TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 23 No. 10/22 www.petpla.net 50 Digitalisation and process control, the wider concept of sustainability The Sacmi range has been developed to transform sustainability into opportunity and make it a source of competitive advantage, as the latest generation of machines and control systems on show shall demonstrate. Behind these solutions lies the use of new eco-sustainable materials and an approach to quality control that makes extensive use of AI. This means simplifing workers’ tasks, making line management more proactive and optimising man-machine resources, says Sacmi. Sacmi Hall 13 Booth A63 New IPS 300: state-of-the-art performance IPS 300 is the latest Sacmi preform press. It completes a range that has been on the market for 10 years, providing solutions that offer best performance, low consumption, fast set-ups and quick changeovers. Like the IPS 400, the new IPS 300 features high compatibility with various mould types, including those produced by third parties. Workers’ tasks are streamlined at every stage - from start-up to size changeovers and control of auxiliary units. From a product perspective, the IPS 300 is designed to work with 24-cavity moulds for 48mm necks and up to 96 cavities for 30mm necks. Further opportunities include a 128-cavity configuration for 26/22mm necks, taking advantage of the Nano Pitch patented solution from MHT, the main partner of Sacmi concerning mould supplying. A unique solution within today’s range of available technologies, says Sacmi. The new IPS 300 press has a lock-to-lock time of 2 seconds and fast cycle times, characteristics that stem from the patented Cool+ after-cooler (inside cooling system) which improves thermal efficiency and boosts productivity. In terms of versatility, the IPS 300 has a wide range of plasticising units (from 625 to 1,220 kg/h) and various kits designed to streamline system use and enhance finished product quality. At 0.2 kWh/kg, the IPS 300 has a low energy consumption. This is achieved via a combination of kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) and adaptive self-tuning. The IPS 300 can incorporate the PVS 156, a preform vision system designed and manufactured by Sacmi, with the aim to meaningfully contribute to the IPS process, without affecting the press footprint. PVS156 performs a accurate and precise inspection of the preform, providing detailed statistic and reports, also based on cavity number; each preform is weighted and its temperature is detetected in different positions. A 96-cavity mould is typically inspected in less than 5 minutes, corresponding to about 1,200 preforms per hour, says Sacmi. The company considers these numbers to be very interesting on an absolute level and even more significant when compared to the accuracy and repetitiveness of the inspection that a trained operator can perform in the same amount of time.
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