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Hannes Vorderwinkler was appointed authorized representative and managing director under trade law; he is now in charge of the Austrian production plants at Starlinger & Co. GmbH. After six years of valuable service, Anton Huber withdraws from management at his own request. He is succeeded by Hannes Vorderwinkler, who assumes the
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Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, and Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH, Ansfelden, Austria, have agreed to collaborate in the field of PET plastic recycling. The aim of this alliance is to incorporate the technical expertise of both companies into the planning and design of PET recycling lines and complete factories,
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Drinktec Shyam Plastic Machinery, Hall A4 – Stand 546 India-based Shyam manufactures stretch blow moulding machines, ranging from 600 B/H to 12,000 B/H. The company will be demonstrating a 7 cavity all electric Pristine series linear blowing machine, with a speed of 10,000 B/H. The preform loading system and heating conveyor
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Thierry Fabozzi has been appointed president of Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), a leader in package development and design, rapid prototyping, and material evaluation engineering for plastic packaging. Effective immediately, Fabozzi will be responsible for global operations and will report to the company’s board of directors. In 2012, he joined the company
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Drinktec Torus Measurement Systems, Hall A4 – Stand 146 Torus Measurement Systems will be exhibiting a fully automated B302 Thread, Body & Thickness gauge for plastic bottles and preforms which will incorporate the use of a robot to automatically load. Torus’ newly developed B302 can be supplied as a semi-automatic manually
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Drinktec Société Générale des Techniques (SGT), Hall A4 – Stand 330 Société Générale des Techniques (SGT), a French family firm, has consolidated its expertise in the manufacture of PET preforms with the recent acquisition of an injection press exclusively dedicated to multilayer applications. This new Husky HPP5 state-of-the-art machine is intended
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With Andrea Festelli, the Sesotec group, with effect from 1 April 2017, has recruited a new managing director for the two Italian subsidiaries. The Genoese-born Festelli studied electrical engineering at the university of Genoa. Before he moved to Sesotec, Festelli had worked for seven years for the Italian subsidiary of the
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Drinktec United Caps, Hall A4 – Stand 535 At Drinktec, United Caps will demonstrate how their market-driven approach fosters the development of closures that perform as well in the plant as they do in the hand. With a 50/50 split between customised and non-bespoke solutions, United Caps will also showcase the
Read moreDrinktec Krones, Hall B6 – Stand 100 The principal focus of Krones’ presence at this year’s drinktec is on improving line performance, to ensure higher individualisation and flexibility, and to impart additional sustainability to the production operation. Digitalisation plays a key role in this context, and constitutes a unifying theme for
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Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) announced today that Russell Broome will step down as Managing Director. Russell came to SPE in 2014 with a quarter of a century of experience in the plastics industry and as a long-term member and volunteer leader of SPE, including a term as President of the
Read moreDrinktec Gebo Cermex, Hall A6 – Stand 330 Gebo Cermex, part of the Sidel Group, will showcase a range of material handling solutions, including the latest developments in automation and connectivity to help secure greater performance from bottling lines in evolving and demanding markets. Among these latest developments on show are:
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