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Aetna Group: Live demonstration
Aetna Group will demonstrate live the performance
of its machines. A high speed end-of-line plant with a
case packer that reaches 100 cartons per minute, incl.
robot palletiser, wrapping machine and internal logistics
will be on show. There will be a demonstration of
real-time line monitoring systems.
Aetna will show the Recycle compactor, a machine
which compacts consumables – such as empty, nonreusable
cardboard boxes – and reduces their volume
by up to 70%, facilitating their transport.
An ultra-high-speed Genesis Thunder stand-alone
wrapping machine will also be on show, capable of a
production rate of more than 200 pallets per hour.
Ultra-high-speed
Genesis Thunder
stand-alone
wrapping machine
(photo: Aetna Group)
Domino: Smart vision systems
Machine vision camera systems are used to detect,
capture, inspect and verify codes and plain text,
providing automated optical inspection even at
high line speeds.
Products and packaging are marked with e.g. barcodes,
2D Data Matrix codes, QR codes, best before
dates, batch numbers at different line speeds.
No matter which code is applied: Completeness
and correctness must be checked to avoid expensive
product recalls or rejects – ideally during
production.
The new Domino R-Series industrial vision systems
automatically verify that the applied code is correctly
positioned, contains the correct information
and provides the required qualitative readability.
Using industrial vision sensors, the intelligent camera
systems detect marking errors before they can
affect production. This eliminates labour-intensive
manual inspections and errors can be detected
and corrected at an early stage.
The new R-Series industrial vision systems
automatically check whether the applied
marking is correct (photo: Domino)
Sidel: New packaging system
Sidel is pushing the boundaries again in the aseptic packaging market with
the introduction of the Aseptic Predis X4. The new system is an integrated
blow-fill-cap solution that incorporates consolidated Predis dry preform
sterilisation, making it ideal for the growing market of sensitive beverages
in PET bottles. It builds on Sidel’s proven and successful aseptic technology
and introduces further innovation in design and digitalisation.
The Aseptic Predis X4 is developed by Sidel to continue to help its customers
to meet the growing market for healthy and nutritious drinks with a
long shelf life, such as juice, nectar, soft drinks, isotonics, teas (JNSDIT),
and liquid dairy products (LDP). Demand for these products is expected
to reach 192 billion units by 2024, a rise of rise 44% compared to 2011.
Sensitive products represent 55% of the non-alcoholic beverages market
and forecasted growth (at 2.3% CAGR 2019-25) is higher for PET than for
other materials.
The Aseptic Predis X4 will be introduced for the first time at drinktec 2022
and will then go through a progressive deployment plan across applications
and regions.
The Aseptic Predis X4 will be introduced for
the first time at drinktec 2022 (photo: Sidel)
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