The newly developed bottle base cooling function is part of the energy efficient and particularly compact block system

Normally used with a stretch blow moulder in a duo block, or with an additional labeller in a TriBlock, the Innofill PET DRV now boasts three new features. This enables the filler to cater even better for the growing demands of the beverage industry, specifically with regard to still and carbonated beverages.

Firstly, bottlers profit from higher speeds for large containers without having to compromise on flexibility; secondly, KHS has redefined its own concept of high speed with an output of up to 90,000 PET bottles per hour; and thirdly, the use of bottle base full jet cooling ensures an even more reliable standard of quality.

High capacity for large containers

With its new Innofill PET DRV HC (high capacity) filler option, KHS provides precisely the extra flexibility the dynamic market requires when filling large containers holding 1.5 litres or more.

Thanks to two technical optimisations, the machine output can be boosted by up to 15 per cent for these sizes of container. On the one hand, the product bowl has been raised, increasing the static height between the tubular ring vessel and filling valve. This results in a higher filling speed.

To be able to provide full flexibility despite this, on the other hand the pneumatic switching valve between the tank and filling valve now has three switching steps instead of two. This gives beverage producers the choice between three different filling speeds on the Innofill PET DRV HC, allowing them to now fill both small and large container formats in optimum quality and time.

CO2 consumption is not affected by the different filling speeds: whereas 150 grams of carbon dioxide per hectolitre are needed for a 300-millilitre bottle, as the volume rises this amount gradually decreases, reaching about zero for a 1.0-litre container. For larger containers no CO2 is needed at all.