PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2015

BOTTLING / FILLING 30 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 01+02/15 www.petpla.net The InnoPET Blomax Series IV The first station in each line is an InnoPET Blomax Series IV equipped with six blowing stations, each of which is able to produce 2,250 PET bottles per hour. “What we appreciate about this stretch blow moulder is not only that it produces the high qual- ity PET bottles we require, but also its economical principle of operation, coupled with a high efficiency of 98%,” says Gökhan Doganay, Doganay’s general manager. An important highlight of the machine that specifically reduces energy consumption is the heater area. The preforms are heated using short-wave, near infrared radiation that intensively penetrates the pre- form walls. This effect is heightened yet again by guiding the preforms through a surrounding reflective heater chamber and the very short distance between mandrels (mini- mum pitch) of only 37.7 millimeters. A servomotor-controlled stretching pro- cess ensures that the bottles are pro- duced with utmost precision. Stretch speed does not depend on the output speed of the machine. The machine quickly adapts to changing filler capacities. Using servotechnology also makes it possible to optimize the preforms down to the last tenth of a gram of PET material. “What counts for us more than anything else is always the quality aspect, says Remzi Doganay. He is very happy with the strech blow moulder. InnoPET Plasmax – “Technology of the future” Air conveyors transport the freshly produced PET bottles to the InnoPET Plasmax. The insides of the PET bot- tles are coated with a Plasmax barrier coating made of pure glass, which provides even the most sensitive of beverages with optimum protection against loss of quality. This is because the ultra-thin coating of glass pre- vents the exchange of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and flavours between prod- uct, packaging, and the environment. “Here, we combine the advantages of a glass bottle with the lightweight handling of PET bottles the consumer values so highly,” Remzi Doganay explains. “It’s no wonder that they are so well accepted. For our Limonata in the coated bottle, we currently guar- antee a shelf life of nine months, but would soon like to increase the shelf life to one year.” Bottling water in Campet bot- tles already planned Because the glass coated PET bottles are fully recyclable, plasmax coating complies with sustainability requirements. Rafet Doganay says, “When we heard about this machine, we contacted KHS directly and got Ten plastic bottles are conveyed in each cell support bar of the Innosept Asbo- fill ABF 711, which holds them by their neck rings and guides them through all processing stages of the machine. Only the bottle necks are contained inside the particularly small sterile zone. Steriliza- tion of bottle exteriors is therefore not necessary. The bottle interiors like the caps are sterilized with H 2 O 2 aerosol. Air conveyors convey the PET bottles produced by the InnoPET Blomax Series IV to the InnoPET Plasmax that applies a coating of pure glass to the inside surfaces that provides optimum protection against loss of quality for even the most sensitive of beverages.