PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2018

BOTTLE MAKING 13 PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 07+08/18 www.petpla.net SMI says that the EBS K Ergon rotary stretch blow moulders can be installed and started up in a single day. In addition to the features of the stand- ard model, the Ecobloc K Ergon rotary “combi” machine includes advanced solutions based on IoT and 4IR param- eters and is an ultra-compact system for high performance stretch blow moulding, filling and capping PET containers up to 3 l, SMI says. The systems are suitable for bottling lines for milk and still water (EV models) and edible oil (EM models), at rates of 1,000-9,000 bph. The EBS K Ergon stretch-blow moulder was named one of 11 national winners from 189 businesses representing Italy for The European Business Awards, Europe’s larg- est business competition. SMI was chosen by a panel of independent judges including senior business lead- ers, politicians and academics as the best in Italy in the category “Awards for Innovation”, and represented Italy in this category in the final stage of the competition. Easier cap positioning SMI’s new Easy-Cap gravitational cap grabber takes caps from the hopper, gives them the desired orientation and moves them into the bottling line. It features integrated motorised hopper for loose cap loading; elevated cap handling conveyor; and an outfeed cap discharger linked to the cap channel. It allows the passage only of correctly positioned caps; others are gravity-fed back to the hopper. The compact machine is made of AISI 304 steel and features a “user- friendly” operator interface, for ease and efficiency. www.smigroup.it