30 TRADE SHOW REVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 24 No. 06/23 www.petpla.net Closure production with high output Plastic closure producer Guangzhou Jeepine, based in Guangzhou, Canton, showed its 54-cavity CCM-JP54 rotary machine for the first time at Chinaplas. The company, which was founded in 2008, has since sold more than 500 machines and holds more than 130 patents, offers complete solutions for various requirements, including inspection units and sorting and slitting folding units. The manufacturer places particular emphasis on production capacity in combination with energy efficiency, ease of operation and a low investment. While its little brother CCM-JP24 with 24 cavities, which Jeepine has had in its portfolio for some time, scores more in the area of flexibility with small and large closure formats at 24,000 closures per hour, the new JP54 offers a maximum output of 100,000 closures. “The advantage of the JP54 here is clearly the ability to mass produce small closures for water bottles, for example, such as the 30/23, or the PCO 1881 for carbonated beverages,” says Mr Lomen Yao, International Sales Director (South-east Asia). “We quote an ROI for the machine within two years at full production use, as it is around 60%-65% below comparable imported compression moulding machines from Europe.” Intelligent energy and material management should ensure savings in ongoing operations. For example, low-temperature heating is used in the material melting process, which saves about half the energy used by injection machines in the heating and cooling process. Furthermore, according to Mr Yao, the rotary machine is equipped with a dual-pump hydraulic system and PID control for low-pressure closing and highpressure moulding. The system also has industry-standard process monitoring on board and is said to reduce manpower requirements accordingly. “The machine can be integrated into existing production lines inline. We also offer dedicated transport channels to the system to protect the closures from any contamination.” Internationally, the machine is currently receiving more orders from America, India, the Middle East, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Korea, etc., according to Jeepine. “Some JP54 systems are currently finished and ready for transport,” Mr Yao said. In the future, the company started deploying local service teams in different parts of the world to be closer and faster to the customer. In addition, a solution for the production of tethered caps is already in the starting blocks and is thus also fit for future markets outside Europe, where the topic is not yet very present, at least not at present, but is likely to come in the medium term. www.capmakingmachine.com Preform injection moulding with integrated handle Since 2019, GDXL has been working with the patent holder of the Integrated Moulded Handle (IMH) technology to bring to market engineered solutions for PET preforms and bottle products with integrated moulded handles. The handle and bottle body are integrally moulded during the preform stage, eliminating the need to manufacture and assemble separate handles and saving operating and energy costs. In addition, the integral handle is made of PET material, just like the preform, to ensure full recyclability and better environmental performance compared to conventional bottles with insert or clip-on handles. The preform with integrated handle can also be made from rPET materials, according to GDXL, and its performance can meet the general technical standard required for conventional bottles with non-one-piece handles. When designing the mould, the structure must be modified accordingly when an integrated handle is added. For example, the neck rings in each cavity are lengthened to accommodate the integral handle. Corresponding adjustments to the cavity spacing and the thickness of the mould plates are also required. Depending on the design of the IMH preform, a maximum of 24 cavities per mould can generally be achieved. Since there is no special cooling after ejection for this type of preform, the expected output for a typical injection moulding machine equipped with 24 cavities of mould is 2,000 pieces per hour for a 100 g preform. Since the handle is integrated into the preform on SBM machines, protection must be provided for the handle while the preform is being heated. www.gdxl.com F.l.t.r.: Sales Director Patrick Lam and Marketing Specialist Billy Au-Yeung showing preform and bottle samples with IMH technology The handle is made of PET and is moulded at preform stage. F.l.t.r.: Lomen Yao with Kay Barton in front of the CCM-JP54
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