BOTTLING / FILLING PETplanet Insider Vol. 23 No. 11/22 www.petpla.net 19 Ramseier Suisse AG’s key demands in this respect are flexibility, operational reliability, efficiency and sustainability. “Our machines have to process a broad spectrum of beverages,” says Suter. “Not only that but the PET aseptic line has to cater particularly for a variety of packaging specifications, such as different bottle shapes, sports caps or sleeve labels, all of which feature in our highly diverse product portfolio.” Limited amount of room One special challenge faced by the KHS engineers was the limited amount of room available for the new machinery. Despite the production shop being expanded, there was only a narrow space provided for the line. The answer was to construct a large stainless steel platform above the stretch blow moulder/filler block that contains all of the process engineering with a juice de-aerator, flash pasteuriser, sterile buffer tank, valve manifold, CIP system and all control cabinets for the entire line. A dormer had to be especially built into the production shop roof to accommodate the enormous tank. With a total volume of 9,000l, it allows a new batch of product to be prepared while the filler is still being cleaned. So that it runs completely empty using the natural incline, the tank was also placed on staging so that its upper edge stands at over ten metres. A practical door accessed from the roof facilitates inspection and maintenance. “The customer is not the only one enthused by the result, says Lutz Müller, Sales Manager at KHS, “This is a unique construction, a real eye-opener. Here, we can see how product preparation and product filling perfectly interact – the result of an elaborate and thorough planning process mastered together with the engineers at Ramseier Suisse AG.” “There’s absolutely nothing normal about this line” The InnoPET BloFill ACF-L aseptic stretch blow moulder/filler block from KHS is a good example of the hightech now erected in Switzerland. This includes the InnoPET Blomax Series V, the latest generation of KHS stretch blow moulding technology. It has been equipped with a box tilter which with its dosed preform infeed exerts a lower load on the preforms and For product changeovers recipes are selected on the ClearLine HMI operator panel from KHS.
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