ANUGA-FOODTEC EXPO GUIDE
Hall 5.1 at B051-C058
KHS
KHS presents future-proof line and packaging
systems
For the filling of sensitive beverages in a hygienic environment
the turnkey supplier provides an extensive portfolio
of environmentally-friendly systems for various container
designs and materials. With the InnoPET BloFill ACF-L
stretch blow molder/filler block the Dortmund engineering
company presents a further development for sensitive beverages
in PET bottles that is especially low on space. The
new system scores with a multitude of innovations, one
being its new switching valve. This controls the volume of
the inflow to the actual filling valve and thus permits a total
of four different filling speeds. Bottle volumes both large
and small with varying viscosities can be perfectly processed
on this machinery. The filling process is stored in the
product recipes; there is no need for manual conversion.
This makes for a reproducible filling quality and improves
filling accuracy. The result is a stable output of beverages
with different properties, in turn boosting efficiency and
the flexibility required to fill a wide assortment of products.
Reliable data transfer through new standard
interfaces
As part of its Basic Line Monitoring process KHS has developed
new standard interfaces for line monitoring and
order control. The respective modules facilitate communication
between KHS machines and beverage producers’
IT systems. Furthermore, regular updates and new versions
ensure a high, reliable quality of data. With this new standardized
approach the systems supplier’s and customer’s
own IT environments can be connected up to the machines
even better and even more economically than before. This
renders previously required time- and cost-intensive customized
harmonization and programming superfluous.
Environmentally-friendly packaging
systems
In addition to its modern filling technology and various
digital solutions KHS will be putting its broad range of
future-proof packaging systems on display. Film made of
up to 100% recyclate can now be used to wrap containers,
as can paper or cardboard.
The newly developed Innopack CNP or Carton Nature
Packer turns beverage cans into stable packs using toppers
or clips made of corrugated cardboard or solid
board. Packs of four, six or eight standard and sleek can
formats holding between 250 and 580 milliliters can be
produced at an output of up to 108,000 containers per
hour.
Another packaging alternative is Nature MultiPack. This
resource-saving system joins beverage containers together
with dots of adhesive to form a stable pack and
saves up to 90% in materials by doing away with the secondary
packaging. Nature MultiPack is now also available
for the high-performance range, with throughputs of up
to 108,000 containers per hour possible when running at
overcapacity. Depending on the format, the machine
manufactures up to 450 packs of four a minute.
Simple retrofits on existing packaging
machines
Moreover, KHS offers extensions for existing Innopack
machines. The new alternative that wraps beverage cans
in paper instead of film is one such retrofit, for instance.
Customers can opt for more flexibility by switching between
film and paper packaging as required or permanently
switch to paper.
Further information at: www.khs.com 1
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