PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2013

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 72 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 09/13 www.petpla.net 72 cavities Otto Hofstetter will be exhibiting a new generation 72-cavity PET mould. In the forefront of this new devel- opment are, primarily, improved energy efficiency and a maintenance-friendly mould. The insert group com- ponents are also compatible with moulds with different numbers of cavities. This generation of moulds, devel- oped by Otto Hofstetter AG in collaboration with Netstal, has been coordinated with the new development PETLine 2400 injection moulding machine. At drinktec a 0.5l thin wall preform is to be produced on this in a total cycle time of 5.4s. www.otto-hofstetter.ch Otto Hofstetter AG Hall B3 Booth 341 Light caps Engel, will feature an E-cap 3440/380 with a 72-cavity mould by the Austrian mould supplier specialist z-moulds from Dornbirn producing 1.8g closure caps for still water (UCL Design 28mm PCO 1881). Cristalpet in Montevideo (Uruguay) already runs this application in high-volume. The all-electric series is available with clamping forces of between 100 and 420t. Engel and its partners will present a fully automated production cell based on a 380t machine with integrated quality control. The system features the pat- ented z-slides technology from z moulds. The cap cooler is provided by Eisbär (Götzis/Austria) and the camera-based control system, by Intravis www.engelglobal.com Engel Hall B3 Booth 326 SGT Hall B3 Booth 342 Preform performance Societé Général des Techniques (SGT) will be exhib- iting its range of PET preforms, which extends to 200 models, 14 neck finishes and two ranges of caps. SGT was certified to FSSC 22000 in July 2013 and says that it can reduce the weight of the bottles without compromis- ing quality, food security or performance. www.sgt-pet.com New developments in preforms PDG Plastiques will have a variety of new and recently-developed preforms on display, including exam- ples with Ø38mm necks for juices and milk. The trend towards weight reduction will be represented by products with 29/25 light necks for mineral water and flat bever- ages and units weighing from 2.4g to 8g, designed for dairy products. PDG’s Preblow technology allows prform weight reduction by reducing the wall thickness of the bottom. Prelactia preforms feature a 100% light barrier for sterilised longlife milk. Its range now includes a 24g 1l bottle. www.pdg-plastiques.com PDG Hall B3 Booth 336 Closure Systems International Hall B3 Booth 331 Consistent changeovers CSI will present its new Flex- Chuck capping chuck design and system. It uses an internal array of multiple and independent grippers, which are designed to adapt instantly to a wide range of knurl patterns and varying closure dimensional toler- ances. CSI asserts that the system reduces the need for changeovers and reduces capping chuck inventory requirements. The company claims that Flex-Chuck reduces maintenance costs by up to 50%; its hardened steel grippers have shown no signs of wear after more than a full year of continuous use. It is currently available in 28mm size, with larger diameter 33mm, 38mm and 43mm variants currently under development. www.csiclosures.com