Krones: Lightweight But With a Substantial Effect Krones wins German Packaging Prize in the “Sustainability” category; the jury gave the accolade to the ShoulderFlex bottle weighing a mere 5.9 grams 5.9 grams — The extremely low weight of the ShoulderFlex bottle was the deciding factor for this year’s jury…
Krones on Climate Protection
Climate Protection: Krones Clearly Sets Out All Relevant Information In brief: The Krones Group discloses all details of its climate strategy in its Carbon Transition Plan. The Krones Public Carbon Transition Plan was published on 26 July 2023. It discloses the group’s actions, interim results and further plans for…
Eco-Friendly Secondary Packaging
In light of rising levels of eco-awareness and the concomitant political and social debates on sustainability and resource consumption, producers of consumer goods are embracing sustainable packaging. Plastic-free can packaging The question of the future of plastic packages continues to keep the sector on its toes. Even though the tone…
Filling Cans In Enhanced Hygienic Design
Spitz of Austria uses the Modulfill Bloc FS-C filler-seamer block for cans in a hygienic design with a small clean room. Aseptic filling of beverages into PET containers has been common practice for many years. But what about cans? Market demand is pushing in the direction of enhanced hygienic design,…
Returnable PET For Sensitive Beverages?
Despite attractive environmental credentials, returnable PET containers remain a niche product. A joint research project by Krones and Alpla hopes to change that. In the joint project’s first phase, the material and process parameters underwent a comprehensive scientific evaluation. Based on these findings, Krones and Alpla developed a returnable PET…
A Label With Creases?
At the Mozart Distillerie, shiny paper foil is wrapped around spherical liqueur bottles to deliberately evoke the impression that it has been applied by hand. With manual labelling, the high production figures would have ceased to be feasible a long time ago. This is why Mozart has now invested in…
Water Treatment Using Electrodeionisation: Ultrapure Water For The Beverage Industry
At Makkah Water in Saudi Arabia, a new water treatment system from Krones will go into operation in mid-2021. This particular Hydronomic contains a first: With a total dissolved solids (TDS) value of less than 0.1 milligrams per liter, the resulting water is more pure than any other in the…
A Strong Character & Pioneering Spirit In Beer Production
Störtebeker Braumanufaktur uses a combination of traditional craftsmanship and innovative ideas, opting in equal measure for conventional styles and specialty beers and also offering part of its portfolio as organic and alcohol-free products. The company has shown pioneering spirit when it came to expanding its bottling capacities: in its filling…
Customised Solution From Syskron: The Digital Factory As Engineered Reality
Through the combination of suitable modules from Krones, the company has created a customised IT concept that links together all the relevant sections of the firm and its processes, thus providing consistently complete traceability of all production steps. With a market share of 25 per cent, the Yantai Changyu Pioneer…
Innovation In Bottling
In Bissingen, Germany, raw milk is processed into a wide range of dairy products that are then stocked in the refrigerator cases of supermarkets across Europe. By Krones. Last year, Gropper celebrated its 90th anniversary. The company has grown considerably since its founding: the erstwhile cheese maker is now a…
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