PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2013

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 76 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 09/13 www.petpla.net HSM Hall B4 Booth 106 Baling out HSM, the manufacturer of baling presses and PET solutions from southern Germany, will be showing its latest machine, the HSM PET FluidEx 600. It is designed to empty full PET bottles and other packages that have, for example, been incorrectly filled, wrongly labelled, or have exceeded the expiry date. The liquid is purified of small plastic fragments by a filter system and labels are cleaned and removed. Up to 10,000 1l bph can be pro- cessed. The HSM PET CP 4988 crusher and baling press combination will also make its show debut at drinktec. It is claimed to reduce the volume of empty PET bottles by up to 90% in one cycle and produces compact raw mate- rial bales of up to 100kg, at a rate of up to 4,000bph. The busy stand will, in addition, feature the HSM V-Press 860 P vertical baling press, which is designed for compressing opened or perforated PET bottles, and two machines from Pühler-HSM GmbH + Co. KG, HSM’s subsidiary. One of these is the Pühler-HSM URP-S 300 disposable packag- ing press, which empties, compresses and conveys incor- rectly filled or past-date disposable packaging. www.hsm.eu Mold-Masters Mold-Masters will be unveiling the latest develop- ments in its PET mould program. It will be demonstrating a 96 cavity MPET system run- ning on a 300t machine setup; the current market stand- ard for such systems is 400t. The MPET team at Mold- Masters has also managed to run 128 cavity systems on a standard 400t machine, which will enable higher output volumes with lower capital investment. A recent MPET case study on a 96 cavity system for a 9.8g water pre- form demonstrated increased productivity and savings in various areas, based on replacement with the new micro pitch technology. The replacement resulted in shorter fill, cooling and cycle times. Alongside the MPET product showcase will be its hot runner solution for beverage closure systems,named Sprint. The exhibition will demonstrate a range of fea- tures, including sub-two second cycle times, fast colour changes and optimised gate cooling. The new nozzle design is claimed to run below 1.9s cycle time. Mold-Masters includes its PurgeWizard system, a semi-automated process for chemical and mechanical purging, into all TempMaster M2 controllers, as found on the Sprint. The Iris co-injection technology for barrier moulding provides a proven solution to mould multilayer preforms to accommodate requirements such as higher shelf life. www.moldmasters.com Mold-Masters Hall B3 Booth 526 Petainer Hall B3 Booth 530 Kegs Petainer’s PET plastic kegs will be on display at the drinktec trade show, in Munich in September. The lightweight kegs are available in 15, 20 and 30l capacities for drinks including beer, cider, wine, con- centrates and low pressure carbonated soft drinks. The kegs are also available in pre- forms, which can be distributed, blown and filled locally. Additional products include small container preforms, refillable and one way bottles, and water coolers (BPA free. www.petainer.com Please visit us Hall B3, Stand 501