It was a good 5 years ago when Bericap first brought the PET 26/21 bottle neck onto the market. This reduced bottle neck size allowed a weight saving of as much as 1.37g compared with the PET 29/21 then dominant on the market, enabling Bericap to make a major contribution to
Read moreHusky Injection moulding Systems today announced changes within its global Beverage Packaging organization. Gerardo Chiaia will take on the new role of President of Global Beverage Packaging for Husky. In this role, Mr Chiaia will be focused on continuing to grow the business through the ongoing development of innovative technologies that
Read moreAt CBST 2015 (4-6 November) Sacmi will be presenting the latest additions to the range, the CCM 48 SC, equipped with moulds for the production of ultra-light caps, and the ARENA RF labeller, produced directly by Sacmi Nanhai. The CCM 48 SC presented at CBST (hall W1, stand 1D02) will be
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On July 6th, 2015, Mark Stirpe joined Athena in the role of Business Manager, PET reporting to Jim Overbeeke, VP of Sales and Engineering. His responsibilities include sales and project engineering for preform machines and PET relationships across all levels. Mr Stirpe brings over 13 years of product development, sales engineering
Read moreChilds Farm has recently turned to Spectra Packaging for new bottles for their award winning hair and skincare range for babies and children. The new 150ml packs are the latest containers from Spectra and follow previous bottles from their range of standard offerings. Moulded in PET, the new containers are designed
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In March of this year, Krones reported that changes were afoot within its Executive Board. At the time, due to an agreement with the incoming CFO’s current employer, Krones was not at liberty to disclose the name of the successor to CFO Christoph Klenk, who had been appointed to take over
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Ferromatik Milacron India has been awarded in the category of "Excellences in Procurement Transformation" during the 3rd Annual CPO Forum India 2015 organised by Conference Asia. The award was conferred upon FMI for delivering Short Lead Time (SLT) injection moulding machines. In an award function organised on 10th and 11th July,
Read moreAtlas Copco, compressor manufacturer received the ISO 22000 certification by Lloyd’s Register for its production facility in Antwerp, Belgium. The facility manufactures state-of-the-art oil-free air compressors, blowers and air treatment products. ISO 22000 specifies the food safety management system (FSMS) requirements for organisations in the food chain. The FSMS demonstrates the
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After ten years the Contiflow series of mixers has received the thousandth order. The continuously operating Contiflow mixer is a harmonised blending system for the soft-drinks sector. It is used for continuous production of highly disparate beverages. New output ranges, a higher maximum output, stepless output regulation, maintenance-friendlier design thanks to
Read moreGlobal Closure Systems (GCS) extends its portfolio of quality certifications with the attainment of ISO 15378 by Astra Plastique, one of its plants in France, and demonstrates its manufacturer’s capability to meet requirements of the Healthcare sector. GCS manufacturing 1.5 billion closures annually and offering one of the world’s leading ranges
Read moreThe Euromold Brasil 2016, will offer an excellent business opportunity, it is a representative exhibition of moulds, tooling, desing and product development in Brazil in 2016. Euromold Brasil and Interplast together, will bring over 550 exhibitors exhibiting solutions and technology in the sectors of machinery and equipment, transformers, tooling, packaging, raw
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