PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2016

CAPPING / CLOSURES 32 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 04/16 www.petpla.net High manufacturing depth guarantees precision by Alexander Büchler Sumitomo Demag in Schwaig, Germany, manu- factures all key components of machinery in-house, for example clamping plate, drills the hydraulic blocks and turns the screws and tie-bars for the bottle caps machines on site. For Arnaud Nomblot, Direc- tor Business Development Packaging, this is an impor- tant and unique feature of their hybrid injection mould- ing machines for cap pro- duction. The site in Schwaig has devel- oped the El-Exis SP hybrid machine especially for the packaging sector. In the range of 1,500 to 7,500 kN, the high-speed machines cover significant sectors in the high-performance pack- aging area. This machine is dedicated for the production of standard bever- age caps, thin wall packaging, buck- ets and medical disposables. Nomblot explained to us that the hybrid injection moulding machine is the right technology for fast cycle time below 4s and for parts request- ing short filling times with high injec- tion dynamics. He is not concerned about competing with compression machines. In his view, the basic data, such as output speed and energy consumption, hardly differ. System availability, flexibility and user friend- liness are strong advantages of injection moulding machines. Within its own group, the parent company Sumitomo in Japan produces fully electric machines, mostly for the Asian and American market. The factory in China produces hydraulic machines for needs of the Asian market. The mill centre at Sumitomo Demag. Mr Arnaud Nomblot, Director Business Development Pack- aging at Sumitomo Demag The view over the production hall at Sumitomo Demag in Schwaig, Germany.