PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2012

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 45 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 11/12 www.petpla.net Robots to load and palletize beverage trays The Slovenian company Transpak is producing complex turn-key solutions in the palletising, packaging and materials handling sector. At the Brau Beviale the focus is on an articulated arm robot for loading beverage trays with loose 2l PET bottles. These light and stable plastic trays protect the beverages bottles on their way to retail outlets without the need for any further packaging and are subsequently palletised by the robot. In Nuremberg, Transpak are showcasing a new robot whose job is to load and pal- letise the beverage trays. These trays are a develop- ment from the American company Chep, designed in the form of reusable drinks packaging and offering a ready-to-use platform for bev- erages within any retail outlet. The plastic trays are suitable for individual bottles but, if required, may also be used for 2-, 3- or 4-bottle multi-packs. All the drums are held in place securely and without any additional packaging or can be taken down and sold direct. Once loaded using the Transpak robot, the beverage trays are then placed flush on so-called “K-Roll” pallets, up to four layers one above the other. Two beverage trays adjacent to one another are the size of a Euro pallet; the beverages are then placed at the Point of Sale in the retail outlet on the K-Rolls. In addi- tion, the Transpak specialists will be giving information and advising on branch-specific dry section solutions. www.transpak.si s 0QXGODGT ^ *CNN ^ 5VCPF $TCW $GXKCNG -*5 RTGHQTO UVGTKNK\CVKQP KP VJG +PPQ2'6 $NQ(KNN 1RVKOWO NQY IGTO EQPFKVKQPU HTQO VJG RTGHQTO VQ VJG ƂNNKPI XCNXG )WCTFU CICKPUV CNN V[RGU QH KPVTWUKQP Q /KPKOWO WUG QH * 1 OGFKC Q 2QUKVKQPGF KP VJG JGCVKPI RTQEGUU HQT GZEGNNGPV GHƂEKGPE[ Q 2TGHQTO CPF DQVVNG EQPXG[KPI RTQVGEVGF WR VQ VJG ƂNNKPI XCNXG .GCTP OQTG CV YYY MJU EQO QT UECP VJG 34 EQFG Tailor-made preforms PET-Verpackungen GmbH, Germany, has continued to expand its preform portfolio and now offers a range of more than 110 preform designs. Many of them are avail- able in multilayer with various kinds of barrier materials. These preforms are suitable for beer, juices, CSD and other oxygen-sensitive products with various standard neck finishes. PET- Verpackungen GmbH is able to pro- duce tailor-made neck ring solutions and preform designs. www.pet-verpackungen.de PET Verpackungen Hall 4A | Booth 413 Transpak Hall 6 | Booth 127