PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2018

BOTTLING / FILLING PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 03/18 www.petpla.net 32 BOTTLING / FILLING 32 New hot fill options Reduced change over time Fogg Filler, a market leader in the design and manu- facture of rotary filling systems for the liquids industry, is seeing a renewed interest in hot filling products. One of the features that Fogg offers for hot filling applications regards temperature management for hot fill applications. With using the Fogg recovery trough, this has been made simple, states the com- pany. The built-in sensor allows the operator to manage product tem- perature in the bowl and filling valve tip temperatures, when line stops occur. The trough can be sent easily into position to purge the cooled product in the valves until produc- tion can be resumed, sending only a small amount of product back to rework. When customers have specifica- tions that will not allow the product to encounter the atmosphere by using the trough system, Fogg has developed another option. This new system recirculates the product within the bowl including the product in the valve tips. This virtually elimi- nates the product loss associated with other hot fill methods. Switching from cold filling to hot fill is claimed to be as easy as warm- ing up the product and go. Fogg’s proven technology is intended to help lower operating costs and to provide the highest level of reliability for production lines. Time saving, tool-less back pockets As the beverage industry contin- ues to reduce the amount of plastic in their PET bottles making them more light weight than ever before, it poses some bottle handling chal- lenges. Fogg has created back pockets to ensure precise bottle handling. In the past, one has to change these back pockets with a wrench or adjust them per each of the different bottle sizes. Now, Fogg has created tool- less back pockets to save time and money when changing bottles on the filler. The change over time with these tool-less back pockets is five times faster than the time it takes to change out standard back pockets. To release the back pockets from the base, the operator simply has to push the centre button and the entire back pocket comes off. For the next set of back pockets to be securely mounted, the button simply has to be pushed again to move the piece into place. With the release of the button, the back pocket is securely locked into place. The tool-less nature of these back pockets allows for easy change over by operators without the help of maintenance. These new back pockets come in multiple styles and can be retrofitted with an adapter. www.foggfiller.com Filling Special • 28mm, 33mm and 38mm screw closures • Robust and trouble free capping • Established DoubleSeal™ technology - for secure sealing performance - for better protection against micro-organisms • Slit FLEXBAND ® band technology for enhanced tamper evidence • O 2 barrier and scavenging options for screw flat caps supporting longer shelf life and fresher taste • Sports closures for aseptic filling and hot filling without aluminum foil • Special closures for syrups and carton packaging Unique range of screw and sports closures designed for cold fill and aseptic application BERI CAP Technology for juices, RTD teas, health drinks www.bericap.com