PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2017

46 TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 04/17 www.petpla.net Flexible packaging virtuosity in the “House of Krones” The “House of Krones” will be built at interpack in Düssel- dorf - virtually at least. It will constitute the five core sections of Krones AG: digitisation as the roof and superstructure, process, filling and packaging technologies, plus intralogistics, as the functional premises, and Lifecycle Service as the base, the solid foundation. In terms of machinery, the principal focus will be the Varioline packaging system, which has proved successful in gaining widespread acceptance among bottling and canning companies. The firms are frequently tasked with first placing individual containers in multipacks, and then packing these in suitable sales or secondary packaging. So by developing the Varioline as a responsively flexible solution, Krones has found an answer for this profile: here, a single machine replaces up to six conventional individual machines with conveyors. With the Varioline, up to three-stage packaging processes can be implemented with a single machine. Space savings in the layout, reduced maintenance outlay and fewer operators are the results. The modular Varioline kit consists of three units: cartoning module, feed module, and basic module, which can be combined to form a customised packaging system. This modularised construction offers flexibility. The machine handles up to 52,000 containers per hour. The Belgian speciality brewery De Brabandere is one of more than 30 bottlers who have ben- efited from the Varioline’s versatility. It bottles 23 different beers, and thanks to the Varioline produces up to 34 different packages. www.krones.com Flexible and compact: KHS presents new InnoDry Block With its integrated buffer system the newly developed KHS InnoDry Block permits accumulation-free, gentle pack conveying without the side guides otherwise required. The KHS InnoDry Block combines a packaging machine with a palletiser and has a handle dispenser integrated into the packer. This setup is made possible by especially flexible buffer areas and the use of a highly dynamic handling system for layer formation which is being used in the blocked machine concept for the first time. Shorter conveying segments and, as a result, a reduction in maintenance effort speak for the compact block. Format changeover times are shorter as side guides are no longer needed on the conveying segment. KHS also retrofits con- versions into older packers and palletisers so that these can also produce FullyEnclosed film packs, for example, helping to save on tray material. Another new service on offer is gas burner maintenance which permits KHS packaging machines to be operated efficiently for many years. Maintenance is supported by standardised maintenance plans and certi- fied, specially trained personnel, thus reducing the amount of planning required by the customer. NMP Systems GmbH will also be exhibiting trendsetting packaging systems at the KHS booth in the form of Direct Print powered by KHS and Nature MultiPack, for which NMP is responsible. KHS is also displaying a high-performance system in the context of its partnership with packaging manufacturer Gerhard Schubert. www.khs.com KHS Hall 13 - Booth A31 IML in thermoforming and packaging development Illig, the systems provider for thermo- forming solutions will be demonstrating the potential provided by in-mould labelling in thermoforming (IML-T) combined with clean and hygienic filling and packaging of dairy products. In live demonstrations Illig will show the production of rectangular cups out of PP on the IML-T production line IC-RDM 70K, forming area 680 mm x 300 mm, together with the compact IML unit RDML 70b. The 18-up mould produces cups with three different labels at the same time with an hourly output of 17,280 cups. Decoration is performed in brilliant photo qual- ity on all four side walls of the pack and also on the bottom directly during forming. Currently, Illig is the only machine manufacturer from which IML-T can be obtained from one source with all required and optimally synchronised technol- ogy modules. IML-T lines integrated in form fill and seal lines (FFS, FSL lines) are also realised for clean and hygienic production, especially in the dairy industry. FSL 48 combined with IML-T: Variable dairy packs The FSL 48 form, fill and seal line developed by Illig is suitable for requirements by the food and especially the dairy industry. The filler with CIP (cleaning in place) and SIP (sterilisation in place) functions can be equipped technically in such a way that it meets the different hygienic demands by the food industry, even through to hygiene class IV according to VDMA (hygienic filling machines). All standard materials suitable for FFS lines can be processed on FSL 48, such as PS, PP, multilayer materials (e. g. PS/EVOH/PE), APET and even materials made of the biopolymer PLA (polylactic acid). www.illig.de Krones Hall 14 - Booth E33 Illig Hall 6 - Booth E02