PETpla.net Insider 11+12 / 2017

PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 11+12/17 www.petpla.net 45 TRADE SHOW REVIEW tools chosen by the customer can then be built here”, said Perche. The system that was demon- strated in Munich also highlighted another special feature. “The pneumatic systems’ manufacturer, Aventics was approaching us with a special valve that they have developed as a means of con- trolling volume more effectively during pre-blowing “, Perche explained. “With their electro-pneumatic solution, the moulding during pre-blowing can be directly re-adjusted as well as moni- tored”. Perche sees advantages in energy savings achieved by lowering furnace temperature and adapting pressure levels to a specific bottle wall thickness mould that can result in reduced consumption of material. Perche continues “This solu- tion is of particular interest to manufacturers who are looking for a complex bottle design or those who often switch between differ- ent designs. Adjustments can be achieved without any mechani- cal procedures while individual setpoints can be created for each blowing station”. One such system has been trialled over the past year at the Danone Research Centre in Evian where the laboratory machine has been well received. A new test centre opened in France As a new service outlet, 1Blow has recently established a new test centre in Boissy l’Aillerie situ- ated to the north-west of Paris where the company’s product range can be rigorously tested with or without the controlled pre- blowing compressed air system. “We have decided to take this step in response to lively customer interest. This shows that there is also a market for small machines!” enthused Perche and he is inviting interested customers to test the system with their own tools and preforms. Here, interested parties can also see the 1XXL single cavity system which is a new 1 Blow product range. This has been specially designed for the manu- facture of large 5-30l containers. It employs servo drives as standard in mould movement as well as on the stretching system. Recov- ery systems are also basically provided (power + blowing air) in order to reduce the bottles’ pro- duction costs. The heating capac- ity may handle thick preforms (>10mm) for one-way and return- able containers. The 1XXL bottle machine produces bottles with neck orientation, hot fill bottles and oval bottles. www.1blow.com From left: Gabriele Kosmehl, PETplanet, Benoit Sanchez, Chairman 1 Blow, Olivier Perche, Sales Manager 1Blow and Heike Fischer, PETplanet Scan QR code for more information: Scan & Measure Oxygen Ingress & Transmission Rates Fibox 4 Stand-alone fiber optic oxygen transmitter