PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2017

MARKET SURVEY 27 PETplanet Insider Vol. 18 No. 05/17 www.petpla.net 05/2017 MARKET survey Preforms & preform inspection Recycling plants & washing units Palletising & shrink film machinery  Caps & closure systems & CC inspection Labelling & marking systems Recycling: Cutting plants Filling equipment & filling inspection Resins, additives Compressors SBM machinery & quality inspection Suppliers of systems and moulds & inspection systems for caps and closures For this issue 5/2017 PETplanet Insider interviewed the market participants in the system for the production of closure sector. It includes both: The machine manufacturers and the mould suppliers. We also add as a new special feature a survey reading closure inspection systems! Intravis GmbH, Netstal, Corvaglia, Sacmi Imola, IMD Ltd., Milacron c/o Mold Masters, Sumitomo (SHI) Plastics Machinery, z-werkzeugbau-GmbH, Husky Injection Molding Systems and Pressco Technology Inc. Although the publishers have made every effort to ensure that the information in this survey is up to date, no claims are made regarding completeness or accurancy. Closure moulds Company name Corvaglia Mould AG z- Werkzeugbau Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. Postal address Telephone number Web site address Contact name Function Direct telephone number Fax E-mail Hörnlistr. 14 8360 Eschlikon, Switzerland +41 71 973 77 77 www.corvaglia.ch Mr Albert Brunner Director Sales & Service +41 71 973 77 52 +41 71 973 77 51 a.brunner@corvaglia.ch Dr.-Walter-Zumtobel-Strasse 9 6850 Dornbirn, Austria +43 5572 7272 0 www.z-moulds.com Mr Michael Fink VP Sales & Marketing +43 5572 7272 610 michael.f ink@z-moulds.com 500 Queen St S Bolton, ON, CAN L7E 5S5 +1 905 951 5000 www.husky.co Mr Michael White Business Manager, Beverage Closures +1 905 951 5000 ext. 2913 mwhite@husky.ca Mr Henry Zhang, Dir. of Bus. Devlp., Medical & Specialty Packaging +1 905 951 5000 ext 5196 hzhang@husky.ca Filling good - beverages Carbonated soft drinks and non-carbonated pressurised & non-pressurised beverages including water, juices, teas, milk/dairy, coffee, beer, isotonics, energy drinks, etc. Carbonated and non-carbonated drinks, water, juices, etc. Screw-on beverage closures for water, carbonated, hot-fill and aseptic beverage types Specialty closures including flip-top for personal care, sports caps, detergent, edible oil, carton closures and pouch fitments - other Edible oil, detergents, other filling goods possible upon request Edible oil, dairy, beer, etc. - individual cap solutions Possible upon request Personal care and household products Closure -type Flat top & sports closures for beverages from 26 to 48mm neck finishes, e.g. Alaska, 1810, 1881, 29/25, 30/25, 33 HF, 33 ACF, 38 HF, 38 ACF All single-piece standard closure dimensions for all neck finishes, sports closures, flip-tops, push- pulls, multi-component closures… Screw-on (moulded-in TE band), Screw- on (Post-mould slit TE band) Specialty closures including flip-top for personal care, sports caps, detergent, edible oil, carton closures and pouch fitments -material HDPE (PP for transparent parts) HDPE, LDPE, PP, TPE, … HDPE -weight Starting from 0.8g Lowest from 0.8g >0,7g Moulds Clamping dimensions/cavities 24 - 96 cavities 16 - 128 cavities Standard cavitations = 32cav - 96cav, 594mm x 1,045mm - 695mm x 1,050mm Custom cavitations depending on customer need and application being moulded; capability for high cavitation moulds Preferred hot runner suppliers Various Mold Masters Husky Husky Special features Closure design approvals from all major beverage brand owners; most economical closure designs for private labels Several patented technologies for most efficient closure production Horn-pin less design for high output, simple, & robust operation; integrated cooling manifolds for balanced flow & pressure (quick connect/disconnect) HT-S6 hot runner for optimal gate quality / minimal flow lines / fast colour change eIMC in-mould closing technology for flip-top closures; part optimsation and fast prototyping capabilities