PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2016

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 49 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 03/16 www.petpla.net Sipa Hall E3 - Booth K01 Mould making, refurbishing and conversion services Sipa’s mould refurbishing and conversion services in China are one element of its complete PET preform and bottle mould offering. To improve the preform quality Sipa is offering its customers a service to replace old by new com- ponents, refurbishment, or to convert the mould to produce a complete new preform design. Customers can choose a mould audit with Sipa experts to discuss their development potentialities. The mould refurbishing and conversion ser- vices complement Sipa’s in-house capability to develop and produce high performance moulds and hot runners. The company’s range of solutions benefits from Sipa’s special focus on reducing energy consumption. With better distribution flow and a higher water temperature, 14-15°C instead of 8°C, water consumption is minimised and perfor- mance in terms of condensation reduction is improved. Sipa hot runners are said to reduce stress on material, resulting in better preform quality and reduced acetaldehyde (AA) level. Sipa’s service centre in Hangzhou, China, operating since 2004, complements two other centres in Vittorio Veneto, Italy, the company’s headquarters, and in Atlanta, USA. The production capacity in Hangzhou is 300 cavities a month in blow moulding and 800 cavities in injection mould- ing. The mould plate manufacturing has a 144-cavity cold half and can, it is claimed, be constructed in six weeks. Sipa experts in Hangzhou are able to design moulds, preforms and bottles, and doing perform lab tests, for example pres- sure testing, heat sinking, tensile strength, top load, and mould quality. www.sipa.it Sipa’s toolshop