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future manufacturers will come to rely on while producing the sustainable machinery features that today’ s customers expect.
“ The company is constantly innovating and introducing new technologies. Stolle inSight, for example, ushers in the future with an interactive interface that provides real-time operational analytics through the HMI, improving performance and efficiency in real-time, while reducing recovery and maintenance times. The inSight Panel also maintains a log of performance and quality data for deeper analysis,” Richard adds.“ We’ re continually working to make our machines more sustainable in terms of the technologies we implement to help reduce energy and water consumption, as well as exploring alternative energy provision.”
The Stolle Optimus Can Washer, for instance, has the lowest water consumption of any can washer available. Intelligent counterflow and backflow systems minimize water usage and discharge to the drain. Fresh water is introduced at the final rinse and is filtered and recycled through earlier rinse stages where the cans are less clean. Energy saving features include a low loss header for heat recovery from other can plant systems to reduce boiler gas consumption.
Stolle is committed to sustainable equipment and practices that help manufacturers produce over 400 billion aluminum cans annually. Unlike plastic, which is not easily recyclable, aluminum is infinitely recyclable and 75 percent of all the aluminum ever made is still in use. Indeed, only nine percent of plastic made since 1950 has been recycled; most of it is in landfills and oceans.
Looking ahead to the coming year, Stolle is set for steady growth across the group.“ We’ re currently getting a lot of enquiries on the conveying side of the business, which also ties into the systems side. Several customers are looking to expand the capacity of existing lines, so are exploring integrating conveying into those projects,” Dave shares.“ Further afield, we want conveying to be up there, competing as a market leader in the industry. That’ s really the goal for any Stolle product. We strive to be a solutions provider and position ourselves ahead of the curve in terms of innovative and sustainable solutions.”
Indeed, Stolle is dedicated to continually advancing customer needs through innovation and technology. Specialized engineering staff work with experienced technicians in Stolle’ s R & D Technical Centers to try out new ideas and concepts and incorporate new technology and materials as they become commercially available. Many times, teams start from scratch, developing equipment that simply doesn’ t exist to fulfill industry needs for function, speed and efficiency, now and for the future. ■
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