PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2016

BOTTLE MAKING 24 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 09/16 www.petpla.net from KHS were already in operation at AGD. A new KHS InnoPET Blomax 10 S Series IV has been up and running at AGD’s bottling plant since Decem- ber last year. “We’re convinced by the high quality of our new equipment, which is the latest generation of stretch blow moulding and filling technol- ogy, and its vast production capacity,” Lauría says. AGD can now produce up to 19,000bph square holding 0.9 or 1.0l bottles; up to 15,000 1.5l bot- tles can run through the machine every 60 minutes. By comparison, the old plant technology could only process a maximum capacity of 12,000 bottles in the two smaller for- mats and up to 10,200 of the larger size every hour. KHS has ensured this increase in efficiency through the lighter, the more stable bottle design. “Thanks to the lighter bottles – plus our new technology – we’re already benefitting from lower operating costs.” The combination of reduced consumption in energy and com- pressed air, fast format changeovers and improved system performance are the convincing arguments which speak for this system. The increased capacity and effi- ciency at its plant means that AGD is also able to pursue its international goals effectively; no less than 30% of Argentina’s exports in the edible oil segment are already attributable to AGD. The first months at the modern- ised production shop ran so smoothly that AGD promptly ordered a second KHS InnoPET Blomax 10 S Series IV, which KHS recently installed in Gen- eral Deheza. It went into operation at AGD at the beginning of July 2016. www.khs.com www.agd.com.ar/en Optimisation through computer simula- tion: using its high-quality PET format database KHS came up with a new bottle design on the computer within a short time indeed. Aceitera General Deheza S.A. (AGD) was founded as an oil mill in 1948. In its founding years the output ran to 35 metric tonnes per day. AGD now positions itself on the market as a modern agricultural enter- prise. It is capable of producing up to 20,000 tons of ground seed per day and has a storage capacity of 3.3 million tons. AGD employs over 2,500 people. Production is subdivided into various brands of valuable oil prod- uct from vegetable oil through gluten-free oil to biodiesel. AGD exports to 45 countries. New plant engineering: AGD has invested in a new stretch blow moulder from KHS to fill its new PET bottles. A second system went into operation at the begin- ning of July 2016. bottle making