PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2011

NEWS 7 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 11/11 Order placed for 100th KHS Corpoplast InnoPET Blomax Series IV stretch blow moulder A very special moment for KHS Corpoplast came when the contract was signed for delivery of the 100th InnoPET Blomax Series IV stretch blow moulder. The order was placed by Western Container Corporation, USA. KHS will supply an InnoPET Blomax Series IV with 24 blow sta- tions. The machine has a maximum capacity of 52,800bph. According to KHS, the response to the InnoPET Blomax Series IV in the beverage industry has been extremely positive, particularly in the soft drinks, mineral water and fruit juice sectors. The popularity of these machines has continued to increase right up to the present day. Reduced energy, compressed air and material consump- tion, enhanced performance and flexibility and a smaller footprint are highly impressive advantages which differentiate the InnoPET Blomax Series IV from the previous generation. A wide variety of PET bottles ranging in size from 120ml to 3l can be produced on the InnoPET Blomax Series IV which has a maximum capac- ity of 72,000bph. Featuring an uncompromising modular design, the InnoPET Blomax Series IV comes with between 4 and 36 blow stations, each with a capacity of up to 2,200bph. The new heater, which uses NIR (near infrared) radiation to bring the preforms up to temperature, consumes up to 25% less energy than the previous generation. Moreover, the heating zone only takes up half the original space. Because the stretching pro- cess on the InnoPET Blomax Series IV is controlled by servo motor, the stretching motion can now be perfectly matched to the varying speed of the filler section. As a direct benefit, the process is more stable and the scrap rate is lower. In addition, the preforms can be optimized down to the last tenth of a gram of PET material. www.khs.com KraussMaffei Group brings all PET activities under Netstal The definition of a PET strategy for the entire Krauss- Maffei Group has led to the unification of its PET divisions at Näfels (Switzerland) and Munich (Germany) under the responsibility of Netstal, with effect from October 1, 2011. Thomas Anderegg assumes the responsibility for the new business unit in addition to his existing tasks. He has been in charge of Netstal’s sales, marketing and applications departments with the Cap, Med, Pac and Tec business units since 2009. Netstal and KraussMaffei PET products will be marketed under the names of PET-Line and PET- Form, respectively. www.netstal.com www.sipa.it SIPA’s experience and expertise in PET bottle production extends throughout the entire process to include blow moulds as well as machines. And it’s all about helping the customer make a better bottle, more cost effectively. SIPA produces aluminum and stainless steel moulds for any application and any shape of container (round, oval, square, complex shaped), and with a wide variety of engravings and decorations. Reducing your packaging weight at the minimum. Hall 7 stand 637 500 ml 8.8 g 1500 ml 21 g 2000 ml 26 g Some examples of mineral water bottles in production: