Sidel claims that the result is a semi automatic system that reduces mold changeover time to less than a minute and cuts machine downtime by 50 per cent.
On an SBO 20 Universal2, for example, Sidel said full format changeover now takes 18 minutes ‘bottle to bottle’ for a single operator. The previous system needed two operators and the changeover took 33 minutes.
As well as saving time and reducing complications for operators, Sidel claims that with the new solution customers may avoid additional spending on storage silos and intermediate palletisation.
Semi-automatic
The Bottle Switch replaces what was a manual process with a semi-automatic solution. The system automatically brings the required blowing station in front of the operator, where it arrives already open.
The operator then just has to change the molds and this non-automatic part of the process is made easier as removal and installation in the mold support can be done tool free. Sidel claims that this step takes less than a minute to complete.
The Bottle Switch is available under Options & Upgrades for all recent generations of SBO Universal blow molders. By the end of 2010 the system will become available for all SBO Series2 and Combi machines.
Mold quality assurance is also one of Intertech Machinery Inc’s core competences. We use only Japan and German imports mold steel. Steel certificate, including the steel origin…steel property and composition data certified from the original steel producer can all be provided. Now, due to the hard competition, the market is quite messed now with applying China imports lower price and lower quality steel. We only insist to use only Japan and German imports steel to assure our quality level. Therefore, all our molds exported can be under good life guaranteed. Our website