PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2015

PET TOP TALK 27 PET planet insider Vol. 16 Agr, Butler, PA, USA Featured at this year’s show was the Process Pilot automated blow moulder management system. The Process Pilot in conjunction with Agr’s Pilot Profiler system interfaces with the re-heat stretch blow moulder to provide precise material thickness distribution management and defect detection for PET bottles while offer- ing hands-off blow moulder control. With the trend towards ever lighter bottles, the Process Pilot is said to be the ultimate light-weighting tool. This system offers bottle produc- ers the ability to aggres- sively light weight bottles to the absolute minimum while providing the confidence that material is distributed appropriately. The Process Pilot system makes it pos- sible to produce consist- ent, high-quality bottles on a 24/7 basis regardless of operator skills, environmen- tal changes and preform variations. This product claims to offer a number of benefits that include overall improved bottle quality, reduced variation in top load and volume, as well as pro- duction efficiencies that can significantly decrease scrap and incidences of downtime in the blowing operation and filling line. www.agrintl.com AGR shows their Process Pilot automated blow moulder management system J&D Packaging, Shenzhen, China This company’s presentation incorporates information on both their main products and includes a bottle blowing machine, filling machine and a packing machine. It was founded in 2000, totally funded by J&D Group, and focuses on developing, manufacturing and selling water treatment equip- ment, blowing machines, filling machines and packing machines. Located in Shenzhen, the factory covers an area of 3,000m 2 ; it has 200 employees and 30 technicians. As part of the J&D group, J&D Packing Equipment has seen rapid development over the years. In 2010, more than 5000 sets of equip- ment were sent overseas. www.jndchina.com