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Krones AG is a German packaging and bottling machine manufacturer. It is the world's leading manufacturer of lines for filling beverages in plastic and glass bottles or beverage cans.〔Florian Langenscheidt, Bernd Venohr (Hrsg.): ''Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer. Die Königsklasse deutscher Unternehmen in Wort und Bild''. Deutsche Standards Editionen, Köln 2010, ISBN 978-3-86936-221-2.〕 The company manufactures stretch blow-moulding machines for producing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, plus fillers, labellers, bottle washers, pasteurisers, inspectors, packers and palletisers. This product portfolio is complemented by material flow systems and process technology for producing beverages, plus syrup kitchens, for clients like breweries, dairies and soft-drink companies. The company is devoting particular attention to PET economies in the production process for PET bottles. With what is so far the lightest-ever PET bottle for still water, weighing 6.6 g, Krones won the German Packaging Prize for 2008 in the sales package category.〔(Deutscher Verpackungspreis )〕 The sustainability program, "enviro" is the group's own standard for designing machines and systems. The user thus, gets the Technical Control Board (TÜV) certified documentation of consumption data. == History== Krones' corporate evolution is closely connected to the socioeconomic conditions prevalent in Germany following World War II.〔(Krones – Company history )〕 Hermann Kronseder, the father of the present-day executive board chairman, used his own designs to manufacture semi-automatic labellers starting with 1951. The continuous success of his machines meant that as from the 1960s, the firm's range of machinery was extended to include packers and filling systems. In 1980, the company was converted into a stock corporation as Krones AG. Acquisitions of other companies were the building blocks for the present-day complete range of machines for the beverage industry: * 1983: Anton Steinecker Maschinenfabrik (brewhouse manufacture), Freising, Germany * 1988: Zierk Maschinenbau GmbH (bottle washers), Flensburg, Germany * 1998: Max Kettner GmbH (packaging machines), Rosenheim, Germany * 2000: Sander Hansen A/S (pasteurising systems), Brøndby, Denmark * 2015: Gernep Group (labellers), Barbing, Germany〔("Krones Acquires Gernep Group - Quick Facts" ), ''RTT News'', 8 April 2015. Accessed: 8 April 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Krones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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