PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2016

PREFORM PRODUCTION 19 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 09/16 www.petpla.net for a local syrup brand, who wished to continue using their original caps after converting to PET,” Mignot says. Part of SGT’s portfolio is the development, for the dairy segment, of monolayer PET pre- forms with characteristics of classical multilayer preforms. The resin formulation includes a full UV barrier, for example, and can thus be used by customers without further special conver- sions. This technology is currently available for SGT’s 38mm neck range, which includes more than 25 different preform models with volumes between 250ml and 2l. The 650g preform, mentioned above, features a 55mm neck and is used in the blow moulding of reusable 5 gallon water containers. The new building houses three Intravis pre- watcher quality control systems and a verti- cal, fully-automated storage unit for moulds that, Mignot explained, hold 45t of single parts. On the storey above are two Piovan Gene- sys dryers for each new preform line, with the exception of the multilayer machine. “When demand is high, this arrangement enables us to guarantee rapid material change without downtimes. The next granulate is ready to use as and when it is required,” Mignot con- tinues. The new water cooling treatment has delivered around 30% energy savings and is another step forward in the company’s ongo- ing ISO 50001 and 14001 certification process. The remaining 16 Husky machines, including HPP4, G-line and HyPET, have remained in the old part of the site. SGT obtains most of it raw material from Europe. “We are planning to invest soon in expanding our product storage facilities here at the head- quarters,” Jolly tells us. “We also want to attain a recycling rate of about 12,000t of rPET. This way, we would double the current processing of recy- cled material for those clients who care about the rPET content of their packaging.” www.sgt-pet.com 19 PREFORM PRODUCTION CBB, October 11-14,2016 | Shanghai | China K 2016, October 19-26, 2016 | Düsseldorf | Germany CIBUS TEC, October 25-28 | Parma | Italy SITEVINITECH, October 27-29 | Mendoza | Argentina Pack Expo, November 6-9 | Chicago | USA With Sacmi, the beverage specialists are always at your side. With our unbeatable technological know-how and continuous research we are creating new containers and closures designed to ensure outstanding performance. The new IPS injection system for preforms and the CCM compression press for caps, fully designed and built by Sacmi, allows for large-scale production with considerable advantages in terms of efficiency and flexibility. The outcome? Reduced plastic volumes, less energy consumption and lower running costs. All in a bottle: the one you’ll soon be making. Preform & Closure technologically together Save RAW MATERIALS reduced plastic volumes Save ENERGY less energy consumption Save TROUBLE more quality and higher performance, guaranteed by a sole supplier Full INSPECTED online quality control / stand alone View into SGT’s new full automation production area