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Sacmi compression technology to play pivotal role at Propak Asia 2018

  • Publicado el 08 de Junio de 2018

Asia's most important packaging and processing technology fair for the drink & pharma industries will see the Group showcase its complete cap/container manufacturing and labelling solutions. The latter incorporate all the advantages of a technology that is winning over the market thanks to excellent productivity, efficiency, flexibility, precision and process repeatability.

One of just a handful of competitors in the world capable of developing a comprehensive range that covers every stage of beverage production, Sacmi will be taking part in the 26th edition of Propak Asia, the continent's biggest packaging and processing fair for the drink & pharma sectors (Bitec, Bangkok, 13-16 June 2018). Taking centre-stage on the 48 m2 Sacmi booth (located within the collective Italian Ucima display area, hall 98, stand n° 104) will be the company's compression technology, which has profoundly innovated global plastic cap manufacturing standards.

A continuous process offering outstanding repeatability, precision and reduced weight and cost: these are the goals of Sacmi's research in the Closures sector, the results of which are incorporated in the latest generation of CCM (continuous compression moulding) presses. Equipped with the COOL+ mould, CCM presses have the lowest running costs on the market and consume little energy: all thanks to the intrinsic advantages of this technology, which operates at lower temperatures than injection.

Sacmi compression technology to play pivotal role at Propak Asia 2018

Sacmi CBF (compression blow forming), instead, the revolutionary container manufacturing system that uses a direct-from-pellet compression system, has succeeded in extending the advantages of this technology into areas beyond cap production. Precise and versatile, CBF combines the best features of alternative technologies such as EBM, IBM and ISBM with an ability to operate with all the main commercially available resins. Thanks to excellent thermodynamic stability throughout the process, no gate on the container bottoms, high productivity and precision-moulded necks, this technology is already starting to make a marked difference in the industry, especially in the dairy and pharma sectors; some thirty such solutions have already been installed in the USA, India, China, Japan and other countries.

The Sacmi range offers a host of advantages; for example, the company has vast experience in developing excellently designed integrated cap-preform systems with optimal lightweight properties. More specifically, with the IPS (injection preform moulding) platform, Sacmi provides an outstanding solution with high performance, energy savings, versatility and user-friendliness. One of the key IPS press features is a system for automated preform unloading in the post-cooling area, performed directly by the pick-up unit; this optimises the process, thus minimising the risk of any preform contamination. This complete, versatile solution is smoothly merged with the cap production process via the Sacmi CPB Link magazine, allowing it to act as a single integrated system upstream from the bottling line.

Ultra-high output rates stem from the dual mould, user-friendliness and low consumption: a solution that, thanks to the dual cavity, allows flexible management of small-medium size formats. These characteristics are also shared by the new Sacmi SBF, which offers a perfect response to new stretch-blowing trends on global markets that are increasingly focused on medium and small-medium format manufacturing. Thanks to the dual cavity, rotary stretch-blowers can mould one bottle or two simultaneously, thus optimising the process and doubling output.

To ensure total quality Sacmi completes its machines and plants with a comprehensive range of vision systems, designed to work at high speed, directly on the line. Modules such as CHS and BVS (for cap and container quality control respectively) allow, via SACMI CVS3000 inspection software and high resolution image capture devices (up to 5 MP), accurate control of even the smallest defects.

Downstream from the bottling line , Sacmi Verona provides a complete range of labellers; because they can operate flexibly across multiple technologies and labelling systems, these modular solutions have, thanks also to high output performance and unique versatility, rapidly gained the market's trust. Design features such as the automatic bottle positioning system and reel splicing system (also automated), which eliminates line stoppages, make the Sacmi solution particularly appealing to manufacturers keen to modernise and integrate their plants to achieve process automation and cost optimisation.

Completing the picture are the FFS (form-fill-seal) lines. Renowned all over the globe, Sacmi Benco Pack horizontal packagers now incorporate a patented automatic sleeve application system that can also be used with multi-pack configurations; a good example is the new “smart” version in the range, an integrated horizontal packager with the patented Sacmi ISA (Integrated Sleeve Applicator) system for shrink-film labels. Thanks to a latest-generation optical recognition device, it can also perform decoration of multi-packs, which are made from a single printed reel.

A major provider of complete 'pellet to pallet' PET processing lines, Sacmi operates throughout Asia via a far-reaching branch network. More specifically, Sacmi Thailand – located in the capital city's trade fair district, just a stone's throw from the event – provides manufacturers with a pre and post-sales assistance service hub that provides close support right from the design stage with personalised solutions that maximise returns on investment. Sacmi Thailand, in fact, is staffed both by technicians from the Italian parent company and local workers specially trained to dialogue with customers in individual target countries.

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