MARKET SURVEY 28 PETplanet Insider Vol. 23 No. 10/23 www.petpla.net Filling inspection systems Company name KHS GmbH Pressco Technology Inc Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH Postal address Telephone number Web site address Contact name Function Direct telephone number E-Mail Juchostraße 20, 44143 Dortmund, Germany +49 231 569 0 www.khs.com Mr Helmut Schmitt Project Man. & Production Man. Inspection Technology +49 231 569 10124 helmut.schmitt@khs.com 29200 Aurora Road, Cleveland, OH, USA +1 440 498 2600 www.pressco.com Mr Tom Murphy VP, Sales & Customer Service +1 440 498 2600 sales@pressco.com Am Wind 1, 56659 Burgbrohl, Germany +49 2636 56 0 www.heuft.com Mr Sjoerd van Laar Product Manager +49 2636 2431 sjoerd.van.laar@heuft.com Fill level control Infrared No Yes X-ray Yes Yes Yes Gamma Yes No (too unsafe) Camera Yes Yes, high frequency Yes Contamination control Foreign substance inspection (sniffi ng) for empty Ref PET bottles No Yes Closure inspection Yes Presents of cap Yes Yes Yes Crooked cap Yes Yes Yes Lifted cap Yes Yes Yes Wrong cap Yes Yes Yes Tamper evident band control Yes Yes Yes Camera: 360° / sensor Yes, both Yes Yes Label inspection Torn label Yes Yes Vertical / horizontal misalignment Yes Yes Yes Best-before date control Code presence inspection No Yes Camera: 360° / sensor Camera and sensor Yes Yes Pressure leak detector Squeezer No Yes Applicable bottle type Diameter 40-110mm Up to 150mm in standard up to 200mm Height 150-360mm Up to 400mm in standard up to 400 mm Rejecting bottle Into bin and onto collecting table Push reject and diverter reject options available Yes Inspection speed PET: up to 86,000bph Over 3,000ppm 72,000cph with 360° inspection included. Otherwise up to 144,000cph Monitoring Filler-/sealer management Filler valve, capper head correlation Yes Filling equipment Company name Krones AG SMI S.p.A. KHS GmbH Postal address Telephone number Web site address Contact name Function Direct telephone number E-Mail Böhmerwaldstr. 5 93073 Neutraubling, Germany +49 9401 70 0 www.krones.com Mr Philipp Schön Product Manager Filling Division +49 9401 4567 philipp.schoen@krones.com Via C. Ceresa, 10, 24015 San Giovanni bianco BG, Italy +39 0345 40111 www.smigroup.it Mr Pietro Volpi Marketing Dept. Manager +39 0345 40316 pietro.volpi@smigroup.net Juchostraße 20, 44143 Dortmund, Germany +49 231 569 0 www.khs.com Mr Manfred Härtel Product Manager Filling +49 231 569 0 manfred.haertel@khs.com 1. Machine designation / model number Modulfi ll Filler and capping machine in Ecobloc confi guration Innofi ll PET DRV-VF 2. Number of fi lling heads (range: from/to) 16-216 9-114 for standard bottle (up to 3 l); 9-20 for high capacity bottle (up to 10 l) 48/216 3. Min to max bottle contents (in liters) 0.1-5 0.25-10 l 0.1/3.0 4. Filling speed: output (bph) (min to max): 1,000-50,000 Up to 82,000 specifi y: 1l bottle / still water (bph) Up to 72,000 Up to 44,000 Up to 82,000 1l bottle / CSD (bph) Up to 65,000 Up to 28,600 Up to 72,000 1l bottle / Milk (bph) Up to 60,000 Up to 33,500 1l bottle / Juice (bph) Up to 60,000 Up to 34,400 (*) depending on the preform/bottle features Up to 60,000 5. Filling process Pressureless (still drinks) Yes Yes Yes Pressure fi lling (carbonated drinks) Yes Yes Yes Hot fi lling Yes No Yes Cold aseptic fi lling Yes No Yes Juices with high pulp content Yes No 6. Type of fi lling valve and metering system Volumetric fi lling system: inductive and mass-fl owmeter, net weight fi lling systemwith weighing cell and height fi lling systemwith electronic fi ll height measuring Electronic volumetric fi lling valves Flowmeters (metering system) Volumetric fi lling system; pneumatic cylinder; MID (inductive fl ow meter); mass-fl ow (Coriolis) 7. Special features (short description/keywords) Monotec (starwheel columns with servo drives), cap disinfection (UV light / PAA / H2O2, optional), clean room cover, foam cleaning system, nitrogen injection system, automatic CIP-cups, capcade, Bloc solutions Compact modular frame, with a wide choice of customisation options; operating and maintenance costs cut; easy and quick format changeover, high hygiene, easy maintenance and cleaning; optimal performances with reduced costs of the Ecobloc series as it does not require a rinser and conveyor belts between the stretch-blow moulder and the fi ller. The machine base plate is inclined towards the drainage points. This allows the drainage of liquids that are on the machine base and a higher level of hygiene. CSD warm-fi lling up to 24°C; simple fi lling valve; compact unit; slow & fast-fi lling; gentle fi lling with low foaming; no beverage loss during production; PTFE-sealing technology prevents aroma transfer.
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