PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2014

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 49 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 04/14 www.petpla.net SMI S.P.A. | Hall 14 Stand D12 Energy-saving line-end solutions Italian company SMI says that it had energy saving and environmental protec- tion very much in mind during the design and development of its latest series of line-end packaging machines. The system displayed at Inter- pack 2014 is made up of a Smiflexi LWP 30 wrap-around casepacker with an APS 1550 P PLUS palletiser and is driven by brushless motors, which are claimed to offer reduced electricity consump- tion, maintenance costs and noise levels. The system’s conveyor belts are equipped with drives that regulate motor speed based on the machine’s actual operational needs and consume up to 35% less elec- tricity. SMI says that the main feature of its APS Plus pal- letisers is the integration in the machine’s fixed column of all the mechanical components covering pallet layers con- struction, empty pallets feed- ing operation and interlayer pads insertion. www.smigroup.it 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. interpack 2014 May 08–14 | Hall 13 | Booth A31 Krones | Hall 14 Stand E29 Lightweights for hotfill, aseptics and carbonated beverages Krones says that its stand will be showcasing a series of developments aimed at creating lighter, more attractive packages with more energy-efficient, sustainable and affordable produc- tion operations. The company has developed a new base design for PET containers that has better resistance to heat and pressure and offers improved stability during transport. Krones asserts that the NitroFill process enables this new design and other hot fill bottles to be lighter. It’s PET lite 9.9 carbonated, a 500ml bottle that weighs just 9.9g, will also be on the stand, as will a new, square 500ml aseptic-fill PET bottle that weighs in at 12.5g and uses Contiform AseptBloc technology. The stand will in addition feature DecoType technology for printing direct onto containers, a redesigned Ergomatic cold-glue labelling station and its new Contiroll ED wraparound labelling station. Visitors will also be able to see Krones’ new LitePac packaging and palletising solution, which creates packs with an integrated handle and is claimed to offer cost reductions per pack of up to 74%. www.krones.com