PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2011

PRODUCTS 51 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 10/11 www.petpla.net Palletiser for lightweight bottles Sipa Filling and Packaging Division has added new pal- letisers to its range, which it says offer gentle, precise and fast layer preparation that is suitable even for extremely lightweighted bottles. The company’s Active Layer and Fast- layer systems are available in low, medium and high-speed versions, and with 90° and in-line feed. The palletisers have a patented gripping head that allows simultaneous handling of several packs. Sipa claims that the new models provide improved trans- portation for some containers, with extremely delicate han- dling to avoid damage to the product being packed, as well as reduced changeover and adjustment time and a smaller footprint than conventional systems. The low/medium speed Active Layer version is com- posed of a clamp type head installed on linear axes and is suitable for handling up to six packs at the same time with very fast, accurate and soft pack rotation that elimi- nates collisions. The con- ventional impact pack turn- ing device, row spacers and rollers have been eliminated, which is claimed to reduce maintenance. The Active Layer module can be installed in existing plants. Fastlayer systems can be integrated upstream of any type of pal- letiser with fixed or mobile pallets. It is comprised of one or two anthropomorphic robots mounted in parallel. Sipa’s patented pack gripping head adds two further robot- managed movement axes, enabling several packs at a time to be processed. www.sipa.it DEUTSCHE EDELSTAHLWERKE, Obere Kaiserstr., D-57078 Siegen / Auestr. 4, D-58452 Witten Who knocks PET bottles into shape? CorroPlast ® – the ultimate steel for all-stainless mould sets.