PETplanet Insider Vol. 23 No. 11/22 www.petpla.net 31 PETINAR no adjustment has to be done to the capper or on the inspection system. A flexible transition is possible due to the slitting technology: the transfer to a new shell design with standard slit or changing the slitting geometry to tethered whenever required. At Drinktec, Bericap presented an already lightweighted tethered cap solution for CSD beverages. (Fig. 2) Thomas continued that Bericap also showed its new generation of sports caps. For example, the new two-piece closure Monet, which is available in HDPE (single material) with a tamper evidence overcap and visible drop ring. The closure is suitable for dry and wet aseptic application. www.bericap.com PAC-E: the new all-electric high-speed benchmark Mr Arnaud Nomblot, Director of Business Development Packaging at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, announced the premiere of a new machine at Drinktec. He briefly mentioned some facts about Sumitomo (SHI) Demag. The company belongs to Sumitomo Heavy Industries which is headquartered in Japan. Sumitomo (SHI) Demag accounts for 12% of the group’s activities. Each year, 7,000 IMMs are manufactured in four production plants, one in Japan, two in Germany and one in China. Arnaud explained that Sumitomo is very proud to be the world leader with around 80,000 all-electric machines in operation. The focus of Arnaud’s presentation was on plastics packaging. The new Sumitomo (SHI) Demag PAC-E injection moulding machine has combined the strengths of two machine types from Sumitomo, the El-Exis SP and the IntElect. The fast, reliable and proven technology of the El-Exis and the low energy consumption and allelectric competence of the IntElect are newly combined and reinforced. With the expertise of the two specialised competence centers in Japan (electrical drives and control knowledge) and Germany (packaging know-how), the PAC-E will be available worldwide. Arnaud said the new machine meets the requirements of the global beverage market. Performance, reliability, energy efficiency and finally cleanliness are the key parameters. In respect of performance, Sumitomo has adopted all the mechanics from existing packaging products, such as the clamping unit and platens, which are critical parts in the production of packaging parts. The performance of the clamping unit and the opening and closing speed of the mould were maintained. The machine has a fast injection speed of 550mm/s and a high-performance plasticising drive to meet the production requirements of short cycle times and high output in terms of kilograms of plastic converted per hour. The ejector is designed for the high speeds required for the applications and the application-specific interfaces have also been taken from proven technology and meet all the required packaging specifications. In terms of energy efficiency, the drives and motors are specially designed for processing plastic packaging. All components of the motors and drives are manufactured by Sumitomo Heavy Industries itself. The last key parameter Arnaud mentioned was cleanliness. All the main axes, such as the clamping unit drive for opening and closing the mould and the injection drive, are completely encapsulated. The machine works with a closed lubrication cycle. This ensures that the closures and packaging are produced in a clean environment and the effort required to clean the machines is reduced by this closed system. The closed lubrication circuit means that fewer lubricants are used. Costs are saved from the sustainable use of lubricants. All in all, the machine is the result of bestin-class development in collaboration with best-in-class partners such as z-moulds, Intravis, Sise, Piovan, Eisbär and Ineos, Arnaud concluded. www.sumitomo-shi-demag.eu Fig. 2 Bericap lightweight example: CSD neck & closure: from PCO 1810 to PET 26 CSD GME 30.40 The new all-electric high-speed Sumitomo (SHI) Demag PAC-E 350-2000
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