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PREFORM PRODUCTION PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 09/17 www.petpla.net 15 Zatti: To start with, we are building systems completely at the machine manufacturer site and running it in. For future development, Mr Hofstet- ter has bought a 20,000m² site in Uznach. We will see. PETplanet: Already two years ago, Yudo presented preform hot run- ners and moulds on the NPE 2015. Are you not concerned that as a small Swiss company, you will be crushed by the Asian giant? Zatti: I don’t think so. The JV is a 50:50 arrangement so both partners are on an equal footing. First of all, we will integrate the robots from Yudo- Suns and we combine the best of the Hofstetter Hotrunner technology with the Yudo technology in one system. PETplanet: A personal question to finish: you have been working for the Hofstetter family for more than 20 years and are now yourself a CEO. How does that fit together? Zatti: I am currently wearing two hats. On the one side I am responsi- ble for sales for Otto Hofstetter and The machinery base from BMB with Piovan dryer, Yudo extraction robot and an Otto Hofstetter tool And a picture to remind us of the control system display INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AS ALL-IN-ONE-SOLUTION AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT FOR PET RECYCLING AND PREFORM PRODUCTION CONVEYING DISTRIBUTION, BATCH TRACKING MIXING UNIT GRAVIMETRIC THROUGHPUT: 2500 kg/h CONTINUOUS DRYING PROCESS DRYPACK 2000/16 MATERIAL DRYING AND MOLD DEHUMIDIFICATION IN ONE SYSTEM ,PZIpY HZ H ÅL_PISL WHY[ULY MVY UL^ HUK JVTWL[P[P]L [HPSVY THKL Z`Z[LTZ SPRL WYVK\J[Z [V H]VPK JVUKLUZH[PVU VU TVSKZ JHW JVVSPUN KY`PUN VM WSHZ[PJ YLZPU [OL WYVJLZZ VM 7,; ÅHRLZ HUK *Y`Z[HSSPaLY 6\Y M\Y[OLY JVTWL[LUJL PZ KPNP[HSPaH[PVU HUK JSLHYS` Z[Y\J[\YLK ]PZ\HSPaH[PVU HZ ^LSS KH[H JVUULJ[P]P[` VM HSS VWLYH[PVUHS KH[H MVY LɉJPLU[ JVU[YVS HUK THPU[LUHUJL WWW.EISBAER.AT START WITH EISBÄR — VISIT US AT DRINKTEC BOOTH A4-317 — on the other side for the establishment of Otto Systems. It works very well, although I sometimes wish there was more time for Otto Systems. PETplanet: I wish you every success. www.otto-systems.com