PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2014

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 48 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 10/14 www.petpla.net Line-end efficiency SMI’s stand will feature energy-saving line-end solu- tions including its integrated Packbloc system, which brings together a Smiflexi wraparound LWP 30 machine with a Smipal APS 1550 P Plus palletiser. It is equipped with brushless motors and has eliminated geared motors; SMI says that this contributes to greater efficiency and, conse- quently, less energy usage in operation. The company fur- ther claims that the compact design of the Smipal APS Plus palletisers enable operators to concentrate the use of fork- lifts, transpalleters and similar equipment into a well-defined zone. Pallets and interlayers are handled on the same side of the palletiser, which means that they do not interfere with other production line activities. The APS 1550 P PLUS pal- letising system has a 50 packs/minute (about 150 layers/ hr) capacity and can handle both 800x1200mm euro-pallets and 1000x1200mm pallets. www.smigroup.it SMI Hall 7A | Booth 503 PET Arena and Passion for PET The first “PET Passion Week” will combine the PETnology Conference November 10-11, 2014 and PETarena exhibi- tion at Brau Beviale 2014. Presented by PETnology/tecPET GmbH, the inductry meeting is aimed at all suppliers and cus- tomers involved with PET value chain. www.petpassionweek.com PET arena Hall 4A | Booth 233 Acetaldehyde analysis ten years on Piovan will be commemorating ten years of its AA analyser, which measures acetaldehyde. More than 150 PET preform and bottle production locations have installed at least one of its PETes units, which enable the simple, rapid, reliable and repeatable measurement of acetaldehyde content in PET preforms by the use of gaschromatography. The PETes AA Analyzer, which in a single desktop-type cabinet, incorporates a de-adsorp- tion cell, gaschromatograph, microprocessor control and colour LCD screen and has an automatic process for gaschromatograph calibration, performed with either acetaldehyde solution or ethanol. Two versions will be on show: Lab, for use in a laboratory environment; and Turret, which can be used on the production floor. www.piovan.com Piovan Hall 4A | Booth 233