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Martinelli is juiced about apple-shaped bottle

DuPont Awards’ 19th editionThe 19th annual DuPont Awards Competition once again shines the spotlight on innovation in packaging. From 135 entries, 26 packs received awards.

Pw 9491 Silver Graham Pk Apple Bottl R

Last December, Watsonville, CA-based S. Martinelli & Co. introduced 10-oz apple juice in an apple-shaped PET bottle from Graham Packaging (www.grahampackaging.com). The container went on to win a Silver Award in the DuPont competiton.

The juice processor hot-fills bottles at 180ºF on a turnkey line from Krones (www.kronesusa.com). The line was originally purchased for the company’s sparkling cider beverages. To accommodate the 10-oz apple-shaped bottle, Martinelli added a filling/capping monobloc from Fogg Filler (www.foggfiller.com).

At the beginning of the line, a Krones machine automatically depalletizes bottles that are subsequently conveyed single-file through a Krones rinser and the Fogg filling/capping monobloc. Filling is done at 400/min speeds.

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