Ceepackaging

Intra-plant logistics are increasingly recognised as a core process in production facilities. Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany took this trend on board at a early stage and is able to offer users cost-efficient solutions for these sophisticated applications. Krones nowadays has proven corporate capabilities in process engineering, filling, packaging and logistics, with IT playing an increasingly vital role.

Over the past few years, a growing variety of new large-size beverage containers, such as party kegs, home draft systems, and PET kegs has infiltrated the market. KHS has acted as consultant in the development of nearly all of these new types of container by designing and supplying the new filling systems accordingly. KHS AG announces its collaboration with Lightweight Containers B.V. (NL) in the development and marketing of plant and filling technology for the disposable KeyKeg®.

Comprehensive, integrated system and solution concepts offer the beverage industry a wide range of advantages. This is the slogan under which KHS AG, international manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment for the beverage, food and non-food industries, will present itself at Brau Beviale 2008.

The new Feather tube top line combines stylish design with greater sustainability.

Interruptions while processing suspensions are frequently problematic. Within the framework of a filling and packaging line for a customer, Optima Group Pharma has installed a recirculation system that can work with very small residues. Interruptions or not – the entire liquid product and all filled syringes can now be used.

With support from the OYSTAR Group, Milchhof Sterzing (Cooperativa Latteria Vipiteno) — in Italy has nearly doubled its capacity for producing yogurt. This permits it to meet the increasing demand for quality products of the “Sterzinger” brand. The investments in new packaging machines from OYSTAR Gasti in Schwäbisch-Hall and OYSTAR A+F in Kirchlengern have also strengthened Milchhof Sterzing’s position as the fourth-largest supplier of yogurt products to the Italian market.

A good 1,400 exhibitors of beverage raw materials, technologies, logistics and marketing ideas present their products for the around 34,000 expected visitors at BRAU Beviale 2008 in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 12-14 November. The event focuses on the whole technology spectrum with machinery and installations for production, filling and packing of beverages, operating and laboratory equipment, and energy systems. About half the exhibitors are in this segment. Beverage producers and suppliers with a special interest in this segment should possibly consider travelling to Nürnberg earlier, as the Academy and SGS Institute are organizing the English-language seminar “Filling Technology 2008” on 10-11 November immediately before BRAU Beviale. The one-and-a-half-day seminar in the CongressCenter Ost of NürnbergMesse is devoted to trends in filling technology: What must be considered when planning and taking new installations into operation? Where is optimization possible? How can the stringent hygiene regulations be fulfilled?

Roger and Roger, a leading Belgian processor and manufacturer of potato products have re-launched its Croky Potato Chips range using Amcor Flexibles’ Monoflex® packaging material.

INDEX in Geneva, the world’s leading nonwovens exhibition, is traditionally the first of two two global-scale trade shows of central importance to Optima.

Development in the beverage industry over the past decade or two has been remarkable. Single-serve portions which started out as a trend have become an established convenience in the daily routines of more and more people who demand maximum convenience and superior quality. The ever-expanding variety of hot and cold beverages and the increasing number of market players add to a very dynamic sector.

DEKRA awarded EC-type examination 2007 and the certification of the quality assurance in production as to Guideline 94/9/EG (Explosion Protection Directivewas given to the valve-bag filling machine series and the ultrasonic closing unit for use in explosion risk areas to Haver & Boecker.

Together with its subsidiary companies Behn + Bates and Feige Filling, Haver is presenting a cross-section of its growing versatility at this year’s INTERPACK exhibition. On a joint stand in Hall 12, Stand 12 D08/E07 the members of the HAVER TECHNOLOGY GROUP will be showing the key to filling success for (almost) every application.

SIG Asbofill GmbH, Neuss Germany, is specialized in linear aseptic filling systems for plastic bottles by use of innovative technology that ensures the safest filling for microbiologically sensitive non-carbonated liquid products. The linear systems that the company produces are complete solutions characterized by outstanding cost effectiveness and flexibility. As part of the SIG Group, SIG Asbofill can utilize SIG Beverages' unique value-added bottling expertise and offer its customers complete packaging solutions with added value that contributes to the bottom line.

