PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2013

EDITOUR REPORTS 23 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 10/13 www.petpla.net DRYING HAS NEVER BEEN THIS EFFICIENT: ETA plus® LUXOR - now available with ETA plus ® ETA plus ® considerably reduces energy consumption and protects materials. When it comes to drying, saving energy is a key concern. We have developed a system that combines airflow regulation with a temperature adjustment feature – that can be disabled if required –and efficient waste heat recovery. The result? A drying system that cuts energy consumption by up to 64%: ETA plus ® . motan-colortronic gmbh [email protected] www.motan-colortronic.com Halle: 9 Stand: 9B24 16.-23.10.2013 long to short neck and in installing a production line for caps. At this time the preform manufacturer was one of the first companies on the South American market capable of manufacturing short neck products. Today the company is still working intensively and in close collaboration with its customers to reduce the weight of the bottles. Marco Dall’Olio presents a selection of products manufactured by his company Plasco in Santiago. December is an important month for Plasco. It is when more than one tenth of their annual business is genera- ted. In order to be able to handle the high demand in the high season from December to March the Chilean com- pany puts sufficient preforms into store to enable it to tide it over a peak sales period. A flexible approach to bottle production allows Plasco to supply customers on a just in time basis. The 120 production employees who work in the 3-shift system even work on Saturdays in the high season if the requirement dictates. When I tackle him about the future prospects for his company, a broad smile spreads over Marco Dall’Olio‘s face. In the last year alone the amount produced in PET tonnes has grown by approx. 25%. Much of this growth is due to increased sales of new beverages products of his customers who needed new preforms, bottles and caps. In addition to preforms, bottles are also produced at Plasco and packaged for onward transport.