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The Krones subsidiary Kosme S.r.l., Roverbella, has now, in the shape of the 3 Bloc, presented a block configuration available in two different variants, for PET and for HDPE containers. The 3 Bloc for PET comprises three concatenated machines: blow-moulder, filler and labeller. The particular version of the Flexa labeller can
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With its new KHS InnoPET Plasmax 20QS development, the KHS Group Company offers a coating machine designed to produce bottles with volumes ranging from 100 to 350ml. Beverage producers are able to process small format PET bottles particularly economically. The glass interior coating enables beverage producers to reduce material costs and
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The "Flacco Round" from PET Power company bottles are characterised by their wide round neck with downward taper. The Flacco can be ordered with or without drops at the top of the round neck. The Flacco range currently consists of a 300ml and a 500ml bottle, both with a standard SP410
Read moreKHS 0.5-liter PET bottles weighing 8.9 grams and 1.5 liter PET containers at 22 grams are now available in Brazilian stores for the first time. The German systems provider of packaging and filling machinery has developed special bottle designs and preforms for both formats, making the PET bottles much lighter than
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Plastipak Packaging (formerly APPE) recently announced the launch of a crown finish PET bottle. Designed to be capped with a metal crown closure, the bottle is suitable for applications such as beer, cider, alcopops and juice shots. Within the "Crown Finish" range Plastipak claims to offer the lightest weight PET bottles
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SMI has selected Agr International to provide pressure testing equipment for their quality management and testing program. The Agr PPT3000 packaging pressure tester shall help SMI to qualify bottles created in their design center and ensure that they meet pressure strength and volume expansion design goals. The tester offers pressure and
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The LC Linear is intended for leak inspection of empty plastic bottles. The features include an inspection speed from 1 to 25 bottles per minutes (60 to 1500 bph), depending on container size and testing requirements, a capability of fitting containers up to 8 inches in length, 4.75 inches in width,
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At this year’s Brau Beviale in Nuremberg, KHS GmbH was presented with the World Beverage Innovation Award from British publisher FoodBev Media for its lightweight 1-liter PET milk bottle. The specialist for filling and packaging systems was victorious with this bottle in the category "Best Environmental Sustainability Initiative". The new solution
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At Fakuma show Engel presented their new software iQ clamp control. By continuously adapting the clamping force, the software keeps the mould breathing constant even under fluctuating process conditions, says the company. During the injection process, the inflowing melt exerts pressure that pushes the two halves of the mould apart by
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In 2015, Athena has improved its PET machinery through reduced lock-to-lock time, optimised post-mould transfer and cooling, improved energy efficiency, and better access for operation and maintenance. In detail, this means features like a post-mould cooling operation via flow-balanced air and water circuits for optimised thermal distribution and increased flow capacity
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On the eve of the FachPack 2015 in Nuremberg, Krones was awarded the German Packaging Prize for its "Bevkeg" packaging idea in the beverage sales package category. The Bevkeg is a concept in the market for non-returnable PET beverage kegs. Depending on the output class involved, it can be supplied in
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