PACKAGING | TECHNOLOGY
online shopping. These general meg- atrends create new needs for packaging producers – they require unique, personal- ised applications, more SKUs and smaller packages, and faster speed-to-market.” Husky adds that the main technical
areas of interest at present are packages that promote sustainability – increased recyclability, recycled content, tethered closures, and more energy efficient injection moulding systems, lighter weight packages and closures. Other technical needs include increased flexibility in tooling, allowing for both higher volume and lower volume production as well as the ability to change tooling quickly for more variety in SKUs. For high-volume, single-SKU products, Husky
has recently launched the HyPET HPP5e system, which is an evolution of the HyPET system that provides the best productivity, quality and consist- ency to drive total cost of ownership down with adaptive system intelligence for increased energy efficiency. “We are also introducing our NexPET tooling,” says Zhang. “With the increase of SKUs in the market, package producers are now changing moulds two to three times a week - sometimes even daily - whereas previously it was only once or twice a month. Our NexPET system allows for faster changeover, providing more flexibility and better return on investment, while maintaining excellent quality,” he says. “We are always looking at ways that the industry is changing and how we can best anticipate the needs of our customers so they can better respond to consumer demands. The increasing need for sustainable packages is important to us, our customers and of course, end consumers. We have a variety of technology solutions that can help our customers achieve their sustainability goals and are constantly looking at ways that we can further evolve those solutions – one such example is our range of tethered closure solutions to meet
PHOTO: WITTMANN BATTENFELD
recyclability legislation in certain regions, which still ensure superior protection of content and a satisfying consumer experience.” In injection moulding for the packaging sector,
Wittmann Battenfeld observes a trend towards compact, energy efficient machines with high reliability, as well as an increased demand for digitalisation. “As a result, the main technical areas of interest at present are energy efficiency and Industry 4.0 solutions,” says Richard Schnabel, Manager - Project Engineering. “We have devel- oped the all-electric fast-running EcoPower Xpress, designed primarily for the requirements of the packaging industry and for thin-walled applica- tions. The EcoPower Xpress has highly dynamic drive axes for injection, closing and opening that are laid out for fast acceleration and deceleration movements, as well as extreme control accuracy. The injection process is handled by a rack-and- pinion gear unit driven via a dual motor system. This technology enables energy savings of up to 40% compared with hydraulic machines with accumulator injection. The low energy consump- tion is further reduced by KERS, the kinetic energy recovery system patented by Wittmann Battenfeld, which transforms deceleration energy into electri- cal energy and uses it within the machine,” he says. “We have also developed Wittmann 4.0 for Industry 4.0 solutions. Through the B8 machine control system, machines as well as the robots and peripherals connected with them can be linked with each other and operated via the uniform Windows
Above: Wittmann Battenfeld’s all-electric fast-running EcoPower Xpress machine
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