PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2014

EDITOUR REPORT 16 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 09/14 www.petpla.net We feel steel. Always with quality from the start. S+BI GROUP www.dew-stahl.com Plastic mould steels. We use them every day: PET bottles, caps, plastic packaging and other plastic parts. But scarcely anybody is aware that these products are manufactured in a tool or a mould made of specialty steel. Our plastic mould steels are easy-to- machine, corrosion-resistant, clean and wear-resistant – depending on what is required of them during use. That guaran- tees long tool service life, high productivity and efficiency. Which steel do you need? The PET lines are of traditional construction based on unit machines. Both lines start with a Sidel SBO II: the variable line with 14 cavities, the 1.5l line with 16 cavities. Output on the 0.5 litre variable line reaches a maximum of 21,000 bph, on the other it is 22,400 bph. Buffer segments lead on into the Gea Procomac rinser/filler/capper combination. Krones Contirollers apply the label. The dry stretches are equipped with Italian machines, including from Acmi. In the near future Tavina is intending to expand its production. Two PET lines and a glass line are planned to ensure continued growth. They are also looking at incorpo- rating soft drinks into their range. www.tavina.it Mr. Carlo Andreotta, Plant Manager, next to Dr. Brunella Vet- turi, Head of Quality Management, standing in front of the Procomac bottling line which is just bottling the 1.5l “Sankt Emilia” bottle for the German market.