CAPS & CLOSURES 31 PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 No. 03/25 www.petpla.net Setting a new PAC-E in packaging productivity High speed, low energy costs Indicative of the importance of processing efficiency in the caps, closures and thin wall packaging market, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag has developed an all-electric solution for every packaging application. The rapidly expanding PAC-E series completes the machine portfolio. PAC-E applies the company’s extensive all-electric experience to help injection moulders conserve energy and win the productivity race. “Fluctuating energy costs creates uncertainty. Particularly for packaging manufacturers where energy is one of the highest and most unpredictable expense. To counteract this, fast processing repeatability and reduced waste, combined with reducing energy costs is now even more imperative,” confirms Arnaud Nomblot, Director Business Development Packaging. For the past decade, the El-Exis SP set the processing and energy efficiency benchmark for machines operating fast cycle times, says Sumitomo Demag. PAC-E not only matches this speed and dynamics, the series is also claimed to almost halve energy consumption in comparison to the ElExis SP. Available in four clamp force variants, including the newest 420 t model, PAC-E is intended to pave the way for even greater production efficiencies. Nomblot explains: “As well as reducing wear parts, minimising waste, and addressing machine maintenance and downtime, PAC-E directly solves the greatest cost in the packaging production cycle – energy use.” In addition to being economical, PAC-E is also cleaner. The lubrication of the toggle lever resolves cleanliness issues. The completely enclosed circuit design is leak free. Oil is instead extracted, filtered and recycled. This eliminates the need to clean the toggle lever. Measuring the performance improvements against a high-speed hybrid packaging machine, Nomblot gives an example of a production case study for carbonated soft drinks caps with a weight of 1.8g and a 72 cavities tool. “With a 3.9s cycle time and 8.000h production per year, the energy savings represented 300MWh per year. This corresponds to 90.000€ per year, with energy costs of 30ct/kWh.” However, for mass manufacturers, it is the machine’s reliability and fast cycle times that increases production capacity and drives growth at scale, adds Nomblot. “This is where PAC-E really excels. Delivering a stable production pace and adapting to changes in dynamics to sustain an optimal performance.” All PAC-E machines are compatible with Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s cross-platform, open-communication software. These real-time digital tools can also lead to more productive scheduling and a significant reduction in unplanned machine downtime. www.sumitomo-shi-demag.eu The new PAC-E machine from Sumitomo (SHI) Demag features an all-electric drive, saving packaging processors 50% in energy when measured against a high-speed hybrid packaging machine.
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