SACMI offers lightweighting solutions for neck-cap systems

SACMI will showcase its main technological solutions at ProPak Asia 2023 at BITEC, Bangkok, from 14 to 17 June 2023 (Hall 98 G31)

With its proficiency in all cap- and preform-making technologies, the company is developing lightened necks and caps and establishing new standards that are more sustainable, both economically and environmentally.

One example is the GME 30.40 neck standard for CSD caps that lets manufacturers reduce plastic consumption (PET and HDPE) by at least a third compared to today’s commonplace PCO 1881. For the customer, that means an immediate, tangible advantage.

The same solution can also be extended to water caps, yielding logistical savings. Alternatively, by staying with the traditional 29/25 mm and taking advantage of SACMI-developed lightened necks, producers can cut material consumption by about 20% (from 2.4 to 2 grams).

SACMI also has tools that let manufacturers complete the transition to the 26/22 mm standard, a global trend that is, once again, driven by the need to minimize environmental impact by saving raw materials.

Compression molding press for plastic caps

SACMI CCM and IPS

With regard to bottled water - fundamental in Thailand and neighboring countries where many people have no access to drinking water - and CSDs, the transition announced by SACMI rests on its rock-solid market positioning (over 70% of the installed one-piece cap production lines).

With CCM and the IPS preform machine range, SACMI provides a complete package to accompany manufacturers through this transition. Different parts of the world are proceeding at different paces, but they all have the same goals: to safeguard the environment and ramp up their competitiveness.

The SACMI-developed Smart Pack was recently integrated on the latest-generation CCM compression machines. By using in-machine sensors that automatically control the process without any need for worker intervention, Smart Pack warns the operator when something is wrong, thus preventing waste and errors.

That same reactive control logic also sees vision systems – proprietary SACMI solutions for every stage of the process – taking on an increasingly central role. Here, visitors to the fair can check out SACMI’s PVS156, the first vision system integrated on the press (IPS 300) to perform intensive inspection of preforms.

From the world of ‘metal’

On the aluminium cap lining machine front, SACMI is driving the transition to PVC-free liners. From roll-on pilfer-proof caps – for which SACMI provides a complete line – to lugged caps, SACMI liner application technology ensures exceptional strength and sealing properties.

With SACMI PMA, PVC-free liner forming does not require oily substances or plasticizers, thus eliminating the risk of product contamination; on the complete aluminium screw cap line, output rates can reach 2,500 pieces per minute.

All solutions can be equipped with dedicated inspection systems (MVS range) produced by SACMI Vision Systems.

With over 200 cap presses and dozens of IPS preform presses installed in the area, SACMI is placed to take the market to the next level, also by drawing on its in-depth understanding of the different manufacturing contexts (in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia).