PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2015

BOTTLE MAKING 28 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 10/15 www.petpla.net Lanfranchi steps up to the linear challenge Lanfranchi has enjoyed a decades-long leading role in the market for unscramblers and conveyors. It recently stepped up to the challenge of manufacturing a complete range of linear blowing machines, from single to eight-cavity, in order to cover the entire 250ml to 40l bottle range. Mr Mario Lanfranchi, President of Lanfranchi s.r.l. Mr Mario Lanfranchi, President of Lanfranchi s.r.l., says that its move to manufacturing a full range of linear blowing machines means that it can now supply the market with a complete container production system along with efficient and fast conveying units. Lan- franchi is now extending its activities to offering a range of additional services provided its customers, not just other, complementary manufacturers. For example, the company has been jointly developing, with its customers, contain- ers with a range of distinctive charac- teristics. A recent – and significant – example of the company’s new strategy is IPC (Innovation Plastic Container) which has been established as a joint venture between Lanfranchi and Lucia Comper, IPC s.r.l. It has been set up in order to specialise in preforms, bottle design and polymer material selection focused on and driven by the product’s needs. IPC mainly creates containers for linear blowing machines and seeks to meet, or rationalise, customer’s requirements within the limitations of the material required. Lanfranchi’s strong position in the market gives IPC a great opportunity to come up with new and innovative proposals. As IPC’s leading customer, its long history of professional experience helps to drive project quality. Shar- ing information, creativity and ideas is at the forefront of the Lanfranchi-IPC partnership. The establishment of IPC was identified as the best way to satisfy market needs, which are constantly evolving towards highly technologi- cal and innovative solutions. There is a great and growing need for spe- cial containers and large size bot- tles, along with a steady stream of requests for conversion from other materials to PET, in which Lucia Comper already specialised. IPC supplies advanced engineer- ing for containers ranging from 250ml to 40l. Its customers’ markets are typi- cally beverages, dairy products, food, edible oil, detergents, cosmetic and Ms Lucia Comper, IPC s.r.l.