PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2010

PRODUCTS 33 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 04/10 www.petpla.net New Electric Reheaters for 5-Gal PET Water Containers Canadian company W. Amsler Equipment Inc has unveiled a three-model line of electric reheat stretch-blow molding machines for production of PET water containers up to 18.9L (5 gal). They are designed to produce BPA-free replacements for polycarbonate. The fully automatic L120 convertible can be used in one, two, or three-cavity modes for production of 4l to 22l bottles. Production rates are: 18.9l at 300/h; 15l at 1000/h, and 3.8l at 3000/h. Neck sizes range from 28mm to 70mm. With neck sizes from 33mm to 63 mm the LM 120 is a semi- automatic, monoblock reheat machine with manual preform loading, producing 18.9l bottles at 170/h. The manual M120 has sepa- rate preheat and blowing units. It makes 120 3.8l bph and 80 18.9l bph. Neck sizes are from 33mm to 80mm. Amsler supplies 18.9l pre- forms for its machines and says that the products offer output, energy, precision and changeo- ver advantages compared to hydraulics. www.amslerequipment.com Panelless hotfill PET bottles and lightweight PET wine bottles. E-proplast GmbH’s panelless, hot-fillable, disposable PET bottle has been developed from a combination of the special heatset blow moulding process and a modified glass filling line. The panelless Hotfill bottles can be filled with popular fruit juices such as orange, fruit punch and apple. A shelf- life between 9 and 12 months is possible, depending on the product. The technology allows reduced weight and, therefore, savings in mate- rials. A 1l hotfill weighs 40g; a 330ml panelless version just 21.5g. E-pro- plast says that existing glass filling lines can be converted with relatively simple instruments. The company has also extended its EproWine range, with the introduc- tion of a lighter PET bottle for wine. It has the same appearance as tradi- tional glass wine bottles but weighs just 49g. www.e-proplast.eu Cost-effective PET bottle handling Sismatico UK Ltd, of Don- caster, UK, has introduced two machines for conveying PET bottles – the APF 3002 and APF 6004. The former is designed to handle up to 3000 1.5l bphur and the latter is capable of 6000 bottles/hour. Sismatico manu- factures air conveying systems for food and beverage produc- ers. The aim of its PET Air- Conveyor System is to provide a low maintenance accumula- tion link between system infeed machines such as blow mould- ers, de-palletisers and unscram- blers, to the end of the line machines such as fillers, rinsers, labellers and palletisers. The Sismatico Clipmatic neck guide material incorporates a special low friction plastic profile, which allows for a 150m joint-free run- ning surface. Its dry lubrication system allows increased neck rail life and reduced air conveyor power consumption. www.sismatico-uk.com C O S T EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY C O S T EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY