Sumitomo Demag attempts world record for production of water caps

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag is demonstrating nine machines, including one with which the company will attempt to beat the world speed record for production of water bottle caps. The machine is running a 96-cavity hot runner mould. “Each hour, the machine will be producing over 180,000 lightweight 1.3g HDPE water bottle caps with tamper-evident band moulded by mechanical slides,” said Vice President and COO, John Martich. “The sub-two-second cycle, the waterfall of 96 caps out of the mould and the caps literally flying by on the IMDvista vision inspection system— it will definitely draw a crowd.”