PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2019

44 TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 05/19 www.petpla.net High quality injection moulds and PET Systems Following the suc- cessful trade fairs of previous years, the Swiss company Otto Hofstetter is present with its own booth showing the products and services this year. Otto Hofstetter is a producer for PET preform moulds from 2 up to 192 cavities, as well as for injection moulds for thin walled packaging applications and IML solutions. Otto Hofstetter will inform customers regarding the complete portfo- lio of high quality injection moulds. Besides the well-known high quality injection moulds, Otto Hofstetter‘s strength is the full portfolio around the plastic article, which starts with an idea for a product, followed by the competence to consult and design the product. Once the injection mould is built, the after sales service will round up the complete package. Otto Systems AG specialises in conceiving, planning and implement- ing first-class systems to produce PET preforms. Experienced experts uncompromisingly tailor high-quality components to specific customer need to create optimal, top-performing systems. www.otto-hofstetter.swiss OTTO HOFSTETTER Hall 4.2 Booth J41 Automation of caps production Switek Technology Automation Co., Ltd. has been working with a number of customers to improve productivity through the automation of closure manufacture, inspection, sorting and packing. It recently helped the closure production operations of DongPengTeYing, producer of the number two (after Red Bull) energy drink in China, to cut labour costs, optimise production processes, improve packing and boost just-in-time delivery to world-class standards. Switek’s R&D team has been working on a new lids automation system, which is expected to be premiered at Chinaplas 2019. The company claims that the new system, which includes IML unit, spoons assembly unit, CCD inspection unit, lids auto-sorting units and auto-packing, will increase productivity by 30%. www.switekautomation.com SWITEK Hall 12.1 Booth R21 l l l consumer bags textile packaging recycling r ECO