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Vilsa-Brunnen is the first German beverage manufacturer to eliminate shrink wrap on all its single-use bottles, replacing it with adhesive dots. With the introduction of the “VILSA NIX-PACK”, the company aims to redefine the classic six-pack [“NIX” meaning “nothing” in German, highlighting the absence of shrink wrap]. Instead of being held
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Entertaining instruction courses at Coca-Cola Mannheim with the Virtual Training Center – If work on a production line is easy to perform, this reduces the number of errors and thus downtime. In order to build up the expertise of its operators and maintenance personnel more quickly and more sustainably, the Coca-Cola
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SMI has opened a new branch in Istanbul, in Türkiye, thus consolidating its own presence in a constantly growing market. More precisely, the offices of the new branch are based in the Asian part of the city, in the district of Maltepe. SMI boasts in Türkiye more than 300 machines, installed
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With beverage bottlers requiring a solution that reduces production costs while improving their environmental footprint, Sidel has launched its new bottle washer which combines chemical and ultrasound technology for the highest performance. Sidel will unveil Hydra Ultrasonic for the first time at the international trade show, BrauBeviale. The growing focus on
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Amcor plc and Berry Global Group, Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which Amcor and Berry will combine in an all-stock transaction. Berry shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 7.25 Amcor shares for each Berry share held upon closing, resulting in Amcor and
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After approximately a year of renovation, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Deutschland (CCEP DE) has restarted a production line for 1-liter reusable PET bottles at its Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler site in Germany. The modernised facility now fills around 36,000 bph with carbonated beverages such as Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, and their sugar-free variants. This is
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At a time when ecological issues have become a daily reality for manufacturers, Sidel is now helping its clients maximise their environmental performance thanks to Eco-Audit, a comprehensive approach to improve their PET container production processes. This service will soon apply to other equipment in Sidel’s portfolio. The service, which can
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Twellium Industrial Company, West Africa’s fastest-growing manufacturing company, has partnered with Sidel to develop a new ultra-modern facility in Kumasi, Ghana – a greenfield project housing two complete PET packaging lines for still and carbonated beverages. Twellium Industrial Company (Twellium) specialises in the production of non-alcoholic beverages, including its flagship product,
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The KHS Group is expanding its virtual 3D line design software. Various new features have been launched to allow customers to gain a holistic impression of their potential system as early as during the offer phase. After introducing 3D line design to the offer phase two years ago, the Dortmund systems
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ProMach, well-known for its processing and packaging machinery, announced that it has acquired MBF, a producer of bottle-filling and closing machines for distilled spirits around the world. The addition of MBF further expands ProMach’s bottle-filling and closing capabilities and represents the company’s second acquisition in the Italian market this year. Founded
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China Resources C’estbon Beverage Co. Ltd (C’estbon Beverage), China’s top two bottled water brand, has chosen Sidel’s complete line packaging solution to help deliver its expansion in big format water production. Featuring Sidel’s newest EvoBlow XL blower in a Combi configuration, the new lines can produce 12,000 4.5l or 6l bottles
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