PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2016

TRADE SHOW REVIEW 67 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 09/16 www.petpla.net ing Asian closure manufacturers, for both food and non-food. The com- pany used ProPak to showcase its recently-developed flip closure with a PET squeezing bottle for seasoning sauces. Testing and inspection on the rise The high number of companies providing systems for testing and inspection was particularly notable. Filtec demonstrated OMNIvision 3 empty bottle inspection system, which is claimed to be the fastest in the world. The newly redesigned system is able to operate at speeds of up to 1,400 CPM. The system is designed to detect foreign objects and flaws in the base, sidewall, finish, and threads of empty transparent glass and REFPET containers. Hawkeye Inspection System Machine Tech’s Leak Inspector L-5110 is positioned between the filler and the labelling machine. The inspection module checks for leakage, cap and liquid level with a maximum detection capability of 36,000bph. Canneed Instrument is a relatively new player in the world of testing and inspection. Founded in Hongkong, the company started with inspection instruments for aluminium cans. It now offers a wide range of inspec- tion systems, including wall thickness gauges, secure seal testers, and burst pressure systems for PET preforms and bottles. Filling the niche The high-output filling segment is dominated by companies such as Krones, Sidel and KHS. However, fill- ing machines for the low to medium output range have also found their place, in the context of burgeoning segmentation and the emergence of many niche markets, in Thailand especially. Filling machines for this area come almost entirely from local Thai or Asian machinery manufactur- ers. Thai company Anake Machinery, established in 1996, presented a grav- ity filling Super Bloc machine (rinser, filler & capper) for 120-130bpm. The company also offers automatic rotary filling machines, monobloc filler & capper units and labelling machines. The company says that its machines are exported worldwide, including to USA and Canada. Machconfill, another Thai manufacturer that was established in 1991, showcased an auto- matic rotary filling and capping system that includes rinser, filler, capper, con- veyor system and cap sorter. Other exhibitors for filling machines included Taiwanese Autofill Enterprise (up to 300bpm) of Taiwan, Better Pack (China), and Malay- sian MH Multipack, who showcased a fully automatic twin liquid filler and capper (dual capping heads) machine with a speed of up to 120bpm. It is suitable to fill syrup, suspension and medi- cated oil. The AEC effect The good mood at the exhibition could be linked to the newly founded ASEAN Economic Commu- nity (AEC), which aims to establish a single market, reduce tariffs and allow a freer flow of labour and capi- tal. ASEAN’s ten economies include Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philip- pines, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Brunei. With a gross domestic product of US$2.6 trillion, the AEC is the seventh-largest economy in the world. With a popula- tion of more than 620 million, it is the third largest in Asia after China and India. The 25 th edition, ProPak Asia 2017, will take place from 14 th to 17 th June at Bangkok International Trade Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Thailand. www.propakasia.com ALPS machines leak test more than 25 billion PET bottles annually. DID YOU KNOW? Visit us at the K-Show in Hall 10, Booth B65 or visit www.alpsleak.com/PET [email protected] www.alpsleak.com FIND OUT WHY