PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2018

67 TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 04/18 www.petpla.net W. Amsler to launch next-generation four-cavity stretch blow machine W. Amsler Equipment Inc., a leading supplier of all-electric linear PET stretch blow moulders, will introduce its next- generation four-cavity all-electric reheat stretch blow moulder. The company will also exhibit its newly-enhanced leak tester that inspects bottles from 10ml-23l and its standalone spin trimmer for both stretch- and extrusion-blown containers. W. Amsler also announced that General Manager Bruce Coxhead will give a pres- entation entitled “Linear Blow Molding of Non-Conventional Barrier Containers” at NPE’s Bottle Zone Technical Forum on Wednesday, May 9, at 10.45a.m. The L42X all-electric reheat machine offers several new fea- tures including preferential heat- ing, neck orientation, and hot-fill capabilities. “For custom blow moulders, the next-generation four-cavity machine provides versatility to enable PET bottle production in a range of con- figurations and sizes,” said Heidi Amsler, sales and marketing manager for W. Amsler. The new machine makes up to 2l contain- ers at a rate of 6,500/hour in four cavities. It can also be used to run two-cavity moulds for produc- tion of larger containers up to 5l. Neck finishes range from 18mm to 70mm. The L42X reheat machine has four parallel heating ovens, one for each cavity. It comes equipped with 12 Bosch-Rexroth servo motors, compared to three servos for the previous model. The extra servos provide more repeatability, lower energy consumption, and require less wiring, resulting in easier troubleshooting, according to W. Amsler. The machine also has a 40t servo-driven mould clamp- ing system. Servo systems are used to control preform loading, preform transportation through the machine, rotation through the ovens, stretch rod actuation, motion towards the moulding sta- tion and clamp opening, closing, and bottle unloading. Other key features include agitated preform infeed to prevent bridging, preform temperature sensing prior to blow, pre-blow flow control for each cavity, water-cooled neck shields, and a large touchscreen operator interface. Servo-driven stretch rods are 14mm with 10mm and 12mm options. T h e L 4 2 X c ome s equipped with a large touchscreen operator panel from Wonderware. It has a Windows-based human machine interface (HMI) with full access to assembly drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), set-up guides, troubleshooting, and training videos. The four-cavity system is commercial and W. Amsler has already sold a machine to a custom blow moulder. www.amslerequipment.net South Hall 21067