PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2019

41 TRADE SHOW REVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 01+02/19 www.petpla.net Nitrogen injection PETplanet met Thomay Buys, Project Manager and Philip Kerckx, Managing Partner at Vacuum Barrier Systems, presenting their Vacuum Barrier’s Nitrodose liquid. These nitrogen injec- tion systems are used to pres- surise and/or inert delicate packages, like cans and PET bottles. A precise drop of rapidly expanding liquid nitrogen into hot and cold fill lightweight PET packages and aluminium cans allows for consistent pressure from package to package and eliminates pan- eling and palletising problems. While efforts to reduce the amount of plastic used in each bottle have resulted in more environmentally friendly packaging, these lightweight bottles are less stable. Dosing the headspace of the filled bottles with liquid nitrogen pressurizes the container and adds rigid- ity, which helps during packaging and handling. www.vbseurope.com Blow moulds and more We t a l k e d w i t h Eyüp Sivri Marketing Manager at Petka Mold about their leadership in Turkey and the Middle East. Eyüp caused it because of on-time delivery, product war- ranty and a very well after sale and techni- cal service. At All4Pack Petka Mold showed some PET blow moulds and highlighted their 96 cavaties cold half preform mould which is suitable for machines e.g. from Husky, Netstal, Sipa or Demag. www.petkamold.com Volumetrical filling Pierre Ronvel, Com- mercial Director at ezs easy solutions talked about their portfolio of PET bottle conveying systems and the part- nership with Vipool. On the booth the companies presented a Visitron VKR-EI-DN. This filling machine is designed for filling beer, sparkling or still wines, high viscosity products, carbonated or non-carbonated water, carbonated and non-carbonated juices, and still tea. The filling valves are mounted to the filling ring from outside, are electro-pneumatically controlled and made with the latest technology for volumetrical filling. www.ezsolutions.fr www.vipoll.si Reduced friction The Spanish company Posimat presented a Posijet air conveying system. Miriam Ciriano, Commercial and Marketing Department, explained the double guide profile that envelops the bottle above and below the neck ring, preventing marks from being made on the bottle and reducing air turbulence and thereby providing greater bottle stability at very high line speed. The precisely directed airflow reduces levels of contamination, increases bottle speed, and considerably diminishes bottle jams while keeping bottles more vertical at speed over 1,200 bpm. The efficient performance is also provided with short-neck bottles. She continues explaining that the guides are only in contact with the neckring. The airflow generates a cushion between the guides and the neckring, thereby reducing friction significantly, resulting in lower air pressure during operation and lower energy consumption of the fan. Miriam ended that the air flow is controlled automati- cally by sensors that adjust fan rotation speeds according to the conditions of bottle accumulation on the line. Each type of bottle saves its own parameters so the operator does not have to make adjustments after changeovers. www.posimat.com F.l.t.r.: Thomay Buys, Project Manager and Philip Kerckx, Managing Partner at Vacuum Barrier Systems in front of their liquid nitrogen dosing systems