PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2021

26 TRADE SHOW REVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 22 No. 04/21 www.petpla.net Instead of TRADE SHOW preview What you would have seen at NPE… Even though the NPE cannot take place in Orlando this year, developments in the PET industry are not standing still. And because they are too good not to be shown, we have collected some of them for you here. Have fun reading our collection “what you would have seen at NPE”. Dry ice blaster for the PET industry Offering the PET industry one smart machine with the ability to adapt the cleaning process to so many different applications was the intention why Cold Jet planned to present the PCS 60 dry ice blasting machine during the 2021 NPE show. Cold Jet’s new PCS 60 machine is claimed to present many techno- logical advancements which help PET processors to achieve an even more efficient and faster cleaning process with the additional benefit of lower costs for consumables such as compressed air and dry ice. The PCS 60 features Cold Jet’s patented Particle Control System (PCS). This allows moulders to have a greater degree of versatility in all of their cleaning applications. With the PCS, a PET processor can use one machine to clean many types of surfaces. The cleaning of lock rings, neck rings, cavities, take out tubes, cores, and gate inserts can all be cleaned on-site, without disassembly of the stripper plate. Cold Jet states that the PCS 60 is a very easy-to-use dry ice blaster. With a 7” LCD colour screen and digital controls, it provides an intuitive display that allows the user to easily view and adjust blasting parameters and machine settings. The machine also features programmable and password- protected application recipes. A PET processor can save one application recipe for one of their injection moulds and another application recipe for their blow moulds or even the air conveyors. In addition, the PCS 60 is IoT enabled via Cold Jet’s Industry 4.0 solution, Cold Jet Connect. The system provides remote monitoring and diagnostics while allowing users to collect and manage data and employ tools for optimum performance and productivity. Also, Cold Jet recommends a new accessory package for PET moulders with a specially designed J-Hook nozzle for backside taper cleaning. It is the only solution on the dry ice cleaning market that fits all cavities. www.coldjet.com New size 110 for rotary filtration systems Gneuss Filtration Technology is introducing an additional size across its line of rotary filtration systems. The models RSFgenius, SFXmagnus, SFneos and CSFprimus are now available in a size 110, which offers almost 20% more active screen area than the size 90 for each model, 46 to 62 square inches, depending on the specific model. In the past the next size up was the size 150, with a jump of more than 50% in active filtration aera. The new intermediate size is intended to ensure an optimised and cost efficient filtration solution for every application. Rotary filtration systems operate continuous, automatic, process and pressure constant. They are characterised by a filter disk on which the screen cavities are located in a ring pattern. Screens can be changed on the part of the filter disk that is not active in the melt channel, while the production process continues to run without any interrup- tions or disturbances. The various models differ in terms of e.g. drive design, encapsulation and whether they offer integrated back-flushing. www.gneuss.com