PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2018

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 0/17 www.petpla.net 59 Extended PET portfolio South Hall 12045 The perfect image High precision closure caps decoration. Up to five colors. At a speed of 250,000 caps/h. Visit us at the NPE – Orlando, Florida USA May 7–11, 2018 West Hall Level 2, Hall D, Stand W6847 www.tampoprint.de “A clear trend can be detected within the beverage industry,” says Frank Haesendonckx, head of Sales and Tech- nology at KHS Corpoplast in Hamburg, Germany. “The demand for single-serve packs holding between 250 and 800ml is on the rise. We’ve thus developed a new version of our tried-and-tested InnoPET Blomax stretch blow moulder especially for this segment.” The system is more compact and at the same time more powerful. The central new feature is its small mould carriers which enable up to 2,500 containers per hour and station to be manufactured. It is avail- able as a modular design. Depending on user requirements it can be blocked with other KHS systems – such as the Innosept Asboll for the hygienic lling of sensitive products, for instance. The new KHS chunk dosing unit for exible prod- uct design can also be integrated into the system. This permits fruit, vegetables or cereals up to 10 x 10 x 10mm in size to be added. “We’re vastly expanding the application options and are thus sup- plying systems for new markets,” claims Haesendonckx. KHS will also present its extremely light packaging solutions. The sys- tems provider expects its Factor 100 0.5l PET bottle for still water to attract plenty of attention. With its exper- tise in lightweighting KHS offers its customers holistic consultancy from the design through the technical engineering to the production of their PET bottles. This produces individual containers tailored to suit the required functionality and load. Precise neck handling Further developments as regards preferential heating will also be in focus at the trade show. This setup enables the production of oval con- tainers with an efcient distribution of materials and wide-neck containers with openings measuring up to 70mm and permits extremely precise neck handling – while ensuring a high bottle quality and low energy consumption in the SBM process. “Wide-neck sys- tems and special packaging forms are also gaining in signicance,” explains Haesendonckx. The reason for this lies in the known advantages over glass: unbreakability, a lower weight and the option of inline production, as contain- ers no longer have to be supplied to the plant but can be produced on site. Protection for sensitive products Another KHS development which will be on show is FreshSafe PET. This gives sensitive juices and car- bonated soft drinks perfect protection by covering the inside wall of the PET container with a wafer-thin layer of sili- con oxide. “With our innovative barrier technology beverages have a shelf life which is comparable to those bottled in glass,” says Haesendonckx. This coating method also protects sensitive foods such as tomato sauce, fruit and vegetables – even in transparent PET containers. www.khs.com Extremely light single-serve formats, wide-neck and oval packaging solutions and powerful, compact machines: the KHS Group will presenting its extended PET portfolio NPE Plastics Show.