10.01.15
At the 80th Kautex Anniversary Open House in Bonn, Germany on September 23-24, Steve Valentino, blow molding engineering manager for Currier Plastics, was invited to speak about Currier’s philosophy known as V² (pronounced V Squared) to improve operational efficiency.
In this vein, Currier had installed Kautex KBB60D, an all-electric machine after demonstrating with Kautex at the NPE2015 Show in Orlando, FL, earlier this year. The KBB60D is capable of producing a fractional ounce up to a 5-gallon size container. At present, it has a 2 x 12 head configuration, which is being used for the production of 24ml amenity bottles. The machine platform also meets the hygiene requirements for cosmetic and food products, an industry that is heavily targeted by the custom molder. Currier Plastics closed the gap on their process control window by adding bottle orientation, a vision inspection system and an automatic box filling system.
Kautex founder Reinold Hagen developed the first standard system for manufacturing hollow plastic containers and in that same year the first ever 10-liter container was blown on a Kautex machine. When the team at Currier Plastics was looking to add a new platform, they reviewed several machine manufacturers and made the decision to partner with the blow-molding pioneer.
“The decision to partner with Kautex was an easy one,” says Valentino. “We chose them because of strong engineering support, the availability of spare parts and service in the U.S., and the flexibility of the machine especially with job changeovers. They have been very supportive to our team.”
In this vein, Currier had installed Kautex KBB60D, an all-electric machine after demonstrating with Kautex at the NPE2015 Show in Orlando, FL, earlier this year. The KBB60D is capable of producing a fractional ounce up to a 5-gallon size container. At present, it has a 2 x 12 head configuration, which is being used for the production of 24ml amenity bottles. The machine platform also meets the hygiene requirements for cosmetic and food products, an industry that is heavily targeted by the custom molder. Currier Plastics closed the gap on their process control window by adding bottle orientation, a vision inspection system and an automatic box filling system.
Kautex founder Reinold Hagen developed the first standard system for manufacturing hollow plastic containers and in that same year the first ever 10-liter container was blown on a Kautex machine. When the team at Currier Plastics was looking to add a new platform, they reviewed several machine manufacturers and made the decision to partner with the blow-molding pioneer.
“The decision to partner with Kautex was an easy one,” says Valentino. “We chose them because of strong engineering support, the availability of spare parts and service in the U.S., and the flexibility of the machine especially with job changeovers. They have been very supportive to our team.”