PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2014

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 43 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 04/14 www.petpla.net Starlinger | Hall W1, Stand B41 Masterbatch production from in-house waste Starlinger will be showing its recoBatch technology which, it says, enables in-house waste to be upcycled, as it makes it possible to add calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) during the recycling process. The waste becomes in-house pro- duced masterbatch, which can be used to substitute part of the masterbatch needed in tape production. Starlinger recycling technology will be showing a recoStar universal 65 VAC recycling line with the recoBatch option. Starlinger viscotec will be showing its deCON 20 decontamination dryer, which is used for processing PET and HDPE flakes and recycled pellets, for use in food grade packaging. The deCON 20 is able to process input material in dif- ferent forms, such as pellets, flakes and skeleton waste, simultaneously. The process is FDA and EFSA compliant. Starlinger viscotec’s recently-developed viscoSheet, which produces thermoforming sheets for food packaging from up to 100% recycled PET, will also be on display. www.starlinger.com Sacmi | Hall E2, Stand B45 Caps and more The star of the Sacmi stand will be the CCM48 cap manufacturing press. Developed by the Closures & Contain- ers Division, this is the very latest in a series of presses. The CCM48 has already been exhibited at the Kappa and Drinktech 2013 fairs in Shanghai, and it will play a central role on the Sacmi stand. The machine can produce up to 2,000 plastic caps/min with just 48 moulds, a solution for the single-piece CSD, water, hot filling and cold aseptic filling cap-making market. The CCM48S will be equipped with a mould suitable for manufacturing single-piece AB29W caps in HDPE (high density polyethylene) with a diameter of 29mm and a weight of 1.35g. Featuring a compact design, the CCM48S can be smoothly integrated with the CVS in-line quality control vision system; made by Sacmi’s Automation & Inspection System Division. The latter is designed to ensure total cap control. Sacmi Automation & Inspection Systems will be pre- senting multiple inspection solutions, one of the most note- worthy being the CHS Lean. This modular solution offers inspection rates of up to 2,500caps/min / 150,000caps/h and has been developed for installation downstream from com- pression and injection lines. Chinaplas 2014 also offers an opportunity to showcase the results achieved – just two years after its market launch – by the IPS220 preform injection press. www.sacmi.com Husky | Hall E3, Stand F01 Hot runner and controller technology Husky Injection Molding Systems will focus on show- casing its latest technologies in hot runners and control- lers, which it recently established as a strategic priority. Husky said that it is taking a targeted approach by dis- playing hot runner and controller technology designed to serve key markets, including consumer electronics, medi- cal, automotive and closures. Among the technologies to be demonstrated are the Ultra SideGate hot runner; Ultra nozzles; and its latest developments in synchronised stem control applications. The stand will also be showing the Altanium Delta3, Matrix2 and other recent additions to the Altanium temperature controller product line. Husky will also be unveiling several new products at the show, which will address issues improved thermal uniformity, increased valve stem control, better gate quality and installation simplification. www.husky.ca