based on an article by Tommaso Tegoni, Product Manager Filling, Sidel The beverage industry has expanded rapidly over recent years, and bottled water represents the fastest-growing category driving PET growth – driven particularly by countries such as China, India and Turkey. To meet the rising demand, packaging solutions provider Sidel introduced
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KHS has introduced three improvements to its modular Innofill PET DRV filler, enhancing its capability for faster and more effective filling of still and carbonated beverages into PET bottles – even under extreme conditions. The new Innofill PET DRV HC (high capacity) filler option provides the flexibility needed for filling large
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Sipa’s Flextronic W filling system has been upgraded to handle personal care and homecare liquids as well as edible oils. In today’s fast-paced production landscape, precision and adaptability are essential for success. Sipa, an industry leader in PET bottle production, handling and filling, has announced the launch of an upgraded version
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In the heart of Moldova, nestled among scenic vineyards and rolling hills, lies the prominent brewing company Beermaster. Beermaster, in its quest for innovative solutions, particularly in the packaging of beer and various other beverages, has partnered with PET Technologies, which installed an advanced APF-Max series blow moulding machine. Previously reliant
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Sacmi’s 24/7 virtual assistance for rigid packaging The evolution of ‘vision’, from quality control to process control, systems designed to ‘think’ like a human being, providing immediate and useful information to even the most experienced operator. Sacmi provides a wide range of vision systems for rigid packaging in the beverage industry.
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In the heart of the Caucasus region, Georgia is one of the richest nations in mineral and thermal waters, even if its large-scale marketing is a fairly recent activity, entrusted to leading companies such as Aqua Geo. In this state of the former USSR, on the border between Europe and Asia,
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Reaching new heights in water bottling Polish producer of mineral water, Masspol is a supplier to one of the leading chain stores in the country. What allowed them to secure a long-term business partnership, was to expand their offering with a 5 l bottle. Answering the call for the upsizing trend, STM
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Yili Group, Asia’s largest dairy company, received support and expertise from Sidel to install a versatile Aseptic Lab filler, which has been designed primarily for research and development and is situated in Yili’s specially constructed facility. It will enable the regional market leader to launch new products and adapt existing bottles,
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Processing demineralised seawater The Saudi-Arabian drinking-water producer Makkah Water Company has, for now, finished updating and expanding capacity at its main plant in Jeddah. The new, high-performance water treatment system from Krones passed final acceptance testing in October 2022. Before that, acceptance testing on two new high-speed filling lines was completed
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The 3R approach (Re-duce, Re-use, Re-cycle) has become a “must” in the global beverage bottling market. And within this three-pronged pursuit of a circular economy, Sacmi has a wide range of solutions on offer for bottlers in PET. Less weight, same performance Sacmi has identified new standards for closure caps which
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Intravis GmbH is known for its vision inspection systems for plastic packaging. Many manufacturers of closures are familiar with the company’s systems such as the CapWatcher Q-Line. Not as well known is that Intravis also has a portfolio system explicitly for closure inspection in the wet area of filling lines: the
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