Diverse packaging portfolio
KHS, Hall 13 Booth A13
KHS will be presenting its portfolio of resource-conserving systems to promote the circular economy. An example at the show will be the KHS’ Innopack Kisters Nature MultiPack machine which features developments such as a new universal adhesive. Joining beverage cans or PET bottles together to form stable packs with just a few dots of adhesive – without any additional outer packaging whatsoever the solution is claimed to save up to 90% in materials.
In order to determine the impact each type of packaging has on the climate and whether a conversion for a stretch blow moulder, for instance, has a positive effect on the carbon footprint or not, KHS has developed a number of carbon calculator tools. This free service has been developed together with the Hamburg Institute for Environmental IT, a leading independent international software developer of material and energy flow analyses.
The systems supplier’s plant engineering not only protects the environment; digital services also make for safer and more efficient production processes. In this context, KHS will be presenting its modular automation systems for format change-overs during the packaging of beverage cans and PET bottles.
The increasing variety of these types of container often requires bottlers to make frequent adjustments at the packaging and palletising end of their production lines. With the new option for all KHS packers in the advanced series and PB palletiser models, up to 80% of all manual tasks required in conjunction with a line changeover are now superfluous. This allows operators to save up to 30 minutes on each packaging and palletising format changeover.
The new Innopal PLR high-performance palletiser helps to boost efficiency at the packaging and palletising end of a line. It is intended to combine the benefits of low-feed machines with the capacities provided by palletisers with a high infeed. With the help of robots, this machine processes up to 625 layers per hour which amounts to a nominal capacity of up to 135,000 cans/hour. This machine can also palletise PET containers and glass bottles. Using robots also simplifies operation, thus increasing both the efficiency and availability of production.