The latest model of the range of weight-filling machines developed by Serac, Athena is a linear machine especially dedicated to productions in small series with a great number of references in cosmetics.

The population of the world is growing older. At the same time, the desire is growing to remain active and healthy even in old age. The beverage and food industries have responded to this increasing health trend with new product developments, and according to Andreas Steinle, CEO of the Future Institute at Kelkheim near Wiesbaden, they are making process profiling themselves as 'health providers'.

Optima Group Consumer offers leading packaging solutions for the growing Russian market. Especially new developments, such as the converting and packaging machine for the innovative Cyclero® softcan or the leading dosing and packaging technology of Optima for portion packs, e.g. for coffee, are but a few examples. The Optima dosing technology convinces by maximum filling accuracy, gentle product handling and reliability.

KHS AG, internationally active manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment for the beverage, food, and non-food industries, has set up a new Technology Center at the company's headquarters in Dortmund. For KHS, this investment means investing both in the future of the company and also investing in the future of customers worldwide.

A joint project of the Optima Group Pharma and its most recent brand Klee with its freeze and vacuum dryers: This highly versatile and compact filling and packaging line is designed for powder filling and vacuum drying, however, it can be retrofitted for liquid filling and freeze drying at a later stage.

Which packing machine is best suited for the customer’s product? How can a satisfactory bag filling speed be reached? How does one attain the optimum interaction between packing machine, packaging and product? These are questions the experts at the Haver & Boecker Research & Development Center work on every day. An extensive study of the product to be filled and its properties, as well as the bag type to be used, are the basics you need for making the right machine selection to assure customer satisfaction.

A new joint venture company has been launched in Bulgaria to deliver better localised service and a wider range of bag-in-box packaging and filling systems in South Eastern Europe.

Ten years of development at Sidel have resulted in Combi equipment that can package all beverages at all rates. Sidel’s latest Combi development, a range of record-breaking, high-speed machines that produce up to 61,200 bottles per hour, is now available.

BERICAP developed two different sizes of over caps for MAXICAY. Located in Almaty/Kazakhstan, MAXICAY started with tea production, producing locally its own preform and closures in 2004. In 2005 the Kazak company already chose the BERICAP DoubleSeal™ 7056 closure for its hotfilling tea production. In 2006 it switched to the DoubleSeal™ 7060 closure. MAXICAY’s sales skyrocketed in one year being the biggest tea producers in all Kazakhstan.

During the Intervitis Interfructa Innovation Prize award ceremonies, the newly developed KHS Innofill DNRV filling system received the top award, a gold medal, in the 'Filling, Sealing & Packing' category.

Cleaning weight filling machines and treating effluents represent a non-negligable expense. Treatment expenses (water, detergents…) are added to the cost of machine down-time. These unproductive and environmentally-unfriendly procedures are issues focused on by fillers, open to any suggestions that will reduce the impact of these negative factors. One solution consists of getting rid of the product tank, thereby reducing cleaning time and costs.

As technology never ceases its progress, mechanical elements are gradually being replaced by electronic devices. Cosmetic filling machines have not escaped this trend. A development which offers product fillers improved performance, comfort and user-friendliness.

Serac introduces « Metis », a new rotary filling-capping machine that combines high-quality weight filling with high work-rates for thick liquid cosmetics (shampoo, shower gel...)

GASSNER, the specialist for cap feeding systems, presents new, integrated solutions to combine conventional and oriented cap feeding for nearly all kinds of caps. We do not see the different kinds of cap feeding each by each, we offer a wide range of posiblities to combine the systems. In accordance to the needs of our customers we take the benefits of the conventional cap feeding and bring them together with the benefits of the orientated cap feeding. This combination guarantees a high effectiveness of our entire system.

At Brau Beviale 2006, KHS AG, international manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for the beverage industry, will be presenting new products to meet the requirements of the market. As a complete supplier, KHS will be providing a comprehensive range of new products from widely differing areas. The focus of attention will be on aseptic cold filling, bottle washing, packaging technology, labeling equipment and keg technology.