KHS now offers conversion of its shrink tunnels to alternative sources of energy (electricity, natural or liquid gas), securing for its customers an economical supply of energy for the long-term.
KHS has put together an extensive tool kit of conversion variants, which significantly reduces dependence on a single source of energy and increases the security of supply for its customers.
“Our customers can opt for conversion from one source of energy to another, and they also have the option of switching the system between two types of gas or flexibly converting it to electricity,” said Bernd Pauls, service sales support manager at KHS.
“Conversion back to a gas supply can then be performed by the customer as required, and greatly differ in their nature and complexity.
“Some are carried out by our experts just once, while others are conversions that provide reversible setup options."
Conversions are available for practically all existing shrink tunnels and are installed by KHS specialists specifically trained for the job. There is usually no change in machine control for the operating personnel.
With the reversible option, the setup is changed by the customer either digitally in a matter of minutes using a selector switch on the HMI or by changing a module over, which takes just a few hours to complete.
Extensive advice
In addition to providing technical support on site, KHS also delivers extensive advice regarding energy optimisation of installed systems, which includes a number of energy-saving packages.
On the shrink tunnel, one of these is a standby option where on a production stop the temperature can be manually or automatically lowered by about 50°C.
When it comes to the use of resources, KHS has made great progress in the last few years. On its shrink packers, for example, not only can extremely thin film be processed, but also film made of 100 per cent recycled material. On request, existing packaging machines can also have a paper wrapping unit permanently installed.
KHS offers its customers advice and information on the various conversion options and their specific benefits in its supplementary global Technical Talks webinar series.
