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GERRESHEIMER for its state-of-the-art manufactures its primary
machinery and employees packaging for the Asian
NEW INDIAN PLANT who are trained in the market in Shuangfeng
production process in China and at its new
With seven plants, ampoules, and cartridges,” ensures that all the plant in the Indian city of
Gerresheimer enjoys a says Jens Heymann, workflows in all the plants Kosamba. The Chinese
strong position in the Senior Vice President meet the same standards. factory has 30 years’
South East Asian market Europe & Asia Tubular “Our zero-defect strategy experience in making vials
for the highly specialised Glass. “With our new is based on a “product- and has been awarded a
manufacture of glass and plant in India and its by-process” approach. We range of certificates that
plastic products for the counterparts in China, want our customers to no other competitor in
pharmaceutical sector. we will be able to fully get the same high-quality the region can match.
A new factory making meet demand from the products from us wherever The company supplies
vials and ampoules Asian pharma industry they are in the world. over 300 pharmaceutical
recently went on stream in for highquality primary Which factory they were customers in Asia, the US,
Kosamba. packaging made from made in cannot be allowed and Eastern Europe and
“We are the specialist tubular glass.” Having a to have an influence.” enjoys a leading position
when it comes to vials, uniform global standard Gerresheimer on the Chinese market.

BEATSON CLARK MIR STEKLA

INVESTMENT UPGRADES EXHIBITORS LINING UP

PRODUCTION LINE FOR THE 2017 EVENT

Leading glass The 19th edition of Mir Stekla, the
manufacturer International Exhibition for Glass
Beatson Clark Products, Manufacturing, Processing
has invested and Finishing Technology will be held
almost GBP from 5–8 June 2017 at Expocentre
3 million in the latest upgrade at its South Yorkshire Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia.
glassworks. Organizers, Expocentre AO and the
The company has installed Bottero individual section StekloSouz United National Council of
(IS) machines on two of its manufacturing lines to the Glass Industry Enterprises (Russia), report that there
improve production of glass bottles. were almost 8,000 visitors from 20 countries at the 2016
The IS machines form glass containers for well known edition. 83% of the 189 exhibitors have confirmed for
food brands such as English Provender and Mackays, this year.
as well as major UK retailers’ own brand products like Federico Bassi, Partner and Sales Director, Bavelloni
spice jars. SpA, Italy said: “We consider the Russian market as very
Individual gobs of molten glass are fed into the machines important and promising. Participation in Mir Stekla for
where they are formed into finished containers. The two several years allows us to strengthen our position in this
machines operate 24/7 and produce on average 160 market.”
million white flint bottles and jars each year. Exhibitors are leading Russian and international
“These new eight-section double gob machines represent companies: BDF industries, Brinolli Ermi 77, Buhler
the latest generation in servo controlled equipment,” said Technology, Caspian Flat Glass, Falorni Gianfranco,
Graham Lax, Head of Project Management at Beatson Glaston, Glass Service, Grenzebach Maschinenbau, Heye
Clark. International, Imaca Bv, Luoyang Landglass, Motim
“This investment is part of our commitment to Kadko Kft, Parkinson-Spencer, Salavatsteklo, Shanghai
continuous improvement for the future and will North Glass Technology, Shanghai Pony Technology,
ensure that we can improve our production processes Sigma SRL, Stara Glass, Waltec Maschinen and thers.
while maintaining and enhancing quality.” Evgeny Mironov, Head of thevDesign Department,
The new machines were installed by ECO Engineering Vitrazhnye Tehnologii, said: “Mir Stekla is the centre of
of Brough in East Yorkshire while machine and mould new ideas, products and technologies. Here come people
cooling fans were installed by Integrated who are not afraid of new projects and initiatives in the
Air Systems Ltd. current economic environment.”

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