PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2013

TRADE SHOW REVIEW 37 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 11/13 High speed printers To enable them to carry out filling and labelling operations on an ever-increas- ing number of bottles, cans and boxes in the shortest possible time, bottling plants need to become consistently more powerful. Some solutions have been presented by Videojet Technologies, Germany. By way of innovations, the company has intro- duced its latest generation ultra high speed model, the Continuous Inkjet 1620 UHS and the 1650 UHS.These incorporate new measuring parameters as well as func- tions for recording and optimising duration of operation and the overall efficiency of the plant. The CleanFlow push button and the Dynamic Calibration ink flow system are aimed at reducing the risk of unplanned standstill times. The integrated soft- ware solution complete with security code functions is designed to minimise label- ling errors and to ensure that the correct code is printed on the right product. The CO 2 laser 3320 includes modular structure of the marking heads, a range of different optics and beam deflection. The laser can, according to Vide- ojet, be designed to meet any individual customer requirement. Oval marking fields also make it possi- ble to label larger surface areas. Long-term tracking of products is also offered. The device is also capable of installing complex, multi- line, alphanumeric data even in high-productivity lines, together with foreign language character sets, graphics, symbols and machine-readable codes. www.videojet.de Q Preform sterilization in the heating tunnel Q Protected conveying of preforms and bottles Q %QORNGVGN[ J[IKGPKE ƂNNKPI CPF ECRRKPI RTQEGUU The UCF BloFill monoblock from KHS – with fully enclosed hygiene housing Give your sensitive beverages more private space. Learn more at www.khs.com or scan the QR code. Clean turnover The IPWII PET preform cleaner, from German com- pany Induflex GmbH, has a claimed capacity of approx- imately 60,000 preforms/h, or up to 90,000/h with the optional “Feedlfow” con- veyor fitted. It undertakes cleaning of preforms prior to their stretch-blow-mould- ing and can be fitted within an existing production line. Induflex says that every preform that is processed through the machine will be fully rotated four times while being cleaned. The machine provides UVC treatment of the neck area and the company also says that it can provide a pro- duction line with an addi- tional buffer area, within its footprint of 1.5m². www.induflex-gruppe.de