Stop Overpaying for Krones Contiform Parts
Let’s be honest: keeping a Krones Contiform line running is expensive. The OEM parts, especially the heating lamps, can eat through your maintenance budget faster than you’d like. We figured out a way to help you bring that cost per bottle down without messing with your heat distribution.
Getting the heat right
The whole Contiform system is basically a game of precision. You need exactly the right amount of infrared energy to soften those PET preforms. We build our lamps to match your machine’s voltage and wattage perfectly. We use high-wattage quartz tubes so the preform hits that glass transition temperature quickly. One quick tip: if you’re tempted to crank up the wattage to shave a few seconds off your cycle time, just make sure your cooling blow-air can handle the extra heat. Otherwise, you’re looking at deformed preforms.
No headaches, no rewiring
We use heavy-wall quartz glass. Why? Because cheap tubes bow when they get hot, and that ruins everything. Depending on your oven, we can also provide coated options. These shift the heat away from the neck and focus it right where it belongs—on the body of the preform. As for the install? It’s easy. We use standard R7s or Sk15 connectors. They slide right into your existing sockets. No electricians, no rewiring, no drama. You just swap the dead tube and get the line moving again.
Real-world results
These are true drop-in replacements. Because the spectral output matches the original gear, you won’t deal with those annoying “cold spots.” You know the ones—the spots that cause wall thickness issues or, worse, bottles that burst during blowing. These lamps are workhorses. They hold their output for thousands of hours. But here’s the catch:**keep your reflectors clean.**It doesn’t matter how great the lamp is; if your reflectors are filthy, your efficiency is going to tank.