Compact X-ray system Loma Systems’ compact X5c is an X-ray system suitable for food manufacturers looking to upgrade their product inspection technology. It’s also suited to smaller production lines and is up to 50% shorter in length than Loma’s
PACKAGING, LABELLING & CODING
X5 X-Ray Inspection System. The system performs detection of a wide variety of contaminants including ferrous, non-ferrous, stainless steel, glass, ceramic,
Stretch blow moulder
calcified bone, stone and dense plastic. The X5c suits end-of-line, packaged goods
KHS has developed modules for special packaging formats for its
and incorporates an automatic product learn
InnoPET Blomax Series IV stretch blow molder.
wizard which eases the switchover of multiple
The preferential heating system (PH) enables bottlers to achieve bottle
products during operation.
quality even with oval bottles via an energy-saving and safe process. During preferential heating, the preform is selectively heated ac-
The system can also be combined with
cording to its later bottle shape to prevent any uneven distribution of
Loma’s CW3 checkweigher to provide a
materials. Preferential heating is made possible by a special heater
combination X-ray and checkweighing system.
section at the end of the heating segment. Here, the system first ro-
The lead-free inspection system is compact,
tates the PET preforms through the heater to obtain a basic heating
typically requiring less space than a con-
profile. In the downstream PH section rotation is stopped, giving the
ventional metal detector, requiring 1800 mm
preform its selective heating profile.
including auto-rejection, 1000 mm without. It
The company has also developed a heater box to suit the wide-
includes a 300 mm-wide inspection window
neck preforms used for various types of food packaging, such as PET
with no product blind spots and can perform
packaging with 70 mm necks. The heater box requires little heating
product integrity inspection including counting
energy and, when the containers are changed over, no manual con-
and missing items. Typical packing rate is 150 packs/min,
version is needed. The TriBlock is a filling and packaging system for PET bottles that
with product weights up to 6 kg. Rejection
incorporates a stretch blow moulder, labeller and filler. With consistent
options include air blast, pusher, carriage
neck handling, the system also enables lightweight PET to be processed.
retract, diverter, sweep arm and signal only for third-party rejection systems.
The Bottles & Shapes program offers beverage and food producers an all-round service that starts with individual suggestions for possible
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designs and ends with a bottle that is ready for production.
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