PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2014

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 48 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 04/14 www.petpla.net GeboCermex | Hall 13 Stand C47 Robot-aided case packer Interpack 2014 will see the global premiere of Version 2 of GeboCermex’ FlexiCase top-loading case packer, which com- bines forming, loading and sealing functions to pack pro- ducts that can be difficult to load into regular slotted con- tainers (RSCs). GeboCermex says that Version 2 has been designed to be more compact than its predecessor and that it integrates lightweight tooling and a new robotic arm, designated E20. Overall machine length has been reduced by 1,100mm and the new compact robot arm is helpful in low-ceiling situations. The new gripping arm barely extends beyond the machine frame. Gripping heads are now available in honeycombed carbon and aluminium, which reduces head by 30%, compared with steel. The safety-head mechanism is claimed to be more sensitive to collisions and the numerical- axis gantry can handle payloads up to 260kg. Light loads can be handled at up to 30 cycles/min. www.gebocermex.com Sipa | Hall 13 Stand B73 Versatility and flexibility in modular fillers Sipa will exhibit four different configurations of its Flextronic electronic volumetric bottle fillers on its stand. Flextronic is the new range of modular fillers designed to ensure high performance and reliability, and is the result of a long design period. In terms of flexibility, in particu- lar, Flextronic fillers are ideal for packaging companies with a broad mix of products that they may need to run for relatively short periods, on a limited number of lines, as well as operators moving into new and fast-developing areas, where it is unclear at the outset what the major product will ultimately be, and where equipment adapt- ability is a priority. The modularity of the Flextronic system makes it easy to adapt to specific applications. The ‘C’ version is an isobaric filler for carbonated and non-car- bonated beverages that can also handle hot-fill products. The Flextronic S gravity filler, with its simple non-contact membrane valve, finds its application area in the filling of water, milk, homogenised juices and clear products. The Flextronic SC, also a gravity filler, has a shuttered contact-type valve for hot and cold filling of smooth and pulpy beverages. A third gravity filler, Flextronic SE, with its non-contact shuttered valve, is designed for hot and cold filling of sensitive products such as premium juices with pulps. All four versions are on the Sipa stand. Flexibility makes its point as well with Sipa’s design of HotLight 28, a 28-mm short neck finish at just 3.8g. The HotLight 28 allows the production of hot fill and CSD containers on the same machine without any personalisa- tion change. Flexibility is also evident in Sipa bottle production systems. A single SFR EVO 3 rotary stretch-blow mould- ing system, for example, can produce bottles for a wide range of drinks. Without changing the mould shells, it can be quickly converted from producing bottles for water or carbonated soft drinks to bottles for hot-fill applications. Additionally, Sipa’s Active Layer and Fastlayer pal- letising systems will be on show. No manual intervention is required in the Fastlayer area when there is a change in format of the product to be palletised - important when formats change frequently. www.sipa.it Finpac | Hall 13 Stand E84 Speed shrinking Finpac, Italy will be presenting its new model B4 machine, able to shrink up to 21,000 0.5l bph. With this machine it is possible to shrink two, three or four bottles with one sleeve to a multipack, with the same sleeve becoming a single label for each bottle. www.f npac.it PE Labellers | Hall 14 Stand D09 All-around view of labeling machines P.E. Labellers and Packlab will be showing four different types of labelling machines. PE Labellers’ Maya model sleeve applicator is designed for applying shrink sleeve labels on containers of any material, shape and size. Also on display will be Rollmatic, which (as its name implies) is a roll-fed label- ling machine. Packlab’s Wing Rep FBW 60 linear self-adhesive rolling machine is equipped with self-adhesive stations with adjustable axles. Their motorised height and depth are con- trolled electronically from the LCD keypad on the adhesive unit. This configuration also allows for the optional adjustment of the automatic size change directly from the HMI panel. The stand will also commemorate P.E. Labellers’ celebration of its 40 th anniversary. www.pelabellers.com