EVENT REVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 No. 11/25 www.petpla.net 33 Packaging, hotrunner and medical moulding solutions Husky presented at K show the latest evolution in its high-performance packaging moulding solutions, in the form of a complete digital platform with fully integrated hot runner and mould controller technologies. Husky’s Advantage+Elite remote monitoring service, already working with over 1,500 Husky PET and closure systems worldwide, is being offered for the latest evolution of its packaging moulding platform. Advantage+Elite tracks more than 70 packaging performance parameters in real time, which Husky says provides “proactive insights that help maximise efficiency, reliability and overall performance management”. Thin wall dairy cups Visitors to Husky’s stand were able to see daily demonstrations of the company’s new HyperSync system producing a recycled polypropylene lightweight thin wall dairy cup application, with in-mould labelling and a 3.8 s cycle time. The system incorporates a fully-integrated melt delivery system, robot and auxiliaries, including an eight-cavity mould and side-entry robot from Muller, along with a Husky Ultra Helix hot runner, Husky Delta5 mould controller with DataWave 2.0 technology, and PET solutions upstream auxiliaries. Also making its debut at the K show was Husky’s next-generation Hylectric 6 platform, which offers increased energy efficiency, a better user experience and improved performance, through reduced non-process time. Optimised feed screws boost throughput and recovery capabilities, the company says. The new system is connected to Advantage+Elite 24/7 remote monitoring. Robert Domodossola, Husky’s President of Systems and Tooling, described the company’s latest offers as “more than an upgrade” and said that they bring together “a unified ecosystem that is digital, integrated and purposefully designed to support a more sustainable industry.” Multi-material moulding Also premiered at K 2025 was the company’s new Altanium MultiShot technology, which Husky describes as a fully-integrated solution that combines advanced secondary injection units with rotary platen technology that transforms conventional single-barrel machines into high-efficiency, multi-material production cells. It is claimed to enhance manufacturing flexibility, throughput and performance, and enables producers to expand their moulding capabilities while maintaining precision and efficiency. Hot runner and controller technologies Husky’s latest advancements in hot runner and controller technologies are intended to expand possibilities across packaging, medical, personal, and home care markets. Its new Ultra Helix 2.0 valve gate system is designed to offer increased robustness and cycle consistency, in order to maximise uptime and productivity. The Ultra SideGate 2.0, which supports up to eight-tip configurations in a compact mould design, is claimed to enable millions of cycles of repeatable performance. The company’s new Altanium controller platform, including Neo6, Delta6, and Matrix6, has been fully redesigned to improve precision and consequent profitability, with faster startups, superior resin protection and optimised energy use. Medical market applications Husky’s solutions for the medical market support the production of critical devices, including pre-filled syringes, pen injectors, auto-injectors, pipette tips and petri dishes. Through integration with Schöttli’s proprietary gating technologies, Husky is expanding capabilities across parenteral (non-oral or non-digestive administration), diagnostics, laboratory and other applications, where precision and reliability are critical. www.husky.co
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