PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2016

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 56 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 09/16 www.petpla.net Milacron Hall 15 Booth C06 Hall 01 Booth A39 System solutions Milacron Holdings will be featur- ing Milacron, Ferromatik and Uniloy product branded injection, PET, blow and extrusion offerings in Hall 15 booth C06 and Milacron’s Melt Delivery and Control Systems will be in Hall 01 booth A39 (Mold-Masters, DME, Tirad and Cimcool). Amongst the exhibits of Milacron Holdings which are interesting for the PET industry are: PET preform system with co-injection barrier technology The M-PET 300, a servo-hydraulic PET system is said to combine key components across the company‘s product portfolio – machines, clamps, injection unit, end-of-arm tooling, hot runner, mould and robots – into a single solution. The system operates with Milacron’s Preform Tooling, as well as existing industry tooling solutions. Cell specifics: M-PET 300, 72 cavity, 37g preform, 14s cycle time, inspection system from IMD K-TEC machine platform The K-TEC injection moulding machine platform is said to ensure precision and repeatability, fast cycle times, high injection rates and pres- sure, parallel functions and easy maintenance. The K-TEC is available in full hydraulic or servo hydraulic con- figurations. It is suited for customised solutions for large production outputs. The K-TEC comes in eleven sizes from 60 to 450 metric tons clamping force, and is also available as a multi-compo- nent, monosandwich or cube machine. The cell utilises Foboha’s cube mould expertise and Trexel’s innovative MuCell system to produce a visually appealing cosmetic finish inside the PET preform. Cell specifics: 4 cavity, 30.5g pre- form, Mold-Masters 16 zone Temp- Master hot runner controller, MuCell technology, Foboha cube mould High precision large mould bases Tirad product lines will feature Large Mold Bases with plate lengths up to 1.5 x 2.3m. The premier equip- ment used to make Large Mold Bases is said to reduce manual polishing and additional rework due to increased consistency in high quality finishes. The mould bases are intended for medical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage packaging and PET preform solutions. www.milacron.com