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GEA: Saving water
GEA's innovations at the show deal with water consumption
in processing operations. GEA will demonstrate the intelligent
software solution GEA SmartFiltration Flush for membrane
filtration plants, which halves CIP fresh water consumption.
While the plant is being cleaned, sensors constantly assess the
permeate quality of the water. They stop the process as soon
as the hygiene level is reached, instead of planning it firmly in
advance.
Another new feature is the GEA Centrifuge Water Saving Unit,
which has already proven its savings potential at the Naarmann
dairy. It enables the cooling water required for the separation
technology to be reduced by several hundred litres per operating
hour. With a very small footprint, the unit can be easily
fitted into the production room and retrofitted within a very
short time.
GEA is working on the OptiPartner autopilot. This
enables dairies to optimise themselves. (photo: GEA)
SACMI: Glue consumption minimised
SACMI Beverage has developed an innovative system for its
labellers in which the glue dots are applied exclusively to the
label and not to the container. This reduces consumption to
a minimum and makes it easier to separate the label from
the container during recycling. As part of the REFPET project,
SACMI proposes the use of special "washable adhesives", i.e.
substances that are soluble in alkali and at low temperatures,
a solution that is particularly suitable for returnable PET packaging
where high washing temperatures could damage the
container.
Glue dots on the label and not on the
bottle save resources. (photo: SACMI)
KHS: Our path into your future
KHS will be presenting its latest machine and packaging systems.
The focus will be on the filler/seamer block SmartCan by KHS/
Ferrum. The SmartCan gives operators greater line efficiency and
maximum process reliability. Customers profit from a space-saving,
flexible system that is convincing thanks to its simple operation
and sets new standards with its optimized hygiene concept. At the
same time the joint development scores on simple and fast format
changeovers when filling different products.
Moreover, for KHS the issue of environmental protection is also a
major focus at the trade show. “Consumers and beverage producers
are actively calling for sustainable packaging that’s as climatefriendly
and low on resources as possible,” stresses Dr. Johannes T.
Grobe, CSO of the KHS Group. “KHS is well aware of its responsibility
here and helps customers by providing specific advice and
developing and implementing recyclable systems.” With its new
KHS Loop LITE packaging concept the systems provider is consistently
continuing to pursue this policy and now presents a very light
0.5-liter PET bottle made entirely of recyclate. The specially-developed
design of this ecofriendly packaging for highly carbonated
beverages allows up to 25% less material to be used compared
to standard market CSD bottles and can be fed into the closed
recycling loop with no trouble whatsoever. Its thin interior coating
of glass also ensures long-term product protection, with the triedand
tested Nature MultiPack system from KHS providing optimum
carrying convenience.
Greater flexibility with automated line
changeovers
Besides environmentally-friendly packaging,
more and more consumers want to be able to
choose from a wide range of products. Bottlers
thus frequently need to expand their portfolios,
with the number of stock keeping units or SKUs
constantly on the rise as a result. In order to keep
line availability and efficiency at a high level, they
require fast product changeovers. KHS caters for
this demand with its new, modular automation
concept for PET lines. With fast, reliable and reproducible
changeovers it significantly boosts the
overall equipment effectiveness. In ideal conditions
format changeovers from one to another
SKU can be performed in 30 minutes – including
running the system empty and restarting it. Up to
80% of all manual activities are rendered superfluous
by the new KHS setup.
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