PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2016

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 45 Sacmi Hall E2 - Booth B51 Caps, labels and more A plant engineering solution for the manufacture of plastic caps - made up of a CCM 48 SC compres- sion machine directly linked to the cutting machine via a timing system – will make its debut appearance in China. The application on display manufactures S30W- standard caps in HDPE, produced by the new CCM 48 SC with a cycle time of 1,8s. This results in output rates of 1,600 caps per minute. Such production and energy performance has been made possible by compression technology that, compared to alternative technologies, is said to ensure total process repeatability and, there- fore, the manufacture of caps with improved weight and size consistency. Among the exhibits is also the Arena RF labeller, produced at Sacmi Nanhai. The solution was developed to meet local producer’s demands for a machine that combines flexibility of use with an ability to handle labels and containers in vari- ous materials and formats at output rates of up to 36,000 pieces per hour with minimal label and/or size changeover times. Also of special interest for visitors related to the PET industry are China’s inte- grated in-line and test facility inspection and quality control solutions: these include the preform vision system (PVS) for preform quality control. Visitors to the fair will have the opportunity to see the new PVS002 Plus, an evolu- tion of the PVS 2 series, capable of testing up to 1,100 preforms per hour with cycle times of just 3s. This solu- tion is said to allow execu- tion of all routine lab tests and – thanks to modularity – can also provide additional functions such as weight and body checks via a patented Sacmi system. Incorporated on the displayed CCM compres- sion machine will be the cap inspection system CVS052. This forms part of a range of solutions developed by Sacmi’s Automation & Service Division for comprehensive control of caps (plastic caps plus decorated aluminium caps and crown caps), labels (LVS) and the entire cap-bot- tle system. www.sacmi.it The CCM 48 SC compression machine will debut in China with the production of HDPE caps.