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NDMAC Systems, based in Brittany, France, has joined the OneCircle initiative to support the recycling of KeyKegs – the first in France. NDMAC, which started life as a tech start-up developing connected beer taps for the trade which supply unrivalled data and information on consumption habits, beer preferences and variety. This
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Amcor engineers and designers developed a unique solution to address denting and won Gold for Packaging Innovation from DOW. Amcor leaders from its rigid packaging business recently accepted the 2019 Packaging Innovation Award at the K Show in Dusseldorf, Germany. The award recognises some of the world’s most innovative packaging breakthroughs
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At this year’s K-Show KHS is presenting technology which can produce PET containers with a clip-on grip. The process can be easily integrated into the new InnoPET Blomax Series V. Through its holistic Bottles & Shapes consultancy program KHS also helps its customers to develop customised, sustainable containers. “Until very recently,
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As of 1 October 2019, the companies Alphamac & Side S.A. have reached a commercial agreement to combine efforts to market their systems for manufacturing PET and HDPE plastic containers. This agreement allows both companies to offer their international customers a wide range of systems and services, combining technology, knowledge and
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Gardner Denver CompAir, Hall 4 stand 415 Gardner Denver’s CompAir Ultima compressor has been engineered with two highly-efficient, permanent magnetic motors that replace the traditional gearbox design. The company states that these two, variable-speed motors are capable of achieving speeds of up to 22,000 RPM and efficiencies greater than IE4, which
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Lightweight Container, Hall 4a Booth 311 The new UniKeg A has been added to UniKeg’s range of products which are already available with Sankey-D and Sankey-S fittings. Like the rest of the range, the A-fitting, also known as German Slider, is compatible with existing MicroMatic universal coupling systems, so the kegs
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Kaeser, Hall 4 Booth 441 Boosters are needed when, for production-related reasons, compressed air is required at a higher pressure than network pressure. Kaeser’s new boosters provide the ideal solution for compressed air users in the brewery industry who require higher pressure air. As the first all-in-one booster system, the DNC
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Kiefer Werkzeugbau, Hall 7 Booth 109 Kiefer Werkzeugbau GmbH based in Schwaigern, Germany, has been active in the mould and die industry for the plastics processing industry for more than 30 years. As an independent mould maker, Kiefer is producing blow-moulds for all common rotary blow moulding machines and for linear
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Alpla Group, an international plastic packaging specialist, is combining its expertise and services for customers in the pharmaceutical industry under the ALPLApharma brand name. ALPLApharma is a brand of the Alpla Group and not a legal entity of its own. Walter Knes, Global Sales Director Closure Systems, Injected Parts”and Pharma at
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Greiner Packaging’s stated aim is to keep plastic circulating in the economy for as long as possible. To this end, the packaging specialists are aiming to work together with their customers to create new packaging solutions that can be recycled themselves or contain recycled material. One recent solution that falls in
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The new UniKeg A has been added to UniKeg’s range of products which are already available with Sankey-D and Sankey-S fittings. Like the rest of the range, the A-fitting, also known as German Slider, is compatible with existing MicroMatic universal coupling systems, so the kegs can be used anywhere in the
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