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Kiefer Werkzeugbau GmbH with its headquater in Schwaigern, has worked almost for 30 years in the field of tool and mould making for the plastics processing industry. Global corporations from the packaging and food industry are also among the customers, as regional SMEs. Synergies of thermoforming are used and since 2004
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A custom-designed squeezy PET bottle from RPC Superfos is helping the UK’s No.1 Hot Pepper Sauce brand achieve greater visibility on shelf. The new bottle for the Encona ‘Taste Explorers’ range from Grace Foods UK is part of a refreshment of the packaging to help the brand stay competitive. Slightly taller
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The Krones cycling bottle has been awarded the “Packaging Design” in this year’s A’Design Award for its extraordinary design. The bottle consists of stable PET, is said to be sturdy and can be reused. Geometric embossments in the body and neck area enhance the container to a veritable eye-catcher. An ergonomic
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This year’s Erema Discovery Day was held at the Erema headquarters in Ansfelden on June 1, 2016. 250 international customers and interested guests once again found their way to Erema. From sorters and washing plant manufacturers to downstream producers, fillers and brand owners, representatives from the entire PET recycling value chain
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Sidel, has collaborated with Algar Agro to produce the world’s lightest 900ml PET bottle for edible oil. A large player in the Brazilian market, Algar Agro worked with Sidel to reduce the total weight of its finished bottle from 18 to 14 grams – a reduction of 22%. The bottle was
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The integrated plants of smi group’s new Ecobloc Ergon series are launched as a solution for the blow-moulding, filling and capping of PET and PP containers for the bottling of still and carbonated water, soft drinks, milk and edible oil up to 3l at the maximum output of 33,600 bottles/hour (0.5l).
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PET Engineering, the international design company for design and industrialisation of PET packaging received the prestigious 2016 Packaging Oscar – Quality Design – category, at the headquarters of the Corriere della Sera in Milan, Italy. Adding on those already achieved in 2011, 2013 and 2015. The packaging Oscar, already at its
Read moreHusky’s booth (E3F01) showcases the company’s complete range of solutions and services for the beverage packaging, closures, medical, packaging, consumer electronics and automotive industries. “China is a very important market for Husky and we look forward to connecting with customers and prospects from the region. At this year’s Chinaplas we are
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Special bottle shapes make high demands of many stretch blow moulders during production. The preferential heating system (PH) developed by the KHS Group enables bottlers to achieve perfect bottle quality with oval bottles in an energy-saving, safe and reliable process. The systems provider offers this option for its InnoPET Blomax Series
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With the collaborative contributions of R&D/Leverage UK, ISBM total Solution provider, and PET Power, a plastic bottle producer in the Netherlands, Fred Housheer, entrepreneur from the Netherlands, realised the Hydranome water bottle. This bottle lets the user know how much water they drink daily with the use of an interactive dial
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PET Power has added new standard shapes to its growing range of "funny shapes" specifically for special occasions. The company presents the Rabbit 300ml and the Pumpkin 510ml PET jar. Both models have a 63 RTS neck finish. The unusual aspect of the Rabbit is that it is upside down and
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