PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2018

BOTTLE MAKING 17 PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 0/17 www.petpla.net “The impossible, of course, may take a little longer!” PET Technologies has recently released the last generation of its PET stretch blow moulder APF-Max on the market. Its output varies between 6,000-14,000 bph, whilst the bottle capacity is between 0.2 and 3.0 l. There are eight modifications for producing water or CSD, dairy products or beer, juice or sauce, oil or vinegar, chemicals or cosmetics. bottle making KOMPRESSOREN Visit us: Hall 4, Stand 441 from the 13 th - 15 th of November 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany DNC booster – turnkey all-in-one system • Compact powerhouse with a footprint of only 2.35 m² ‡ ,QLWLDO SUHVVXUH XS WR EDU ² ÀQDO SUHVVXUH XS WR EDU • Plug and Play: ready for immediate operation • IE3 motor for optimum performance and energy savings ‡ 6,*0$ &21752/ FRQWUROOHU H[FHSWLRQDO HˣFLHQF\ DQG QHWZRUN FDSDEOH ,QGXVWULH www.kaeser.com Nuremberg, Germany, 13 th - 15 th of November Quick change and flexibility To transform 4-cavity modification into 8 cavities a 7,000 bph modifica- tion APF-Max 4 is available and this increases the output up to 14,000 bph. It is also possible to install extra mould cavities, several ovens on the heater to get an upgrade to the APF-Max 8. All the mould cavities are separate for easy installation and removal. PET Technologies states that 15min are needed to change the blow- mould to produce a differ- ent PET bottle format. Two hours are required for the APF-Max changeover to a different preform neck standard which can be between 18 and 48mm. The APF-Max is also designed for hot filling. NIR heating system and low total installed power The APF-Max blow moulder is equipped with a special short wave near infrared heating system (NIR). This is a fairly unusual method for PET blow moulding machines market, but has evident benefits, according to PET Technologies. Preform heating is more efficient and fewer kilowatts are consumed. The heater itself is sig- nificantly shorter. Thus, the APF-Max design is more compact. All-electric configuration The automatic PET stretch blow moulder APF-Max has 6 servo drives to guarantee stable PET bottle manu- facturing and high output. They are embedded in the mould closing unit, preform stretching, heater, preform transfer to the blowing part and bottle outfeed system. Automatic temperature regulation and pre- blow are controlled via a PLC form B&R. New design and user-friendly interface This is now the fourth genera- tion of APF-Max blow moulders. At a superficial level, it is different from the PET Technologies product range. This new generation of blow moulders boasts a number of features including a streamlined design, cor- porate electric cabinet and commu- nications connected via the top of the machine. To change all 108 mandrels in the heater take 15min. PET Tech- nologies R&D developed the APF-Max blow moulder from scratch. The first machines have been suc- cessfully installed at customers and are manufacturing PET bottles for water and dairy products. www.pet-eu.com