PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2013

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 69 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 09/13 www.petpla.net Federspiel GmbH Hall A5 Booth 544 Grab head with no change parts Federspiel Maschinenbau GmbH, Germany, will be exhibiting a multi-grab head along with its application in the “Multipak“ packer, the packing and unpacking system for bottles which has no change magazine. In order to dis- pense with the need to change container and the ensuing inevitable production stoppages in packaging beverages in glass or PET bottles, Federspiel have developed a grab head that operates in accordance with a new principle. There is no longer any need for conversion and adjustment work or a grab head magazine. The grab head, as well as the supply lanes, is activated by touchscreen; these traverse into the programmed positions with millimetre precision. Any pick-up head bladders not required move to one side to occupy a home position inside the packing head. So “chang- ing the container” only takes a few minutes with the “Multi- pak“ and the space that used to be needed for the magazine is now available for other purposes. “Multipak“ is a freely programmable portal packer with a stainless steel frame. The drive system has been completely re-worked by Feder- spiel and is claimed to be low-maintenance and low-wear. The motors are servo controlled drives with wear-resistant linear rack units. The packer can be supplied for two and up to as many as ten crates per stroke and with single or dual track inlet / outlet. Depending on the type and size of pack- age, the “Multipak“ can carry out a packing or unpacking operation at a rate of 6 strokes/h (up to 3,600 crates/h). It is capable of processing bottles (glass or PET) from 0.33 to 1l. www.federspiel-maschinenbau.de Gernep Hall A5 Booth 302 All sorts of labelling Gernep, from southern Germany, will be exhibit- ing its range of labelling machines. Its Labetta SK self-adhesive unit has been completely revised and features a new appearance and new technological developments, particularly in optical orientation. Wet glue machines are at the heart of Gernep’s business, in the brewery segment in particular. Rollfed and Rollina hot melt wraparound machines use roll-fed plastic and magazine-fed paper labels, respectively. Glue applica- tion for both systems is by closed hot melt unit. The Gernep Combi combines wet glue, self adhesive and hot melt labelling, with short changeover times. www.gernep.de Precise measurement The Berlin, Germany, based family-run company, Dr. Thiedig GmbH & Co KG, will be presenting its Digox 6.1 latest-generation analyser for oxygen measurement in beverages, in both stationary and portable versions. The machines and their proven technology were fully described in PETplanet Insider issue 11/12. www.thiedig.com Dr Thiedig Hall A5 Booth 500