PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2018

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 11/18 www.petpla.net 48 KHS Hall 8 booth 418 The fifth generation InnoPET Blomax stretch-blow moulding machine Higher output, lower energy consumption The mechanical engineering company KHS can look back on over 40 years’ experience in PET processing, particularly in the development of stretch-blow moulding machinery. High speed and energy performance could further be boosted at its InnoPET Blomax whose Series V will celebrate its world premiere at this year’s BrauBeviale. This and other new developments will be presented for the first time by Kai Acker, the new Chairman of the KHS Group Executive Management Board. KHS promotes the fifth genera- tion of its stretch-blow machine as the most sustainable and best perform- ing InnoPET Blomax machine ever produced. “The views of custom- ers are very important to us and inform on-going efforts to improve our stretch-blow moulding machin- ery. However, such a technological advance has only been possible with the completion of a new heating con- cept development. With the introduc- tion of the new Series Five genera- tion of machines, we want to show people what a stretch-blow moulder is really capable of”, says Marco Böhnke, Product Manager of Block and Stretch-Blow Moulding Technol- ogy at KHS. The Fifth Series of InnoPET Blomaxis designed to produce up to 90,000 0.2-3.0 l bottles per hour, as well as making lightweight and pre- mium bottle types just as efficiently as individual bottles and containers. Depending on requirements, 6-36 blowing stations are available, each with a capacity for producing up to 2,500 bph. Thanks to the quick- change system, changes in sizes can be undertaken smoothly and quickly ensuring constant high system availability. The new generation of stretch-blow moulders is claimed to fit seamlessly within the KHS Group’s blocking strategy and can be operated in tandem with fillers and labellers, Plasmax barrier technology and many other modules at the same time. A new heating concept Compared with its predecessor, Series Five can achieve energy sav- ings of up to 40% thanks to a brand new heating concept, one of the key developments in the latest generation of technology. The focus here is on Near Infrared (NIR) emitters which are centrally mounted in the closed reflec- tor tunnel. Preforms in the oven are placed to the left and right of centrally fixed radiant heaters, resulting in very small spacing between the preforms of 18mm (compared to the previous 37mm). Consequently, KHS has been able to reduce the number of heating boxes which also cuts down radiation losses, have contributed bring about these huge energy savings. Two cooling cycles The new DuoCooling concept involves an external cooler which supplies two cooling cycles operating under different temperatures; one for The KHS InnoPET Blofill series five: the fifth generation InnoPET Blomax is the most sustainable and best performing machine of its kind thanks to a range of different innovations. DoGa 1 heating concept: Series Five achieves energy savings of up to 40% compared to its predecessor due to a completely redesigned heating concept.