PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2016

ON SITE 37 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 07+08/16 www.petpla.net ON site Retrofitted stretch blow moulder goes to San Salvador Amsler Equipment Inc. has refurbished, retrofitted and delivered its first PET blow moulder to Poliflex S.A. de C.V in San Salvador, El Salvador. Poliflex S.A. de C.V. is a custom blow moulder serving the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, beverage, household goods and food products industries. Founded in 1992, the company operates both injection-stretch moulding and two-step blow moulders to produce a wide variety of jars and bottles. Poliflex is currently updating their plant to meet ISO 22000 food safety standards. Poliflex needed a modern single-cavity PET stretch blow moulding machine to replace an older machine. Small footprint, machine performance, low tooling costs and easy supplier communication were important in selecting a replacement. Amsler was able to supply a used single-cavity machine that was originally installed at a US-based customer. The L12 had been outgrown and was traded in for a new three-cavity L32C. The L12, which was manufactured in 2007, was retro- fitted with a preferential heating oven, which was a Poliflex requirement. The machine was completely refurbished and full warranty was provided by Amsler. Poliflex was able to start up the machine and begin production in their plant themselves and it is currently run- ning four days a week. The company is in the process of acquiring new moulds and con- verting their existing moulds to run on the Amsler L12. This small fully- automatic single-cavity machine can make bottles from 50ml up to 2l in capacity with neck sizes from 18mm to 63mm. The L15 version of the machine is available to make bottle sizes up to 5l. The options for these machines include neck orientation, hotfill, and pref- erential heating. www.amslerequipment.net www.poliflexsa.com