PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2016

BOTTLING / FILLING 22 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 07+08/16 www.petpla.net FILLING SPECIAL MHT MOLD & HOTRUNNER TECHNOLOGY AG Your Machine - Our Solution 1996-2016 20 YEARS Booth 1C35 Preform & closure decontamination Thanks to an integrated blow module, the containers and the prod- ucts are aseptically treated through- out the entire process. After preform decontamination by means of gase- ous hydrogen peroxide, the block produces the containers and fills them in aseptic mode. When compared to a conventional aseptic filling line, this line also dispenses with a sterile- water UHT and a hygiene centre, and does not consume any water in pro- duction mode. With the aid of evaporated hydrogen peroxide, the closures are sterilised in next to no time, and then passed through double sorters. After that, they are run through an inspec- tor featuring high-resolution camera technology. A downstream closure buffer then ensures sufficient buff- ering capacity. This is followed by a hygienic-design aseptic closer, in which every closing element has its own separate servo-drive. Finally, the bottles leave the Contiform AseptBloc via a transfer tunnel. Aseptic filling system for still and carbonated beverages The filling valve possesses a magnetically extendable base, which is pressed onto the bottle’s neck finish when carbonated products are being filled. With still beverages, the base is retracted, the valve is kept at a distance from the bottle and the still beverage concerned is filled in full-jet mode. The valve guarantees accurate fill quantities plus a high degree of microbiological safety, and is very gentle on the prod- uct. Little time and energy are needed for the cleaning routine. VFJ stands for  volumetric filling (V)  with accurate control of the inflow- ing quantities of liquid by means of an inductive flow meter (F)  in full-jet mode (J). Non-contact, centred filling in full- jet mode enhances the filling proce- dure’s microbiological safety. Two different filling speeds are said to guarantee an optimum flow behav- iour. Switching from one speed to the other is performed using membrane valve technology, which means it is turbulence-free. the start. It now bottles up to 15 differ- ent products per week. Its maximum speed is 36,000 containers an hour. A choice of six mould sets are avail- able, for blow-moulding both round and square containers. Five of these (in sizes of 1.00l, 1.5l and 2.0l) have been designed for still beverages, and one mould is used specifically for blow-moulding a bottle later to contain carbonated beverages. But not every product change-over inevitably necessitates an interme- diate rinsing routine. Although the continuous running time has been acceptance-tested at 120h, in the case of the shell-and-tube heat exchanger JFA performs an intermedi- ate cleaning routine after 72h, just to be on the safe side – especially when products with a pulp content are being handled. www.krones.com www.jusdefruitsalsace.fr Daniel Eva (right), who was the long- serving factory manager in Sarre-Union, and Jérôme Buhler (left), his successor and likewise a long-term member of the JFA team concur: “For us, dry aseptics are the process of the future.”