PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2016

MOULD MAKING 21 PET planet Insider Vol. 17 No. 10/16 www.petpla.net The perfect image Precision within seconds. Closure cap decoration with rotary pad printing machines. www.tampoprint.de Visit us at the exhibitions in Germany: K-2016, Düsseldorf, Hall 4, Stand 4C46 BrauBeviale 2016, Nuremberg, Hall 4, Stand 4-617 View into Yizumi’s assembly hall facturing locations abroad: a techni- cal centre in Germany and additional service units in key sales markets. A strategy paper on customer service prioritises comprehensive customer care, with commitments to standards such as delivery of spare parts within 24 hours; preventative measures and maintenance on location; and in-depth training of the machine users. We drove to the nearby manufacturing facility in Wusha, which has a work- shop that is a bit bigger than the one in Gaoli. This location hosts develop- ment and construction work as well as the sales of the injection moulding machines. A gigantic construction hall is home to machine after machine; part of the building is dedicated to fully electrical machines. “By the end of 2016 we forecast that we will have sold 4,500 machines, with 3% of this total for PET applica- tions, across all our divisions,” she says. “Our forecast turnover is US$ 200m. By the end of the year we are forecasting that 20% of our PET injection moulding machines will be sent for export, mainly to Asia and the Middle East area.” I asked Director & Deputy General Manager James Zhang to outline expected develop- ments in Yizumi machines. “We are continuing to improve the efficiency of manufacturing our PET preform moulds and high speed PET preform injection systems, and are developing some new projects this year,” Zhang replies. “Our main project is a middle speed PET preform injection mould- ing system for the manufacturing of 15g PET preforms with 56 cavity moulds and a 10-second cycle time. This system is very competitive when compared with normal speed injection systems. We are also developing a range of different hot runner moulds for PET. We can make between 2 and 96 cavity moulds for different PET preform types, which offer an excel- lent performance with a short delivery time.” www.yizumi.com.hk Karen Yu with Kay Barton in front of a 32 cavities preform machine