26 EVENT PREVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 25 No. 03/24 www.petpla.net Smart technology for caps and preforms Sacmi’s focus will be on its “digital revolution” in beverage cap and preform production. Offering ready-to-use solutions, the company emphasises tangible advantages in process efficiency, product quality, productivity and system user-friendliness. The latest generation of Sacmi CCM presses are claimed to achieve enhanced performance and user-friendliness, featuring predictive capabilities for both machine behaviour and process outcomes. In an exclusive preview, the company will illustrate how some of the key process parameters self-adjust on the basis of feedback from CVS control systems, designed and built by Sacmi. At the trade fair, Sacmi will showcase a CCM48 equipped with Smart Pack 2, enabling precise control over hydraulics, pellet insertion, and raw materials. Notably, a new ‘prediction’ button aids production drift anticipation and maintenance management proactively. Customers can leverage Cloud-based Sacmi Smart Care services to share machine data, while AI-enhanced vision systems facilitate the shift from quality control to process control. Sacmi’s AI-driven solutions address challenges such as problem anticipation, efficiency enhancement, and streamlined management. For instance, the IPS preform press range integrates the PVS156 vision system, while the CVs Software Suite has been developed to simplify defect classification, enhancing quality control efficiency. Sacmi ‘s digital developments prioritise monitoring machine and production process health and efficiency. The company offers solutions to facilitate customer transitions to new formats and standards, including tamper band slitting in post-processing downstream from compression moulding for swift adoption of tethered caps. These solutions, certified by major international brand owners, ensure profitability and future readiness. In cap and preform production, the company’s patented technologies like Cool+ mold in IPS presses have been developed to enhance productivity and long-term efficiency. On-site technical assistance and original spare parts available through Sacmi Shanghai are further claimed to guarantee optimal performance and return on investment for customers. www.sacmi.com polymetrix PET preform production in Swiss quality The Swiss family-owned company is a pioneer in the development and manufacture of PET preform moulds and continues to set standards in the industry. In over forty years, the company has built up extensive expertise in PET preform processes and technology. The experts at the high performance mould-maker share their knowledge throughout the entire production process, from the initial idea, through preform design and sampling, to mould manufacture and final product quality assurance. This is claimed to ensure that every customer achieves optimal results, enjoying an efficient design process, producing high-quality, cost-effective PET preforms and realising long-term savings in high-volume production. At Chinaplas, Otto Hofstetter AG will present its complete portfolio of high-quality injection moulds to industry professionals. This includes moulds for PET preforms from 2 to 192 cavities - for both top-entry and side-entry systems. The Swiss manufacturer also designs and builds moulds for medical applications, thin-wall packaging, cartridges, and in-mould labelling solutions. Sister company Otto Systems, focusing on special applications in the world of PET preforms, offers the PET Series and HOD Series turnkey production systems with clamping forces of 160 and 240t. The systems are claimed to meet high requirements for quality and energy efficiency. www.otto-hofstetter.swiss www.otto-systems.com Otto Hofstetter Hall 2.1 Booth C28 / Swiss Pavilion Sacmi Hall 2.1 Booth F61 Ot to Hofstet ter ’s 96-cavi ty side-entry PET preform moulds feature the advanced CavityLock technology, renowned for industry-leading performance and maximum availability. BEYOND THE HORIZON PROCESS SOLUTIONS FOR POLYMER RECYCLING AND SOLID STATE POLYMER UPGRADING Polymetrix, a Sanlian Buhler Company, provides process technology including EPCM services for the polymer recycling and manufacturing industry. Leading supplier of rPET systems and integrated rPET plants for single line capacities up to 70’000 tons per year. www.polymetrix.com www.slhpcn.com
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