PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2011

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 42 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 11/11 www.petpla.net Bottle testing Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH, Burgbrohl, Germany, will be pre- senting three of its very latest new products for the in-line quality testing of empty and full con- tainers. In addition, the company will be showcasing sys- tems for checking cases and sorting empty bottles, detecting foreign objects and leaks, labelling and the final inspection of full bottles as well as optimising the efficiency of complete filling lines. Whether inspecting empty containers or check- ing the fill level, tightness, closure and labels of full contain- ers, the new developments combine the maximum amount of operating and detecting reliability with a particularly simple and convenient operation. The systems remove faulty bottles and cans before they reach the market. Also featured on the stand will be a range of complementary equipment: the LGX empty case inspector, the SX empty bottle sorting unit, the eXaminer XO X-ray foreign object inspection, the squeezer QS leakage check for plastic bottles, the VX fill manage- ment system, the Tornado R wrap-around labeller and the FinalView FO for an extensive label and closure inspection. Heuft will also be presenting solutions for an interference- free bottle flow and increased line efficiency with, among other things, the beetec, a servo direct drive for conveyors and the Strategy Gate database server for the central acqui- sition of operating and production data. www.heuft.com Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH Hall 5 | Booth 309 Microbiological safety of filling lines Since 2004, the French company Claranor has offered a range of dry and non-chemical solutions for cap decontamination for sensitive beverage filling lines. The company will present its technology on the booth of German com- pany Loehrke, the German distributor of Claranor equipment. Using the technology of pulsed light, Claranor designs compact equipment to be integrated on new or existing lines, to prevent the development of moulds or bacteria due to packaging contamination. Applications are flavoured waters, fruit-based beverages, carbonated soft drinks and drinkable dairy products. Nestlé Waters was the first important industrial actor to invest into the technol- ogy on several plants worldwide. In 2011, Claranor has sold its 40th machine and improved the performance of the technology to be able to comply with the constraints of extended shelf life production. A recent project of the German company Vilsa has seen the installation of a cap sterilisation unit on a Krones packaging line of flavoured water. This installation by Loehrke was part of a global project of cleaning maintenance system installation, including a perma- nent spraying around sensitive areas and an automated cleaning system, sup- plied by Loehrke themselves. www.claranor.com Claranor c/o Loehrke Hall 4 | Booth 413 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 at: Interplastica Moskau 2012, 24.-27.01.2012 Plastindia New Delhi 2012, 01.-05.02.2012, Booth B14, Hall 12 www.recycling.starlinger.com pet-recycling.com