IDE Online Magazine Septiembre 2017 | Page 70

NOVEDADES Y PRODUCTOS

KHS FormFill sparks revolution in processing of plastic packaging

> The revolution in the processing of PET containers is drawing nearer: for the first time KHS presents a marketable concept for the forming and filling of plastic bottles which involves just one process step.

The revolution in the processing of PET containers is drawing nearer: for the first time KHS presents a marketable concept for the forming and filling of plastic bottles which involves just one process step. At the drinktec trade show the filling and packaging specialist has demonstrated the new high-performance technology on a linear machine. KHS FormFill promises great savings potential regarding the system size, use of resources and further process execution. It also provides benefits with respect to the individualization of plastic packaging. The machine is to be ready for market by 2019 at the latest.

“Our system sparks a revolution in the processing of plastic containers in the high-performance range,” emphasizes Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Niemeyer, chairman of the KHS GmbH Executive Management Board. “Once again this development is driving technological progress in the industry.” In the FormFill process KHS will be integrating what to date were two separate processes into one for the first time ever, at the same time presenting a marketable machine concept. Up until now two individual function modules stretch blow molded the PET preform and then filled the resulting bottle in separate stages. With the KHS FormFill bottlers can now form and fill bottles on a single machine.