31 TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 23 No. 09/22 www.petpla.net Energy-saving cap feeding system Gassner, a specialist company for closure feeding systems, is presenting the FlexiLiner, a flexible conveyor for feeding already oriented bottle caps, closures or cans. Wi th this solut ion, each cap is gripped gently only once, as it goes onto the conveyor line (SoftGrip). It then remains in the same position throughout the whole conveying process without any relative movement to the conveyor, without rubbing against the guides and without the risk of getting tangled or jammed. Routing can be handled uninterrupted on one machine. The continuous conveyor line can run vertically, horizontally, diagonally, upwards, downwards, to the left and/or to the right in any order. This means that the conveyor line can be flexible in adapting to the customer’s requirements and to the situation in the filling plant. Sensitive and abrasion-producing transitions and connecting channels are no longer needed and can be discarded altogether. All this enhances operational safety and avoids faulty closures on the capping machine. Reduced downtime increases the system’s efficiency and the costs incurred by preform rejects due to faults in the closures are now a thing of the past, says the company. Hygiene is improved by the absence of abrasion and angel hair with the FlexiLiner and there is no disruptive air turbulence. The closures do not collide with one another, nor is there any other type of interference or frictional forces present during the smooth transport. This means that the FlexiLiner can continue to move caps that have already been quality-tested in routing without the risk of them being crushed. As the SoftGrip elements automatically adjust to different diameters, it is possible to process caps for a range of spouts, e.g. closures for 28mm and 38mm neck finishes. Likewise, a variety of cap sizes can be transported, e.g. flat caps and sports closures. Height and diameters can also vary. For example, 28mm flat caps can be combined with 38mm sports closures without any conversion effort. www.gassner.co.at product development caps & closures design high cavitation moulds multi-component moulds closure production systems after sales service competent – professional – inspiring +43 5572 7272-0 | sales@z-moulds.com | www.z-moulds.com Visit us @DRINKTEC Munich, Sept. 12-16th Hall C5 Booth 207 Gassner Hall B4 – Booth 123 Cap solutions Has Plastik will be exhibiting its new plastic cap solutions. The company will showcase its new tethered caps and lightweighted 5 gallon solution developed together with its long term business partner Corvaglia AG in Switzerland. Other highlights at the exhibition will be their UTC laser marking applications with QR codes as well as alphanumeric fonts (photo above). No need for manual registration - any phone camera can read them easily. All caps will be available with Has Plastik’s proven customer support. With more than 42 years of experience, Has Plastik has been a leader in introducing lightweight solutions into the market whilst reducing their environmental footprint. www.hasplastik.com Has Plastik Hall C5 – Booth 248
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