PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2012

NEWS 8 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 03/12 www.petpla.net New warehouse in Shanghai for KHS Corpoplast KHS Corpoplast has opened a spare parts warehouse in China at its site in Shanghai. The warehouse stocks spare parts to the value of over €1 million, including prac- tically the full range of parts used in the InnoPET Blomax Series III and InnoPET Blomax Series IV generations of blow moulders. It is close to Shanghai Hong Qiao airport and the company says that its Chinese customers can be supplied with parts within 6 to 48 hours. KHS has entered into a cooperation agreement with China Air Express, one of the biggest air cargo services in China. The Chinese market is growing strongly and sales of KHS Corpoplast blow moulders have been strong as well. The company expects to see continued growth in the non-alcoholic beverage sector in the country and it intends to expand the warehouse in the next few years, with the aim of more than doubling its capacity. www.khs.com IV calculation app from PTI The PET Blend Calculator from Plastic Technolo- gies, Inc. (PTI) is a free app designed to calculate the intrinsic viscosity (IV) of PET resin blends. It is available for iPhone/iPad and Android platforms. The calcula- tion process goes through two stages. The first screen asks the user to plug in the volume percentage and IV for the rPET and virgin resins being processed. When the screen’s ‘submit’ button is pressed, the new IV, the molecular weight for each of the resins and the final blend is displayed. The user will then be directed to a second screen, which features a PET Hydrolytic Deg- radation nomograph, to input moisture information, as ppm. The blend IV number is plotted on the left-hand vertical scale; the user inputs moisture data by sliding a plot point on the right-hand scale. The intersection of those lines, on a third vertical plane located between the two, is the blended material’s final IV. Release of the PET Blend Calculator follows PTI’s launch in early 2011 of a standalone PET Hydrolytic Degradation nomo- graph. www.plastictechnologies.com Management changes at Mold-Masters Mold-Masters has announced a number of changes to its management structure and personnel. Three international area presidents, reporting directly to President and CEO Bill Barker, will oversee business in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Prior to joining Mold-Masters, Barker held leadership positions at Rexam, OEA Automotive Safety Products, and the Commercial Solutions Group of Textron Fastening Sys- tems. He also serves on the board of directors of Huhtamäki, a major consumer packaging company. Ms. Ling An-Heid, President, Mold-Masters Asia, is responsible for China, Sin- gapore, Japan, Korea and South Asia. After working at the company’s Canadian facility she relocated to China, becom- ing General Manager of the Kunshan facility. Patrick Bennett is President, Mold-Masters Europe, which also includes responsibility for the Middle East, Africa, and India. He was formerly Executive Vice President, based in Canada. Mike Cybulski, President, Mold-Masters Americas, is responsible for North and South America. He was formerly President and CEO of Festo USA, a global automation supplier. The Euro- pean team acts as the Global Engineering headquarters. Hans Hagelstein, President, Global Engineering, assumes responsibility for a new product management project that will provide global CAD/CAM standards project. He was previously General Manager of Mold-Masters Germany. The manufacturing and service team in Baden-Baden is to be expanded to include new machinery and production cells for hot half plates and auxiliary equipment. Further investments are planned for Mold-Masters China, including machinery upgrades intended to meet capacity requirements for the local Asian market. The company has also redesigned its website. www.moldmasters.com PET Conference South Americas 2012 June 11/12 Sao Paolo, Brazil South America is one of the fastest-growing markets for the polyester industry and for PET packaging. ABIPET (Brazilian PET Industry Association) and Dr. Thiele Poly- ester Technology (organisers of the Polyester Recycling Forum) are to jointly host the PET Conference South Americas 2012 – PETtalk and PRF on June 11 and 12, 2012, in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Among the sponsors and par- ticipants are Amcor, Husky, Petroquímica Suape, Buhler, Plastipack, M&G, Gneuss, Herbold, Aquafil, Se-So-Tec and Hosokawa Bepex. Further information and updates are available at the websites: www.abipet.org.br www.polyester-technology.com www.polyester-recycling.com