KHS packaging portfolio

The Nature MultiPack (NMP) machine joins beverage cans or PET bottles together to form stable packs with a few dots of adhesive — without any additional outer packaging. Saving up to 90% in materials, this technology has been consistently developed, with a universal adhesive applicable to most outer coatings on both aluminium and tin cans.

To determine which style of packaging has which impact on the climate and whether a conversion for a stretch blow moulder, for instance, has a positive effect on the carbon footprint or not, KHS has developed a number of carbon calculator tools. This service has been developed together with the Hamburg Institute for Environmental IT.

KHS has developed modular automation systems for format changeovers during the packaging of beverage cans and PET bottles. Up to 80% of all manual tasks required in conjunction with a line changeover are now superfluous in all KHS packers in the Advanced series and PB palletiser models. This allows operators to save up to 30 minutes for each packaging and palletising format changeover.

The Innopal PLR high-performance palletiser helps to further boost efficiency at the packaging and palletising end of a line. This combines the benefits of low-feed machines with the capacities provided by palletisers with a high infeed. With the help of robots, this machine processes up to 625 layers per hour, which amounts to a nominal capacity of 135,000 cans an hour depending on the can diameter. This machine also palletises PET containers and glass bottles.