PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2011

PRODUCTS 47 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 11/11 Multi-product weight filler Hema, part of the Sidel Group, has announced its new GW weight filler for dairy products and vegetable oil packaging. Its stainless steel weight sensors can be used for volumes up to 5l. The filler is equipped with an offset valve allowing it to process both liquid and more viscous products and a small chamber helps to save on water and cleaning products, the company claims. Output speeds are up to 60,000bph. The GWm model is adapted to fresh or ESL liquid dairy products, including drinkable yogurt. The nozzle can handle foamy liquids like milk or more viscous products, such as drinkable yogurt with fruit bits or soft cereals up to 5x5x5mm, without the need to change the nozzle tip. The nozzle is available for volumes ranging from 80ml to 1 US gallon (3.78l). The GWm complies with 3A, EHEDG and FDA standards and enables laminar flow layout. Post-production cleaning cycles (CIP– COP) and sterilisation cycles at 115°C (SIP–SOP) are fully auto- mated. The GW weight filler is also available in an integrated Combi version, for blow mould- ing, filling and capping of liquid foods and household products in PET containers and can be used for sensitive products, with Predis dry decontamina- tion technology for preforms. Gravimetric technology Hema proposes fillers in which one turret is used for a thick product and a second turret for a thinner one. This design meets the needs for two-phase products, which are now a high-growth market. This synchrobloc has four turrets: first, rinsing and volumetric fill- ing for the viscous phase with fruit bits up to 20x20x20mm in size, then weight filling for the liquid phase with pulp up to 5x5x5mm in size and finally capping. Package steriliza- tion is done with peracetic acid (PAA) and capsule decontami- nation with pulsed light. The filling chamber is under filtered air. depending on the chosen recipe and the volume to dose on each carrousel, machine speed can range from 150 to 500 packages per minute. This configuration enables the filling of a multitude of dairy products such as yogurts, two-phase foods, cream desserts and fruit sauces The first synchrobloc in ultra-clean configuration was recently delivered to a major European dairy group. www.hema-filler .com