From May 7 to 13 at interpack in Düsseldorf, Germany, the Dortmund systems manufacturer KHS Group will demonstrate the benefits of perfectly attuned systems and solutions – from sustainable packaging to efficient turnkey lines. One prime example of this is the KHS Innopack Kisters Advanced series with its new resource-conserving BottleClip application option that will be on show here for the very first time. The cardboard carrying handle perfectly complements KHS’ extensive packaging portfolio of market-established systems, such as Nature MultiPack and premium containers KHS Supreme and KHS Premium LITE.
Lots of decisions to buy are made right in front of the shelf. The packaging is often the trigger that decides whether a consumer makes a purchase or not. For KHS, however, the success of a product starts much earlier than this, as KHS Acker emphasizes, “Consumers and beverage producers alike want packaging that combines ecological and economic benefits with optimum product protection and carrying convenience.” Here, the packaging is a key element in KHS’ holistic line concept, he continues. “We offer our customers perfectly orchestrated turnkey systems and solutions optimally tailored to their requirements and the demands of the market. Our line concept ensures that processes are flexible, reliable and cost-effective.”
Flexibility meets sustainability
One prime example of this is the KHS Innopack Kisters TSP Advanced that the Dortmund systems manufacturer will be exhibiting at interpack. Well established on the market, this machine gives operators a high level of flexibility, packing PET and glass bottles and cans on trays, in film as well as on trays or pads and film. To mark the Düsseldorf trade show, the experts at KHS have added a particularly sustainable alternative to plastic-based carrying rings to its list of possible applications: the fully-automatic packaging machine can now turn PET bottles into resource-conserving packs using the BottleClip. This cardboard handle option is available for all KHS Kisters machines in the Advanced series.
Diverse packaging portfolio
Besides its BottleClip module, KHS will also be introducing trade visitors to interpack to further innovative packaging systems such as the internationally proven Nature MultiPack that turns cans and PET bottles into robust packs using small dots of adhesive. This sustainable packaging cuts down on valuable resources and gives consumers maximum pack stability coupled with perfect carrying convenience. When needed, each container can be easily detached from the rest of the pack.
In the PET segment, KHS recently launched two groundbreaking bottle innovations to market. With KHS SUPREME, the Dortmund systems developer has taken the protection of oxygen-sensitive beverages up to the next level. The premium bottle unites the benefits of glass and PET using KHS’ globally market-proven Plasmax barrier technology – a wafer-thin layer of silicon oxide applied to the inside of the PET bottle that reliably prevents the product from oxidizing. KHS Premium LITE engineered by KHS together with Husky Technologies, combines minimum material consumption with high-quality aesthetics. What’s special here is that the 0.25-liter PET bottle weighing just 6.2 grams is designed to cope with top filling speeds.
Extensive services boost efficiency and economy
KHS supplements its outstanding line and packaging expertise with a wide range of services that give clients maximum line availability and process stability in the long term with a low TCO. The key to the company’s success is the intensive support KHS specialists provide their customers with – working in cooperative partnership with them on an equal footing. “We always focus our work on the individual requirements of our customers – whether this be the design of a turnkey line or the overhaul of an existing machine. This is how we ensure consistently high quality, reliable performance and maximum efficiency and flexibility,” states CEO Kai Acker.
Further development of the KHS ConnectApp Guide follows this strategy. In the future, the optimized software will assist users with integrated bills of materials and dynamic maintenance tasks scheduled by the number of operating hours. The KHS Connect customer portal and associated KHS ConnectApp Guide are just two examples to be found in KHS’ comprehensive digital service portfolio. This also includes its tried-and-tested Innoline Basic Line Monitoring software, 3D line design, remote diagnostics and maintenance system ReDiS and the Augmented Reality Service.
The KHS Group will be presenting its systems and solutions at interpack in Düsseldorf, Germany, in Hall 13, Booth A31, from 7 to 13 May.
