PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2019

39 PRODUCTS PET planet Insider Vol. 20 PET products Advanced thin-wall measurement for PET bottles Over the years, many PET bottle manufacturers have made great progress reducing excess material and moving towards lighter, more sustainable bot- tles. However, as weights continue to be reduced, the role of process varia- tion and its effect on material distribution increasingly becomes a factor in the success of the weight-reduction program. Agr’s Process Pilot blowmoulder management system was developed to address this issue and offers manu- facturers a tool to use in their weight reduction efforts. The Process Pilot system, with Agr Pilot Profiler measurement technology installed inside the blowmoulder, provides a means for manufacturers to accurately measure material distribution on every bottle (to 0.05 mm), in real time, and proactively adjust the blowmoulder to maintain proper distribution, countering the effect of process variation. In the push for more sustain- able bottles, weights are being reduced even further and, with that, the sidewall thickness of the bottle. In order to process these bottles effectively and control the material distribu- tion, additional measurement accuracy is required. The new lightweight option, incorporated into the Pilot Profiler measure- ment component, offered with the Process Pilot system was developed to address this need for even greater measurement accuracy and control on very light bottles. With this option, a level of control is now available with the Process Pilot system that extends the measurement range to 0.025 mm, with an accuracy of +0.01mm for PET bottle sidewall material. Agr says that this added functional- ity delivers greater distribution control on bottles with very thin sidewalls or at specific locations on other types of bottles where precise material management is critical to meet performance and quality requirements. This capability removes one of the barriers to producing usable, lighter and more sustainable bottles. www.agrintl.com The Agr Process Pilot system with Pilot Profiler meas- urement technology helps ensure that the material in the light weighted bottle is distributed according to design and is consistent for the entire production run. A S P E C I A L S E RV I C E F ROM 1WT $QVVNGU 5JCRGU RTQITCO RQQNU QWT WPKSWG YGCNVJ QH 2'6 GZRGTVKUG HQT [QWT DGPGƂV 9JGVJGT HQT VJG development of new PET bottles or the optimization of existing ones, we are here to help you right from the XGT[ UVCTV s HTQO FGUKIP VJTQWIJ GPIKPGGTKPI CPF VGUVKPI VQ VJG RGTHGEV UGEQPFCT[ RCEMCIKPI #PF QH EQWTUG YG CNYC[U DGCT KP OKPF VJG GHƂEKGPE[ QH [QWT EQORNGVG NKPG +PVGTGUVGF! YYY MJU EQO UGTXKEG Your KHS Bottles & Shapes service provides you with support from the initial FGUKIP VQ VJG ƂPKUJGF RCEMCIGF DQVVNG STARTS WITH THE PERFECT DESIGN. BOTTLE PERFECT THE FOR YOUR LINE