports cap that is intended to convey the Piedmontese group’s message: a unique and practical large format container, convenient for athletes to use during training. In their concept, the
Read moreHusky Injection Molding Systems announced an update to its Altanium hot runner controller warranty programme. Effective immediately, all new Altanium H-series controllers are covered by a five-year warranty that includes the interface, H-series control cards and mainframe. This Altanium warranty covers any new controller that contains H-series or HL-series control cards.
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Plastipak is partnered with AriZona Beverages to commercialise the first ThermoShape system in the U.S. The project came to life when AriZona challenged Plastipak to deliver a hot fill PET package while maintaining the look and feel of its iconic glass packaging. AriZona wanted the ability to be able to run
Read moreRPC Promens Innocan has launched a range of PET containers that are ideal for the edible oil sector, offering a variety of benefits for both manufacturers and consumers. The excellent clarity of PET and the wide labelling area of the pack enable manufacturers to maximise brand image and on-shelf appeal, while
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Sabic’s multilayer and polymer blend technologies may help manufacturers to reduce transport losses, optimise protection of goods, and maximise pallet stability by increasing the holding force of collation shrink and stretch films used to protect food packaging, while also making those films stronger. The unique combination of Sabic polyolefin building blocks
Read moreSMI’s new APS palletisers for tertiary packaging, dry packaging, up to 100 packs/minute are designed and manufactured according to the new Ergon platform, where ergonomics and advanced machines integration are said to enable to offer cost saving bottling lines, ensuring the reduction of production costs, higher energy savings and the efficiency
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