PETpla.net Insider 04/ 2013

BOTTLE MAKING 33 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 04/13 cally to give the KeyKeg resistance to higher inter- nal pressures and very low deformation at high pressures. The company asserts that the one-way kegs will also be highly resistant to external influ- ences, that they can with- stand very high tempera- tures during transport in hot climates and are completely resistant to moisture. Its resistance to damage from outside influences makes the latest generation safer to use than its predeces- sors, Lightweight Contain- ers says. The company fur- ther claims that it offers improved logistics per- formance, as the design enables 80 cylindrical KeyKeg20 units to fit onto a single pallet and its lower weight means that transport requirements are 65% less than equivalent steel and other kegs. The KeyKeg’s shell consists of 54% recycled PET, while the ergonomically-designed grip is made completely of recycled PP. Lightweight Containers says that the package is very stable, takes up less space than its predecessor and fits into existing cooling cabinets. Production The company manu- factures the package on a fully-automated production line located in Den Helder, the Netherlands, which has a capacity of 400 kegs/h. The production line is just about ready for service. The first few hundred KeyKeg 20 cylinders have already rolled off the con- veyor belt. After trialling in their own laboratories and with selected customers, Lightweight Containers will give the green light for the production of KeyKeg 20 cylinders. www.keykeg.com The KeyKeg Consortium Lightweight Containers is part of the KeyKeg consortium, which started production in 2006. The members of the con- sortium and their responsibilities are: Schoeller Arca Systems (production, assembly and stockholding); Scholle Packaging (inner bag assembly); Sipa (moulding machinery and tooling); m + f Keg-Technik (filling machines) and DSI (development and production of dispensing systems). Lightweight Contain- ers itself is responsible for R&D, sales and marketing.