Month: September 2017

Packaging / Palletising

Product handling all-in-one

Drinktec Gebo Cermex, Hall A6 – Stand 330 The packaging industry is increasingly facing sophisticated consumption trends that present various challenges to the production and distribution of goods. Gebo Cermex is responding to these ever-changing complex needs with the introduction of the product handling technology AQFlex. Packaging line performance of this

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Materials

UV absorbers for clear, transparent PET bottles

Drinktec Milliken will demonstrate how its ClearShield Colorless UV Absorbers can bring value to PET packaging by protecting UV-sensitive contents from degradation while maintaining the material’s clarity and transparency. ClearShield is intended to protect beverages and other UV-sensitive contents against harmful light exposure by incorporating the UV blocker into the PET

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Capping / Closures

Shoot & cap

Drinktec Netstal, Hall A4 – Stand 321 The Swiss injection moulding system provider Netstal will be producing 38mm single-piece closures for milk bottles on an Elion 2200-1000. Shoot and cap: the HDPE closures, which weigh just 2.8g, are produced in a 32 cavity mould from z-moulds and, thanks to the patented

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