PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2012

BOTTLING / FILLING 31 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 11/12 www.petpla.net cally adjust the stretch die; all that is required is to communicate the new settings to the system through the display screen. No product-dependent parts are required for preforms with the same neck, and the moulds are replaced in the blow stations sig- nificantly faster thanks to their new design and the Speed-Loc quick- change system. Dosing and blending The three-component Innopro Paramix C dosing and blending system continuously produces both still and carbonated beverages. Both the de-aeration and finished bev- erage tanks in the Paramix C are installed horizontally, thereby reduc- ing the amount of space needed for the system and creating a number of added technological bonuses. The first step in the Innopro Paramix C involves de-aerating water using the two-stage vacuum spraying princi- ple. As opposed to setups that use a vertical de-aeration tank, the horizon- tal de-aeration tank and method of spraying distribute the liquid particles over a greater surface area. This The spring’s most recent development is the CellaNova brand. This is a special beverage for natural cell protection con- taining minerals, amino acids, polyphe- nols, cranberry and pomegranate juice, and also extract of edelweiss, among other ingredients. encourages successful de-aeration so that in the Innopro Paramix C the residual oxygen content in the water is reduced to less than 0.3mg/l. In the Innopro Paramix C precision flowmetering of both mass and Brix value takes place in the syrup pipe train upstream of the mixing pump. The mixing ratio of water and syrup can be adjusted to meet specifications at any time. Diluted syrup phases no longer have to be discarded. In con- junction with this, product changeo- vers can be performed very quickly. A syrup dosing consistency of 0.03° Brix thus applies throughout production. After blending the syrup and water, the Innopro Paramix C then carbon- ates the product. Still beverages are produced by deactivating the carbon- ating stage. The number of recipes that can be kept on file in the Innopro Paramix C is virtually unlimited; there can be over 1,000 of them! “This is more than enough for our range of soft drinks”, Schmidlin confirms. “One positive aspect of this wide range of recipes is that we could increase our number of contract fillings. And we believe con- tract fillings to be a fast-growing area of business.” www.khs.com www.knutwiler.ch www.cellanova.ch Both the deaeration and finished beverage tanks in the three- component Innopro Paramix C dosing and blending system are installed horizontally. This reduces the amount of space needed for the system and cre- ates a number of added techno- logical bonuses.