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FROM THE EDITOR'S PEN

Technical advances leading the way

ll of you would agree to the fact that with the growing competitions innovations would be the only
Away forward. At the recently held Chinaplas and Interpack 2017 one would have expierence it as well.
While at the Interpack 2017 Bottle infeed and collating system for robotic/ traditional case packers
won the Best Modular Machine award, then at Chinaplas it was the concept car that had many accolades.

Gebo Cermex’s CareSelect™ bottle infeed system won the ‘Modular Machines’ category of the ‘Best Future
Machine Award’ sponsored by Rockwell Automation. The award was one of five in the Best Future Machine
Award’s scheme at the Interpack
CareSelect™ is a patented universal and modular shaped-bottle infeed and collating system for
robotic or traditional case packers. It is capable of achieving speeds of up to 400 products per
minute depending on package size, shape and weight, easily surpassing traditional ‘endless
screw’ collation systems in terms of bottle integrity and protection. The system delivers shaped
bottles to the packing machine with precision and care in the correct orientation and pitch,
turning each bottle 90°. Even unstable shaped products are smoothly and individually handled
via independent movers. To eliminate contact between products, flow is managed without
accumulation at the infeed and ‘friction time’ between the bottle and the system - when the
bottles come into contact with machine parts - is dramatically reduced (by at least 20 times) AJAY DESAI
compared to traditional infeed systems. It also offers fully automatic changeovers in less than
one minute, with no need for mechanical adjustments.
Innovative barrier concept for IBCs

The integration of flexible liner solutions into rigid industrial packaging and their separation after use
has been quite cumbersome especially when used in combination with Rigid Composite IBC (RIBC), liner
geometries do not always fit well into the rigid inner receptacle. Today’s solutions are difficult to install and
often get damaged during the phase of use. The MAUSER has introduced skINliner™ barrier technology that
combines the advanced barrier performance of multilayer plastic film technology, e.g. against hydrocarbons
and/or oxygen, with the logistical and lifecycle benefits of rigid packaging. The new modular packaging
design provides best-in-class reuse and recyclability. The MAUSER skINliner™ is applied like an inner skin
to the IBC’s inner receptacle. when placed in a Rigid Composite IBC it is semi-permanently fixed to the
inside of the rigid bottle and therefore no longer subject to any intensive mechanical stress during filling,
handling and emptying of RIBCs.
The same applies to other packaging types like plastic drums.Also in comparison to known blow-molded
multi-layer EVOH-barrier IBC bottles, the MAUSER skINliner™ barrier IBC provides the same functionality with
less material. Moreover, it adds barrier functionality to large volume packaging like IBC bottles where it is
needed most – closest to the filling good on the inside of the container thus adding a new level of modular
design to rigid industrial packaging. It allows customizing advanced features like barrier functionality or
light protection within standard industrial packaging in the most effective way. Positioned inside of the
container and closest to the filling, it not only protects the contained material but also prevents the migration
of substances to the container wall. Easily to be removed and separated from the IBC bottle, it enables
mono-fractional recycling of non-contaminated polyethylene IBC bottle material. Consistently designed for
reuse and most effective material recycling it represents future-oriented innovation in industrial packaging
for a circular economy.
Hon.Editor
Ajay Desai

9 May 2017 | Plastics News