PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2010

PRODUCTS 54 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 09/10 www.petpla.net Convertible PET reheat line for higher output needs Canadian company Amsler Equipment Inc., which manu- facturers all-electric, reheat stretch-blow moulding machines, has expanded its line of convertible equipment with the intro- duction of the L32 reheat stretch-blow moulding unit. The three-cavity all-electric unit is designed to meet the high-out- put needs of custom blow moulders of PET containers with small to medium size requirements. The new three-cavity machine offers production of up to 40million bottles per year and covers the same footprint as a two-cavity equivalent. The L32 convertible has servo-driven electric stretch rods rather than pneumatic. It can produce 50% more 2l contain- ers/hr than a two-cavity unit, at a rate of 3,600 2l bottles per hour. It can also be used to run one-cavity and two-cavity moulds for production of 5l and 3l containers, respectively. Neck sizes range up to 48mm. The L32 convertible employs the same oven configuration as a two-cavity except that preforms can be spaced closer together; the company says that this means greater heating and more energy efficiency than a two-cavity. The machine has a 30t servo-driven mould clamping system and a servo preform indexing system. Amsler says that its new model also offers precision, faster speed, reduced maintenance, and quicker mould changeovers. An air-recovery system and hot-fill capability is also available. www.amslerequipment.net Anti-spill fruit syrup cap The Eckes-Granini Group, which is based in Nieder-Olm, near Mainz, Germany, has launched a new bottle in the YO fruit syrup line. This format is popular amongst consumers in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and other countries. This new format comes in a 0.7l PET bottle with a custom non-drip cap, which was specially developed by Seaquist Closures in Germany, now part of Aptar Food + Beverage. The easy-open flip-top cap is designed to prevent spilling and make pouring easy to control, even by children. Aptar Food + Beverage is part of the Aptargroup of companies, which includes Aptar Beauty + Home and Aptar Pharma. aptarfoodbeverage.com www.eckes-granini.com