INNOPET BLOMAX SERIES IVTHE FOURTH DIMENSION OF STRETCH BLOW MOLDING

”THE NEW BENCHMARK IN STRETCH BLOW MOLDING“

THE PERFECT MATCH:YOUR FILLING LINE AND OUR INNOPET BLOMAX SERIES IV.

KHS Corpoplast GmbH & Co. KG

Meiendorfer Strasse 20322145 HamburgGermanyPhone: +49 (0) 40 679 07-0Fax: +49 (0) 40 679 07-100E-mail: info@khs.comwww.khs.com

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KHS INNOPET BLOMAXSERIES IVTHE NEW BENCHMARK IN STRETCH BLOW MOLDING

ACTIVE MANDRELS The newly developed conveying Active Mandrel adapts to fit the preform with-out damaging the inside wall and con-veys it carefully and reliably through the heater at a very low pitch of 37.7 mm.

HEATER WITH CLOSED REFLECTOR TUNNEL The newly designed reflector tunnel permits a very efficient use of heating energy, shorter heating segments, and shorter heating times with controlled protection of necks.

UNLIMITED STRETCHINGFREEDOM With further improved precision the new servo-controlled Stretch-Flexx stretch system allows variable programmable stretching movements, regardless of the machine speed for easier adjustment of the machine to the various filler speeds used for different sizes of bottle.

NEW, QUICK-SWITCHING ECO-SPACE HIGH-PRESSURE VALVESVery quick reacting Eco-Space valves have been developed to make optimum use of processing time. At the same time the already low dead air volume has been further reduced by an energy-saving 30%. The system naturally also includes an AIRBACK air recycling system.

NEW AND PATENTED: THE COMPACT BLOW STATIONS The newly developed CLever-Loc compact blow stations require no locking mechanism and can thus achieve a specific capacity of 2,200 bottles per hour and station. Other benefits include a longer process time, preparation for the Speed-Loc system, use of Series III molds, and bottle volumes of up to three liters. The lifetime main-axis-lubrica-tion system is especially low-maintenance.

GENTLE PREFORM HANDLING Preforms loaded by a starwheel; TouchGrip clam-shells transport preforms by their necks to the trans-fer points. No changeover of product-dependent format parts if preform necks are the same.

OPTIONSIn addition to bottle inspection options the process variants Relax and Heat Set are available. The new InnoPET Blomax Series IV is of course also available as an InnoPET BloFill monoblocked with a filler.

ERGONOMIC DESIGN AND FAMILIAR CONTROL PANEL Improved access to all parts of the machine, simple operation, and a familiar HMI.

USING NEAR INFRARED By filtering out long-wave infra-red and using only near infrared (NIR) radiation, very good heat penetration of the preforms is achieved, coupled with considerably reduced cooling requirements.

Inspired by the customerThe development of the all-new InnoPET Blomax Series IV stretch blow molding system is an example of KHS‘ consistent implementation of cus-tomer requirements. Sustainability and minimum overall operating costs were the decisive factors driving the systematic and holistic product and quality planning process. The challenge was to construct a high-perfor-mance stretch blow molder with a capacity of more than 60,000 bottles per hour that, at the same time, saves energy with the minimum use of materials and optimum line utilization during manufacture.

Convincing machine conceptThe highlights of the new InnoPET Blomax Series IV are as follows: • Modular family of machines with 4 to 36 stations• Up to 72,000 bottles per hour• Specific output of up to 2,200 bottles per hour and station• Bottle volumes of 0.2 to 3 liters possible • Safe, gentle conveying of preforms by active mandrels• Stretch stroke and speed freely selectable• Energy consumption even more significantly reduced• No machine conversion if preform neck diameters are the same.

Premium bottle quality at minimum operating costs Following the bottle design process using our Bottles & Shapes™ pro-gram, the next objective is to produce plastic bottles with the lowest possible weight, optimum stability, and perfect line behavior.

InnoPET Blomax Series IV machines tackle this challenge with convic-tion in all respects, with new standards in low energy consumption, process stability, and machine availability giving our customers clear advantages during daily production.

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InvestmentWith its modular, space-saving construction, compactly ar-ranged blow stations, and very fast heating-up, the InnoPET Blomax Series IV has a high specific capacity of up to 2,200 bottles per hour and station. Costs per 1,000 manufactured bottles are approx. 25% lower than for the Blomax Series III.

Energy consumptionThanks to a number of constructive measures, the new InnoPET Blomax Series IV is setting new standards in energy-saving bottle production. The result is about 25% less ener-gy versus the Blomax Series III.

Process stabilityIn the production of premium lightweight bottles, the attraction of the InnoPET Blomax Series IV lies not only in its high specific output but also in its extremely high process stability. The scrap rate is under 0.05%.

AvailabilityThe compelling strengths of the InnoPET Blomax Series IV are less maintenance, shorter changeover, and a high level of efficiency. Mold changing for product changeover is reduced by about a further 25%.

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