The world No.1 exhibition of plastic & rubber K-Show 2025 closed on October 15, 2025 and Husky, the world leading injection molding solutions provider of PET preform unexpectedly cooperating with MULLER on showed turn-keys IML Solution of 8 cavities Yogurt cups high speed injection molding with vision control. What makes this PET preform griant back to the thin-wall package business and what's the difference of the IML solution showcased by Husky and Muller different from their competitors in K-show 2025?

A Foreseeable Growing of the IML Packaging Especially in the Dairy Industry

According to the statistics of SWITEK Automation, our annual output of the IML systems for dairy containers keep a 20~30% growth since 2017 and more and more dairy products producers request an IML system with vision control + auto-packing instead of a single function in mold labeling machine to ensure that the IML containers will meet the upgraded hygiene standard of the package for dairy products. That's why we can see that nearlly all the IML solutions on show K-show 2025 with a vision control system and some of them even has a robot to have the well stacked IML Yogurt cups loaded into a carton automaticlly to produce the IML Yogurt cups untouched. A turn-key solutions of the IML containers production would be a trend among the producers of the IML containers for dairy products to reduce the purchasing risk of the facilities.

What's the Unique Features of the Husky-Muller IML Solutions for Yogurt Cups Production?

• Thinner but Stronger

  The Yogurt cups on show is a φ95mm diameter cups with wrap labeling which seems nothing special, but actually it's a ultra thin-wall container with a weight of only 6.3g while a regular cups of a similar size the weight could be more than 9.7g. It has a perfect feeling of ultra soft but still strong because ribs added to the wall of the cups. It's a revolutionize solution in thin-wall containers design which will help to reduce the use of material but still keep it strong as a Yogurt cup.

• Vertical Mold Layout Design

  Instead of horizontal layout structure which most of the IML system will have for 8 cavities Yogurts IML production, the Husky - Muller IML Solution has a vertical layout design of their mold, it'll help to reduce the size of the IML robot.

• Compact Disigned Vision Control Unit

  Unlike BRINK or any other IML Solutions providers to have the vision control unit integrated with the IML robot, the Husky - Muller system has an independent vision control unit but with a compact size. This design will reduce the job of daily maintenance and simplify the system design.

• Independent Stacking Unit

  Just like the vision control system, the stacking units here is also an indpendent one designed to have the well stacked cups collected maually. The advantage of this design that it provide a flesible solution to the IML Yogurt cups producer which is free to choose an IML system with vision control and stacking only or to expend the IML system with an auto-packing or carton loading system attached according to the budget.

HIGH PERFORMANCE IML ROBOT

Anyway, although the Husky - Muller IML Solution may not as AUTOMATED as the 6+6 stack mold rPET IML system which as a Delta robot to have the cups picked and stacked for auto carton loading, it's still a smart IML solution for Yogurt cups producers.

Of course, if your budget is too far away from an European IML Solution, you're welcomed to contact me for a price smart IML solution wich will include the IML robot, vision control and packing solution in production of the Yogurt cups for the dairy griants in China such as Yili, MengNiu etc. with a budget which is possible to be back in about 10 month. For any more information about such a solution, please feel free to contact me via the Wechat/Whatsapp below for an instant communication.