PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2014

Editour report 11 PET planet insider Vol. 15 interruptions or speed fluctuations to the running of the line, whereas before, if there was a hitch anywhere, the team of operators used to run the filler slightly slower in order to mask the problem instead of fixing it. This is no longer an option - the problem has to be dealt with immediately, and a stretch blow moulder operates at fixed speed”. Patrizio’s 35 years of experience are very much to the fore. For example, all format components are placed clearly arranged on racks in close proximity to the line in order to minimize the change-over time. Summarising his activities overall: “You must never stop getting better, lighter and faster. In one of my previous 'profes- sional lifes' I was a racing car engineer: As soon as you have achieved something the competition comes along and tries to claw back the advantage. One of the reasons for continuous stop and go was the 6-packs falling at the palletizer. This year the palletizer infeed has been upgraded by means of a two axis handling robot. Now every layer sits on the pallet 100% and there is no more trou- ble with 6-packs falling through”. The water Somewhat pushed into the background at the meeting was water. In fact, the water is a story in its own right especially when you are talking about natural sparkling water. Water from Nepi was a valued commodity even in ancient Roman times. It has its source in volcanic rocks and is naturally enriched with 2.2 grams/liter of natu- ral carbonic acid. The proportion of minerals is low at around 600 mg/l. The water is served in restaurants around Rome in particular. So marketing activities also target its popularity with top chefs. The factory packs a total of 100 million bottles in PET containers. 25 mil- lion further reusable glass bottles are supplied to F.l.t.r.: Alexander Büchler PETplanet and Patrizio Dessi, General Manager, in front of the SIPA block line. PROVEN COST SAVINGS PERFORMANCE moldmasters.com Mold-Masters and theMold-Masters logoare trademarksofMold-Masters (2007) Limited. ©2014Mold-Masters (2007) Limited -AMilacronCompany.All rights reserved. Rely on our global support network for fast service and parts. North America 1-800-387-2483 | Europe 49 (0) 7221 5099-0 Asia 86 512 86162882 ALWAYS INNOVATING. + More efficient use of platen real estate increases the cavitation for a given machine size: • 72 vs. 48 Cavity with a 28mm finish in a 225T • 72 vs. 48 Cavity with a 38mm finish in a 300T • 96 vs. 72 Cavity with a 28mm finish in a 300T • 128 vs. 96 Cavity with a 28mm finish in a 400T + Proprietary iFLOW and iCOOL technology reduces cycle times while improving balance, lowering injection pressure and increasing dimensional repeatability + Tooling solutions to revitalize, recapitalize and rev up existing systems Get 50% more output from the same machine 96-CAVITY MICRO PITCH MOLD FOR 300T MACHINES Contact us today at: [email protected]