The daily machine show in Du¨sseldorf will feature live demonstrations of the new TURBOSTART assistance system, which enables time savings of up to 50% when stopping and starting the line. The CONVERTEX bottomer for PP woven bags can also be seen in operation at the trade fair booth. On four exhibition days, W&H will be offering a shuttle service to the headquarters in Lengerich, where another 13 lines including extrusion, printing and converting machinery will be presented.

Highlights

Packaging 4.0

  • RUBY: New IoT system for digitizing the value chain.

Sustainable Products

  • Mono-material laminates: stand-up pouches made of 100% PE material, produced on the VAREX II blown film line with Machine Direction Orientation (MDO) and stand-up pouches made of 100% PP material, produced on the FILMEX II cast film line.
  • Recyclate use: Two fine shrink films with recyclate shares of postconsumer plastic produced on the OPTIMEX II and recyclate shares of post-industrial material produced on the VAREX II. An FFS film with use of chemically recycled material is shown on the OPTIMEX FFS.
  • Recyclable high barrier film: Separation of PE/PA materials in high barrier films for better recyclability using a water soluble layer, produced on the VAREX II.

Efficient Production

  • TURBOSTART: New automation in blown film production enables 50% time savings when stopping and starting the line.
  • DIE CONTROL WIZARD: Up to 70% time and waste savings through automated product changeover in cast film production.
  • OPTIMEX II: New generation of the blown film line specialised in PE materials with more output, simpler operation and new design.
  • OPTIMEX FFS: Up to 20% higher output in the production of FFS bags including 4 colour printing on an inline printing unit. The system will be shown at the EXPO in Lengerich running 500 kg/h.