PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2010

TRADE SHOW REVIEW 29 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 12/10 www.petpla.net Recycling line recoSTAR PET iV+ Ongoing PET recycling innovation, quality and state-of-the-art technology, a full range of consulting services – brought to you by Starlinger. Visit us in our laboratory for a testrun with your own material www.starlinger.com All-electric PET preform moulder Husky Injection Molding Systems is extending its product range to lower-volume producers, with the launch of its H-PET AE (all-electric) injection moulding system. The company claims that it offers lower-maintenance while still providing reliability, tight process control, accurate mould tolerances and high-quality auxiliaries. It requires lower capital investment and is available in a number of different clamp, extruder and mould cavitation combinations. It also has the facility for flexible configurations and fast changeovers. It is designed to meet the needs of customers in emerging markets as well as lower volume and custom preform and bottle producers operating in niche markets. With Husky as the single-source supplier for the complete turnkey workcell, H-PET AE includes the machine, mould, hot runner, auxiliaries, piping, electrical distribution and auxiliaries, all managed through Husky’s Polaris Control. H-PET AE work- cell demonstrated at K Show produced 1l still water bottles with Alaska thread in 11.8s cycles from 22g Ecobase preforms, man- aged through Polaris Control. Husky will take responsibility for lifetime support for customers, including system optimisation, for H-PET AE machines as for all its systems. Husky also launched its next generation HyPETHigh Perform- ance Package (HPP) for high output preform injection moulding. With these latest enhancements, HyPET HPP delivers industry- leading cycle times and increased energy efficiency. Husky was running a 96-cavity HyPET 400 system with enhanced HPP on its booth. The system was producing an EcoBase preform, weigh- ing 9.9g for a 500ml still water bottle application, at approximately 5s cycles. By modifying the base, EcoBase preforms are up to 2.5% lighter than other lightweight preforms, allowing moulders to reduce resin consumption. For example for a 500ml still water application it is possible to manufacture a preform with a side wall as thin as 1.5mm and thread wall of 0.8mm. www.husky.ca Modular dryers The new Somos D dry-air dryer systems from Mann + Hummel are claimed to combine improved operating ergonomics with better energy efficiency and an extended process window. The module hoppers in the range have an individual con- trol system but based on standard concept, named MH 15. The company says that this simplifies a number of opera- tional aspects, including expansion of the module system by one or several additional drying hoppers. The MH 25 control unit also regulates the generation of dew-point-consistent dry air with the D dryer. Mann + Hummel says that aspects of the new control systems cut energy consumption by reduc- ing regeneration time of the drying agent and enable the D 200 dryer to be upgraded from a nominal 200m³/h dry air flow up to 500m³/h, using control engineering adjustments. The company claims that the dried material flow can be increased reliably from the previous maximum of 100kg/h to 250kg/h without additional hardware.