PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2017

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 09/17 www.petpla.net 72 Inspired by Industry 4.0 Within the framework of Industry 4.0 and under the mottos “new age of packaging” and “new age of bottling”, Italian SMI will be presenting the Ecobloc Ergon integrated system, the CWP Ergon casepacker and the MP Ergon overlapping cardboard sleeve packer. The new market solutions aim to ensure more flexibility, efficiency, eco-compatibility, management and monitoring simplicity within the production lines. “New age of bottling” Among the solutions for the blow- ing and bottling processes, SMI will be exhibiting the EBS (Electronic Blowing System) Ergon stretch-blow moulder in an Ecobloc version with an elec- tronic filler. The new EBS Ergon is the result of an intensive research and development project, which has intro- duced concepts for the design and manufacturing of the new SMI rotary blow moulders. The stretch-blowing module of the EBS Ergon series is equipped with motorised stretch rods, whose functioning is controlled by electronic drives requiring no mechanical cams; this is claimed to ensure a precise control of the stretch rod’s path and position, as well as bringing energy savings. The EBS Ergon series also uses high-performance, low dead-vol- ume valves that reduce pre-blowing and blowing times, thereby improving machine efficiency and the quality of the bottles produced. The motorisation of the mould mechanical assembly is integrated with the electronic stretch rod, making the EBS Ergon stretch-blow moulders a “cam-free” system, with considerable advantages in terms of greater kinematic accuracy, less maintenance, less vibration, less noise and increased system longevity. The stretch blow-moulders of the EBS Ergon series is equipped with a newly designed preform-heating tunnel, featuring compact dimensions, with a horizontal preform-holding mandrel chain and with optimised ventilation and aeration systems. The new heating module is equipped with a system of thermo- reflective panels made from a highly energy-efficient ceramic material, situated both in front and behind the infrared lamps units responsible for heating the preforms; this innovative solution ensures a high reflection of the heat generated by the lamps and consequently a more uniform distribu- tion of the heat over the entire surface of the preforms, says SMI. “New age of packaging” The secondary packaging solu- tions on the show include a new overlapping cardboard sleeve packer of the MP Ergon series and a new casepacker of the CWP Ergon series. The packers of the MP Ergon series are suitable for packing a wide range of containers in numerous dif- ferent configurations. The continuous cycle packaging system aims to ensure a fluid produc- tion process, without jerking move- ments, which protects the containers from damage, ensuring integrity of the product, high-quality of the package and reduced mechanical wear of the machine components. The pack bottom sealing with hot melt glue ensures a precise and long- Hall A6 - Booth 302