PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2017

58 TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 04/17 www.petpla.net Sacmi’s response to food & beverage market trends in China Sacmi will host the best the group has to offer the closures industry, such as the new CCM24CS compression press, being showcased for the first time on this market. Key improvements to mechanics, hydraulics and automation have given the new 24-head version of the press higher output (cycle time 1.44s), without penalising the cooling time; moreover, consumption has been reduced further and cap quality has been raised. The machine on show will produce an HDPE single-piece 30mm water bottle cap weighing 85g, with an output of 800 caps/minute with just 24 heads (cycle time 1.8s). Sacmi provides alongside individual technological and plant engineering solu- tions, advanced quality control systems. All Sacmi vision systems (developed by the Group’s Automation & Service Divi- sion) are designed to operate in line with the machines at ultra-high speeds: from the CVS 052, the cap vision system inte- grated downstream from the CCM, to the PVS002 Plus, capable of testing no less than 1100pph; the latter also has optional weight and body control features. Fully aware of the far-reaching changes affect- ing both the market and the manufacturing methods, Sacmi will also be taking part in the Industry 4.0 conference, an event linked to the fair itself. Here, Sacmi will give a talk on the Sacmi 4.0 and H.E.R.E. (Human Expertise for Reactive Engineer- ing) projects. The latter is a solution set that networks production processes, supervising and exchanging information with interconnected machines to provide production process advantages and sharpen smart factory growth strategies. www.sacmi.com Hall 4.1 - Booth C41 Moretto’s Moisture Meter Moretto will be showcasing its latest development in the PET area: Moisture Meter is an instrument designed to meas- ure, in line, the residual moisture content of the plastic granule. Installed directly on the processing machine, thanks to the patented “Power Peak” technology, the system measures the actual moisture content (real time control) of the plastic gran- ules assuring a certified production. No calibration is needed. It is necessary to select the polymer to be treated and Moisture Meter provides control of the process with sampling every 2s. The system is being targeted for technical applications where precision in confirming the residual moisture content of the production resin is paramount. Moisture Meter Plus allows the control of the dryer performance by comparing the humidity from the initial part of the process to the end, automatically adjusting the dryer parameters to ensure optimal drying. This concept creates a closed loop connecting material, dryer, process quality, and plastic processing machine, which represents the condition to move straight ahead towards Industry 4.0. Moisture Meter is equipped with USB, Ethernet and RS485 Modbus communication ports and is compatible with the Moretto Mowis supervising system. The system has 40 material profiles among the most common technopolymers as PET, ABS, PMMA, PA6, PA66, PEEK and many others. It will be possible to select the material to be treated and Moisture Meter assures that all the transformed pieces match the quality standards required. It is also possible to create the profile of specific or custom materials. Once the new ones have been created, no other calibration is required. The material profile could be connecting through the USB port while the Ethernet port assures the remote assistance. The touch view controller allows up to six devices to be managed. The exhibition will be the occasion to show other innovative Moretto’s solutions for the plastic processing industry, for example, Gramixo, continuous loss-in-weight dosing system; X-Comb, a high-performance mini-dryer solution for small polymers batches; X DRY AIR series with a stable -70°C Dew Point; TE-KO, a full optional temperature controller series. www.moretto.com Hall 4.1 - Booth B41