PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2011

TRADE SHOW REVIEW 35 PET planet insider Vol. 12 4-colour offset printing machine for closures The company Wutung Holding Co., Ltd. (Hongkong) has exhibited its high-speed 4-colour automatic offset print- ing machine WT-3025 for closures.The automatic feeding system is made of aluminium and stainless steel, the condi- tions of the feeding tracks are monitored with sensors. Any dust on the caps surfaces is removed by means ofstatic bars before printing. The heart of the machine is two sets of colour offset printing heads equipped with magnetic print rollers. Each print head can be individually adjusted to dif- ferent directions. In order to have a better shining effect on the cap surface, a varnishing unit with anilox rollers is employed. The caps are automatically unloaded, with counting and placing them into the carton system. The whole printing system can be operated via a user-friendly touch screen display. The WT-3025 is suitable for the caps sizes 28-38mm, with a maximum printing area of 34mm and a capacity 90,000 pcs/h. Smaller units with less capac- ity are also available. www.wutung.com.hk KraussMaffei and Netstal subsidiaries to merge in China In parallel with the merger in Brazil, the KraussMaffei Group is also bundling its activities in China. In the future a single subsidiary will market the products of all three brands, namely KraussMaffei, KraussMaffei Berstorff and Netstal. The new KraussMaffei Group subsidiary in China merges two existing Chinese subsidiaries into Shanghai KraussMaffei Machinery Co. Ltd., located in Shanghai. It started operating on July 1, 2011. Managing Director of the new, larger subsidiary in China is Harald Schweitzer. Each brand will continue to operate independently in the market. www.kraussmaffei.com Organoleptic HDPE grade for caps and closures Organoleptic properties are important requirement for materials used in water packaging as they ensure the high quality of the water. Sabic HDPE CC862 injection mould- ing grade is targeting the Caps & Closures (C&C) segment for qualitative still water packaging with high demands on organo- leptic properties. This grade counts with the approval of triangular test NF V09-013 and has several key advantages that include being odourless, tasteless, easy to process with good mechanical proper- ties, ESCR and high impact strength. During manufactur- ing, the process ensures no contamination with any foreign materials which makes Sabic HDPE CC862 suited for caps used in the packaging of still water. www.sabic.com