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Husky launches second-generation control algorithm that elevates performance of Altanium mould controller

29 Jul 202229 Jul 2022 Gabriele Kosmehl 784 Views 2 min read

Husky Technologies announced the launch of a second-generation control algorithm for its line of Altanium mould controllers. The Advanced Reasoning Technology (ART 2.0) software is claimed to deliver greater speed, accuracy, precision, and repeatability compared to today’s existing temperature control systems. ART 2.0 incorporates advanced auto-tuning and heat-up strategies which deliver higher

Tobu Railway and Kirin Beverage cooperate to start ‘bottle-to-bottle’ horizontal recycling

28 Jul 202228 Jul 2022 Gabriele Kosmehl 1216 Views 2 min read

Kirin Beverage Company, in cooperation with Tobu Railway Company, will start horizontal ‘bottle-to-bottle’ recycling, in which used PET bottles are collected and recycled into PET bottles, at 33 Tobu Tojo Line stations from 3 August. In Japan, used PET bottles are often recycled for a wide range of uses after they

Companies Recycling

Half-year results 2022: PET to PET recycled over 15,000 tonnes of PET material

27 Jul 202227 Jul 2022 Gabriele Kosmehl 930 Views 3 min read

After a pandemic-related decline last year, PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH in Müllendorf, Burgenland, has drawn a successful interim balance for 2022 with a new record value: 15,131 tonnes of PET beverage bottles were kept in the resource cycle – this corresponds to an increase of 5.3% compared to the

Bottles / Bottle Making News

Bottling machines & equipment

27 Jul 202227 Sep 2022 Heike Fischer 1568 Views 1 min read

Promec Group Hall A6 – Booth 330 The Promec Group with the Promec, Blowtec and Melegari Technology brands, offers a range of machines and equipment for bottling, beverage & food, both as a diversification of products and sectors. Promec will be highlighting its solutions for the rinsing and sterilisation of all

Companies Preform Production

Partnership between SGT and Avient releases dairy preform with low mineral content

26 Jul 202225 Jul 2022 Gabriele Kosmehl 2053 Views 0 min read

Preform manufacturer SGT has developed, in partnership with colouring specialist Avient, a new single layer dairy preform with a very low mineral content (less than 4%). Intended for the dairy products market, this 38 mm neck preform incorporates a new additive technology called ColorMatrix Lactra Four One Zero which is claimed

Bottles / Bottle Making News

From refillable bottles to hybrid kegs

25 Jul 202227 Sep 2022 Heike Fischer 1748 Views 0 min read

Petainer Hall C5 – Booth 259 Petainer will be showcasing its range of sustainable PET packaging solutions. In bulk beverage dispensing, the company shows off its most advanced keg to date, the one-way Hybrid Keg as well as the refillable PET water cooler bottle. In PET bottles, Petainer puts refillable bottles

Bottles / Bottle Making Bottling / Filling News Recycling

Resource- and media-efficiency

25 Jul 202227 Sep 2022 Heike Fischer 1698 Views 1 min read

Krones Hall B6 – Booth 100 How can mankind hold back climate change? How can the world’s population be fed? And how do we handle packaging materials responsibly? These issues have a direct impact on all social classes. Krones has taken all these aspects fully on board and claimes that it

Bottles / Bottle Making Bottling / Filling Capping / Closures Preform Production

From concept to the filled and capped bottle – Fast and flexible response

25 Jul 202227 Sep 2022 Heike Fischer 2170 Views 3 min read

Sipa Hall A4 – Booth 304 Sipa will be showing its expertise in PET technology: container design and engineering, state-of-the-art preform injection capability, blowing and filling systems, sustainable solutions based on reduced consumption of utilities and virgin fossil-based materials which increased use of post-consumer recyclate. Focus points will be line integration,

Bottles / Bottle Making News

Hot runner system featuring compact mould pitch

25 Jul 202227 Sep 2022 Heike Fischer 1626 Views 1 min read

Petform Hall C5 – Booth 217 Petform has developed a new PET hot runner system allowing for an ultra-compact vertical mould pitch of 40 mm. Many components remain unchanged from previous generations, allowing common hot runner component inventory. On the cold half, Petform has developed a robust mould stack design for 28

Inspection News

Maximum productivity while meeting rPET goals

25 Jul 202227 Sep 2022 Heike Fischer 2284 Views 2 min read

AGR Hall C5 – Booth 121 Agr will be displaying several new product developments as well as an array of quality management and process control equipment for beverage containers. Processing bottles using virgin material is challenging enough. However, introducing the variability associated with rPET makes production even more difficult. Agr’s Process

Bottles / Bottle Making Bottling / Filling News

New developments are synonymous with everyday routine

25 Jul 202227 Sep 2022 Heike Fischer 1653 Views 1 min read

PET Technologies Hall B5 – 332 PET Technologies will present the latest generation of the APF-Max PET stretch blow-moulding machine. The wide model range allows the production of bottles from 100 ml up to 8 l, with neck finishes up to 120 mm. The output is up to 14,000 bph. The modular concept of the

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