PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2019

MARKET SURVEY 31 PETplanet Insider Vol. 20 No. 04/19 www.petpla.net Inspections 04/2019 MARKET survey Resins & additives Preform machinery  Preform production & inspection Preform & SBM mould manufacturer SBM 2 stage Compressors Filling equipment & inspection Caps & closures & inspection Palletising & shrink film machinery Recycling Supplier of preforms and inspection systems for preforms In this survey we would like to present you preform manufacturers and the inspection system suppliers who are taking care of the preforms before, during or after processing. We thank all the participating companies: Agr Int., IMD Ltd., Pressco Technology Inc., Resilux NV, PDG Plastiques, PET-Ver- packungen GmbH, Hodmeter, Empacar, Sacmi Imola S.C., Retal, Chemco Group, SGT France, Intravis GmbH, Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG, Plastipak, Gulf Pack, Novapet, Energo PET and Torus Measurement Systems. Although the publishers have made every effort to ensure that the information in this survey are up to date, no claims are made regarding completeness or accuracy. Company name Pressco Technology Inc SGT France Torus Measurement Systems Postal address Telephone number Web site address Contact name Function Direct telephone number E-Mail 29200 Aurora Road, Cleveland, OH, USA +1 440 498 2600 www.pressco.com Mr Tom O'Brien VP, Marketing, Sales & New Bus. Devlpm. +1 440 498 2600 sales@pressco.com 3 Rue de l'île Macé, 44112 Reze, France +33 0 2 4005 0937 ww.sgt-pet.com Mr Cyrille Pommerai Quality Control Specialist +33 0 2 4005 0937 c.pommerai@sgt-France.com Nedge Hill Science Park, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 3AJ, UK +44 1952 210020 www.torus-group.com Mr Spencer Whale Global Sales Manager +44 1952 219 972 s pencer.whale@torus-group.com Preform inspection systems Yes, inside the blow moulder Sample Pre-Watcher B305 Auto Preform Inspection System Inspection speed Up to 2,500ppm 20ppm 10s/preform for:Auto alignment to thread start and dimensional neck measurement at two positions, 0° and 90° / 360° inspection for body contamination (8 positions) / 360° polarisation imaging (8 positions) / 3 tier classifcation (low, medium, high) Inspected parameters: Geometry / Body Unmelts, heat splay, burn marks, water spots, bent/ warped preforms, contamination, carbon streaks, bubbles/blisters, colour, crystallinity & clarity/hazing, gate length Body defect (including scratches, bubbles, contamination, burning, unmelted mate- rial, oil & water marks); gate height (legnth); preform height ; stringing; preform body diameter (@ 2 positions) Thread area Contamination, flash, dimensions, pulled threads Yes Measured features (including but not limited to): I, F, G, T, E, S, X, P, L, J, D, H, X,A, B, M, Z ; support ledge deformation; neck sinkage; ovality; station automatically aligns pre- form to thread start and performs measurements at both 0° and 90°; station contains automatically loaded UKAS traceable Master for calibration and qualification Mouth / Sealing surface Contamination, ovality and diameter, dirt & debris in the preform, nicks, gouges, short shots & dips Yes Sealing surface defect (including, scratches, notches, short shot, deformations) Gate / Dome Bent/warped preforms, dirt/debris, cracked gates Yes Gate area defect (including burning, tearing, casteling, voids, holes); multiple radial zones can be setup for customer defined areas of inspection; stringing (mentioned above); gate height (mentioned above) Colour Colour variations, incorrect colour Yes: L.a.b. / UV / IR Colour / measurement can include L, a, b, c, h, E, Ecmc etc.; provided with calibrated colour tiles for calibration and qualification, @ customer programmable positions; UV transmission, UV transmission @ selectable wavelengths (360nm - 420nm), @ customer programmable positions Cavity number No Yes Cavity recogntion capable of learning and reading different fonts; capable of recognis- ing multiple fonts across different machines and tools; recognition scores for each character provided for analysis Measurement of absence or presence of barrier material Yes No Not yet available Layer thickness & position measure- ment at distinctive points No Yes (opacity / diameter / thickness / eccentricity / length / length injection points. Not yet available Layer thickness & position measure- ment at the complete body by scanning No No Not yet available Features: Installation: Stand-alone On customer-supplied starwheel Yes Yes Installation: Inline Mounting and installation inside major OEM blow- moulding machines; options available for stand-alone and inline systems Can be integrated in line in certain cases, but for batch inspection, not inspection at line speed · Side camera for cavity recognition Yes · Methode: destructive/non destructive Non destructive Rejections analysed by the quality control system non destructive · Data base connection Yes Yes Ethernet