Latest process control from Agr

THE latest advancements in process monitoring and quality control equipment for the plastic container industry will be on display in the Agr International booth at Pack Expo 2014 in Chicago from November 2 to 5. These products are designed to help container producers, converters and fillers stay competitive while meeting the increased quality demands of today’s changing world.

Simplifying PET bottle production: Agr’s Process Pilot blowmolder automated control system facilitates aggressive light-weighting programs while helping to improve profitability

Among the cutting-edge products at booth 3392 are the Process Pilot? automated blowmolder management system, designed o provide precise material thickness distribution management and defect detection for PET bottles, and the M-RULE shelf-life prediction model

Process Pilot This unique automated blowmolder management system interfaces with the blowmolder to provide the ultimate light-weighting tool for PET bottles while offering hands-off blowmolder control. It offers bottle producers the ability to aggressively light weight bottles to the absolute minimum while providing the confidence that material is distributed appropriately.

     The system makes it possible to produce consistent high-quality bottles on a 24/7 basis regardless of operator skills, environmental changes and preform variations. Some of the benefits include: overall improved quality with reduced variation in top load and volume, production efficiencies that result from eliminating the need for section weights as well as reduced scrap and lower incidences of downtime in the blowing operation or filling line due to quality issues.  

M-RULE This proven, powerful web-based shelf-life predictive tool operates by integrating the fundamentals of permeation with critically evaluated physical data.  Agr products with M-RULE work on the premise that if every bottle were identical, the shelf-life would be equally identical. If one parameter changes, however, then the shelf-life performance would also change. In reality, changing conditions in the blowing process will cause variations in bottle attributes. In reality, changing conditions in the blowing process will cause variations in bottle attributes.

     The incorporation of the M-RULE model in the Agr PPT3000 and Pilot Profiler systems makes it possible to monitor how these changing conditions affect shelf-life performance and, the opportunity to take the corrective action necessary to ensure that all production meets defined shelf-life goals.

Agr International staff members will be available to discuss these products and the rest of their complete line of process monitoring and quality control equipment for the plastic container industry.