PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2018

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 05/18 www.petpla.net 53 TRADE SHOW PREVIE W 53 Small and nimble injection-stretch-blow moulding machine Special formats for PET bottles Sipa, one of the world’s top suppliers of equipment for production of PET preforms and bottles, will show the latest version of its ECS SP injection-stretch-blow moulding (ISBM) system at NPE2018. The company, headquarted in Vittorio Veneto, Italy and with a major mould refurbishing center in Atlanta, GA, will also be illustrating its full range of equipment for one- and two-stage production of PET containers, its expertise in bottle design, mould development and construction, its equipment for bottle lling and packaging, and nally its turnkey system capabilities. Visitors to the Sipa booth will be able to nd out about just-introduced improve- ments to the ECS SP system.The Sipa ECS SP Hybrid system is designed for production of specialty products such as containers for cosmetic, dairy, personal care, pharmaceuticals products, and spirits, mainly encountered in sizes between 10 and 50ml. Larger size con- tainers as wide mouth jar can be accom- modated to if needed, up to 12.5l. I The systen can produce all sorts of shapes thanks to 40bar blow air pressure, within its chosen size range. Because production runs for these types of bottles are quite often fairly short, there is an important need to be able to change the injection and blow moulds quickly, so that down-time between runs is minimised. A new quick mould-change system on the ECS SP can slash changeover times by around a quarter. New features also add extra safety and user-friendliness for operators. With the words “circular economy” on everybody’s lips, Sipa will be talking about PET bottle recycling too. It will highlight Xtreme Renew, the system it co-developed with recycling technol- ogy specialist Erema, which enables direct processing of PET akes from post-consumer recycled bottles into food contact-compliant injection-compression moulded preforms in a fully integrated process. On Wednesday, May 9, at 12.15, Sipa’s General Manager Enrico Grib- audo will use his presentation during the Bottle Zone Technical Forum to addess PET preform manufacturing in the era of the circular economy, and how it can be accomplished in a nan- cially viable way. He will talk about how to use the “Three Rs” – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – while dropping carbon foot- print, saving energy and improving part quality. On Tuesday, May 8, at 12.15, Morris De Marchi, PET Packaging and Tool- ing Life Cycle Service Director at Sipa North America, will address the forum on the importance of a fast and cost- effective response in the plastics indus- try. He will show how local refurbishing and conversion centers can provide a fast and efcient way of upgrading pro- duction without having to make a major investment in completely new tooling. Sipa North America has been ramp- ing up its mould refurbishing activities in Atlanta since it moved its headquarters there in 2012. Atlanta serves customers in the east of the continent, while cus- tomers on the Pacic Coast are catered for from an operation in Los Angeles, Ca. Sipa has also been increasing its capabilities at its principal site in South America, in São Paulo, Brazil. www.sipasolutions.com South Hall 17085