{"id":72371,"date":"2022-11-28T11:07:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T10:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=72371"},"modified":"2022-11-28T11:07:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T10:07:01","slug":"energy-consumption-hot-melt-application-robatech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/energieverbrauch-heissleimauftrag-robatech\/","title":{"rendered":"Less energy consumption for hot melt application"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tobacco company JTI Switzerland wanted to use less energy when applying adhesives to packaging and turned to Robatech for a new adhesive application system. The aim was to save 30 per cent energy - in the end, an even greater reduction was achieved.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Adrian Vonesch, Head of Maintenance & Repairs at JTI Switzerland in Dagmersellen, enters the meeting room. The new Vision S melter is already on the table. The Performa heated hose is on the demonstration trolley. The new adhesive application system is said to save more than 30 per cent energy when melting, conveying and applying hot melt adhesive<\/strong>says Martin Berli, Area Sales Manager of Robatech Switzerland<\/a>. JTI's engineering department is also present at the product launch, as the international tobacco group Japan Tobacco International (JTI) pursues a clear sustainability strategy. Environmentally friendly production and energy efficiency are important.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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At its site in Dagmersellen, JTI Switzerland produces 47 million cigarettes per day for brands such as Camel and Winston. On six packaging lines, 50 cigarette sticks are packed into each transport carton in two-shift operation. JTI uses melting devices, heated hoses and application heads from a well-known manufacturer to glue the top and bottom carton lids.<\/p>

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After the product presentation, JTI Switzerland is faced with the question of whether a small unit such as the adhesive application system actually offers energy savings potential of 30 per cent.<\/strong> and can hide more.<\/p>

\"In purely physical terms, approx. 0.1 kWh is required to melt 1 kg of adhesive granules. That is always the same amount of energy. The savings must therefore be achieved through the design of the melter, the heated hose and the application head.\"<\/p>

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The JTI Maintenance team decides to purchase a Perform field test<\/strong>. The management gives the green light, because self-collected figures provide the best arguments for successful sustainability projects.<\/p>