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		PACK DESIGN: Virtual proofing of pack designs, before going to print Dec 04, 2006
		A NEW development in the art of virtual proofing is set to have a big impact on creativity and accuracy in the design of labels and cylindrical packaging (eg cans, bottles, packs) enabling designers and brand managers to visualise and display finished artwork and special print effects just as they will look in a real life retail environment, but before anything goes to print. Details: Full text available only when you are logged in ()


		DRINKS DISPENSE: RPC Bramlage gives Draughtmaster ‘perfect closure’ Dec 03, 2006
		RPC BRAMLAGE’S expertise in injection moulding has helped Carlsberg develop DraughtMaster, the new draught beer system for which the company has produced a multi-functional closure. DraughtMaster is a cost-effective method for serving draught beer in smaller bars, where traditionally larger kegs cannot be consumed quickly enough to maintain product quality. Details: Full text available only when you are logged in ()


		PACKAGING EQUIPMENT: Quinn Glass chooses Cyklop pallet strappers Dec 02, 2006
		QUINN Glass has four Cyklop XZE 411-22 compression pallet strappers at its new purpose-built glass bottle plant at Elton, Cheshire. The machines meet Quinn’s requirement for a robust system that was flexible enough to strap several different pallet formats securely. Details: Full text available only when you are logged in ()


		DRINKS DISPENSE: Scotsman coolers help Heineken stay chilled at Chelsea FC Dec 01, 2006
		SCOTSMAN Beverage Systems has supplied Heineken UK with 150 beer coolers to serve football fans at Chelsea. A hundred Vision 34cc remote coolers and 50 Rio 10 11cc mini remote coolers will chill the lager poured from 400 beer taps in the 51 bars inside Chelsea’s football stadium and the adjoining complex of hotels, bars, restaurants and conference facilities. Details: Full text available only when you are logged in ()


		FORKLIFT TRUCKS: Atlet champions Bibby’s best forklift truck drivers Nov 30, 2006
		WINNER of the 2006 Bibby Distribution Fork Truck Driver of the Year contest was Steve Seymour from Bibby’s Scunthorpe site. He is shown (centre) of the photo with Sir Michael Bibby (left), managing director of Bibby Line Group who presented the awards, and Phil Potter (right), head of servicing operations at Atlet. The eight-hour contest at the MOD driver training base at Leconfield tested skills in both the theory and practice of lift truck operation, using the Atlet UNS Tergo reach trucks and counterbalance trucks. Practical tasks included a time-limited obstacle course, stacking and de-stacking pallets and loading a curtainsider trailer. Details: Full text available only when you are logged in ()


		VALVES: Major Tyco mixproof valve order from InBev in UK Nov 29, 2006
		A MAJOR order to supply InBev’s two UK plants at Magor and Samlesbury has recently been completed by Tyco Valves and Controls’ Hygienic Products Division, which comprises the Hovap and Keystone brands. The contract was won against stiff competition, says Tyco, thanks to the modular nature of its offer, as well as competitive pricing. The orders were placed in Jan’2006 and completed by May. Details: Full text available only when you are logged in ()


		LABORATORY PRODUCTS: Priorclave autoclaves winning fight against bacterial cross contamination Nov 28, 2006
		Within a laboratory and sterile environment it is critical that samples are not subject to microbial contamination. Independently monitored lab tests have shown that the presence of BioCote—an exterior surface coating technology that fights the growth of a wide range of micro-organisms—is a fundamental element in helping to control bacterial cross contamination on Priorclave’s range of autoclaves. Details: Full text available only when you are logged in ()


		PUMPS: Three types of magnetic drive pump launched Nov 27, 2006
		PUMP ENGINEERING has launched a range of magnetic drive pumps in three types of hydraulic configuration: centrifugal, regenerative turbine and sliding vane. The 3M Mag-drive pumps offer such benefits as long life, reliable performance and low maintenance. Details: Full text available only when you are logged in ()


		FORKLIFT TRUCKS: Mitsubishi launches radical new reach truck Nov 26, 2006
		MITSUBISHI’s RBN series reach truck has several advanced features, including what the company describes as the “revolutionary” Visionmast here “hot extrusion” technology has allowed development of a construction with hydraulic cylinders enclosed within the profile of the mast’s first stage. Details: Full text available only when you are logged in ()


		KHS adds glass to Serbia’s Voda Voda bottling capability Nov 25, 2006
		Manfred Keller and Nenad Delovski** of KHS describe the new glass bottle filling line recently installed at the Voda Voda mineral water factory at Banja Vrujci in central Serbia.* * Manfred Keller is sales manager, South East Europe, KHS AG, Bad Kreuznach, Germany, Tel +49 (671) 852-2655 Nenad Delovski is manager of the KHS Branch Office Belgrade, KHS AG, Tel +3 (81) 113119-725. This article appears in the October-November 2006 issue of the bdi journal. Details: Full text available only when you are logged in** ()

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