PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2013

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 78 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 09/13 www.petpla.net It’s K time again At K 2013, which takes place every three years in Düsseldorf, Germany, about 3,100 exhibitors from 60 countries will present their latest developments in machinery and equipment for the plastics and rubber industry. A total of 200,000 specialists from all over the world are expected to visit the trade show, which will be open from October 16 to 23. A new Science Campus, will be launched at K 2013. Presented by a number of scientific organisations, the event is intended to intensify the discourse between science and industry. For the first time, 16 universities, institutes and agencies will present pioneering technologies and solutions for the key challenges faced by the plastics and rubber industry. At the communication and discussion forum, the hosts will discuss topical issues of interest and concern to the entire industry such as Surfaces (functional scope and processes), Functional integration (materials and pro- cesses), Light-weight engineering (structural materials and processes), Material cycles (renewable resources, biopoly- mers, recycling), Scientific education. To guide you through the immense world of plastics to the PET focused companies, we have brought together a wealth of information provided by the suppliers to the PET bottle industry. The doors will open from 10a.m. to 6.30p.m. www.k-online.de Additive for PE Caps Milliken’s additive solutions on-show at K 2013 embrace the performance and productivity requirements of plastics processors, including caps and closure manufacturers. Its Hyperform HPN-20E is suitable for high barrier high-density polyethylene (HDPE) blown film, industrial blow moulded containers, caps and closures, and extruded tubes, as well as in linear low density PE (LLDPE) and is claimed to increase the crystallisation temperature of the polymer, allowing earlier de-moulding of parts, cutting cycle times and increasing productivity up to 10% and in some cases by 20% www.milliken.com Milliken Hall 6 Booth A27 Precise dosing and better distribution Koch-Technik’s Graviko, a gravimetric dosing and mixing system, provides the user with a range of prod- ucts for dosing material for injection moulding, extrusion and blow moulding. Depending on the particular Graviko device, throughput ranges from 3 to 2,000kg/h. GK 65, the latest addition to the series, provides a throughput of up to 70 kg of plastic an hour and can weigh up to three volumetrically added material components in its internal weighing container. GK65 is the first Graviko product to have two synchronous precision load cells; Koch-Tech- nik says that its new product offers the user absolutely correct dosing, regardless of the bulk materials used. All dosing parameters are set and monitored on the Mcm-g Touch control unit touchscreen’s graphic user interface. Also on the stand will be the company’s fully-automated Navigator material feed system. The system is claimed to deliver accurate material distribution with zero residue in central conveyor systems. Pneumatic sliders auto- matically move the required material and machine lines together and connect them; Kock-Technik says that this offers very high levels of protection against contamina- tion and undesired mixing. Navigator can distribute up to 40 different plastics to the processing machines in a single material supply system. A number of new features will also be presented on other conveying solutions on the stand. www.koch-technik.com Koch-Technik Hall 10 Booth A21