Germany-based KHS GmbH, together with KHS Corpoplast and KHS Plasmax KHS will be presenting various PET bottle design solutions under the motto of 'Your Perfect Bottle' at K 2010 trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The focus will be on the KHS Bottles & Shapes programme, the new InnoPET Blomax Series IV generation of stretch blow molders, and InnoPET Plasmax barrier coating.
The new InnoPET Blomax Series IV generation of stretch blow molders is the perfect high-speed production system for even lighter and increasingly environmentally-friendly PET bottle designs developed in the Bottles & Shapes programme. It even tops KHS’ stretch blow molding technology on the market to date, not only meeting customer demands regarding speed, precision, and quality in the manufacture of PET bottles at the most impressive level, but also those pertaining to sustainability and reduced overall operating costs per unit.
KHS InnoPET Plasmax coats the inside of PET bottles with an ultra thin layer of silicon oxide (SiOx). The appearance of both bottle and product remain unaltered without affecting the excellent recycling properties of the PET bottle, as SiOx is pure glass, gas tight, and completely invisible. This thin film of glass gives the PET containers the barrier characteristics only heavy glass bottles otherwise have.
InnoPET Plasmax can thus use lightweight PET bottles to also package sensitive beverages, such as beer, juice, wine, and ketchup, which are then able to retain their high quality for longer at capacities of up to 40,000 bottles per hour.