Amut Group boosts technical service in Vietnam and Indonesia

Italy’s Amut Group reports that it has established new technical service points in Vietnam and Indonesia designed to boost and consolidate onsite support services to existing and potential customers.

The company says the August 2015 additions result from the positive results achieved in the extrusion and thermoforming field in Southeastern Asia. As one example, the company points to the success of its latest thermoforming machine, the AMP 850 GP, which is delivering lightweight Aqua Cups that comply with the region’s specific requirements.

Amut Group also reports it has secured two important projects in Indonesia with the in-line version of that model, fitting the standard tests for filling and sealing water cups and with an output of 96,000 pieces per hour. The company says the machine offers reduced consumption of power and compressed air.

The company also says that after presenting its VPK-C84 three-station thermoforming machine at the most recent Chinaplas show, Amut has already finalized two contracts in Vietnam, one for an AMP630 thermoforming machine for the production of PP cups and another for a VPK-C84 delivering PP and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) lids with diameters of 85 and 95 millimeters.

Amut Group says that some benefits and features of its in-line system include:

• a single screw extruder EA130 40 L/D with a new screw design reducing the mechanical stress on the polypropylene (PP) during the melting process, offering positive impact test results and maintaining the maximum output of 800 kilograms per hour up to 50 percent recycled material
• calender roll equipped with three independent hard-chromed polished rolls with diameter of 600 millimeters with a new concept of internal cooling to guarantee the best heating exchange between polymer and water
• AMP850 GP thermoforming machine offering a mold area of 850 x 550 millimeters and cutting force up to 70 tons, equipped with 50-cavity mold off-set configuration to reduce the recycled material at only 40 percent
• pick-up stacker capable of reaching a production efficiency up to 92 percent
• new in-line grinder comprising a rotor diameter of 400 millimeters and five-by-five blades to increase cutting frequency while decreasing power consumption
• software supervisor for easy and friendly handling