The Turkish customer uses pressure-sensitive self-adhesive labels (PSA labels) applied by a Turkish label application machine (labeller) inline with the ZQ40 output conveyor. PP IBM surface preparation for PSA label adhesion: Korea Ever-Power’s blow mould design for the Turkish customer includes a defined flat label panel area (50mm wide, 65mm height) with Ra <0.4μm surface finish on the blow cavity at that label panel position. The flat, smooth label panel ensures full PSA label contact area without air entrapment voids at label edges. PP surface energy for PSA label adhesion: PP IBM natural surface energy (30-32 mN/m) is below the 38-40 mN/m minimum for standard permanent PSA label adhesive. The Turkish customer applies corona treatment to the 100ml PP IBM bottle label panel area at 40-42 mN/m using a hand-held corona spot treater before labeller inline application, raising PP surface energy to the PSA adhesion threshold. For high-volume Turkish brand production runs where inline corona treatment is required, Korea Ever-Power recommends integrating a tunnel corona treater on the ZQ40 output conveyor ahead of the labeller — the Turkish customer has identified tunnel corona integration as a planned upgrade to the ZQ40 production line for the next Turkish brand customer programme expansion.

Korea Ever-Power ZQ40 import into Turkey is classified under Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule Chapter 84, subheading 8477.10 (injection moulding machines for working rubber and plastics) at the applicable Turkish customs duty rate. Turkey’s customs union with the EU means that for machinery originating in EU member states, Turkey applies 0% preferential duty under the EU-Turkey Customs Union. Korean-origin machinery (including Korea Ever-Power ZQ40) is not covered by the EU-Turkey Customs Union preferential rate and is subject to Turkey’s MFN (Most Favoured Nation) customs duty rate for subheading 8477 — currently set at the Turkey Harmonised Customs Tariff Schedule applicable rate. Additionally, Turkish import VAT (KDV) at 20% applies on the CIF-Turkey value plus customs duty. The Turkish customer can claim Turkish KDV as an input tax credit against Turkish KDV output on IBM container sales, recovering the VAT component through the Turkish KDV credit mechanism. Korea Ever-Power recommends Turkish IBM machine buyers consult a Turkish customs broker (gümrük mü&351;aviri) before order placement to confirm the current Turkish customs duty rate on Korean-origin injection blow moulding machines and the applicable Turkish KKDF (resource utilisation support fund) levy on deferred payment import finance — these rates are subject to Turkish government adjustment and the correct rate for the ZQ40 HS code should be verified at time of Turkish import documentation preparation.

Yes — the Korea Ever-Power ZQ40 running the Turkish customer’s 100ml PP IBM programme is configurable for 50ml and 150ml PP IBM formats via mould set changeover without machine modification. ZQ40 mechanical format range for PP IBM: 30ml minimum (12 cavities) through 250ml maximum (6 cavities) on the ZQ40 platen, covering the full Turkish cosmetic bottle format range from 50ml travel size through 150ml standard size in PP IBM. The Turkish customer has identified 75ml PP IBM cosmetic bottle (travel size for Turkish pharmacy retail) as the next format addition to the ZQ40 mould library, with Korea Ever-Power manufacturing the 75ml PP IBM mould set as a separate tooling order alongside the existing 100ml mould set that runs on the same ZQ40. Changeover procedure from 100ml to 75ml on Turkish ZQ40: mechanical changeover 40-50 minutes (remove 100ml mould set, install 75ml mould set); process parameter adjustment from ZQ40 HMI recipe for 75ml (shorter injection fill time, slightly shorter cooling time at 0.7mm target wall for 75ml versus 0.9mm for 100ml); 10 startup shots per cavity inspection; declare production. Korea Ever-Power provides the Turkish customer with a ZQ40 multi-format mould library management service at equipment commissioning — all planned format recipes are programmed and stored in ZQ40 HMI at Turkish commissioning, eliminating operator re-entry of process parameters for multi-format Turkish production scheduling.

Korea Ever-Power recommends a 3-tier mould maintenance schedule for Turkish ZQ40 PP IBM tooling based on ZQ40 production cycles at JMPL’s Turkish production volume. Tier 1 — Production shift maintenance (every 8-hour shift): operator visual inspection of PP IBM bottle neck for thread damage or flash; check core rod temperature with IR thermometer on exposed rod tip at stripping station (rod should be 30-45°C above ambient — deviation indicates cooling channel blockage); clean blow mould cavity parting line with compressed air to remove PP IBM trim debris. Tier 2 — Weekly preventive maintenance: remove injection mould set from ZQ40 platen; clean injection cavity with recommended polishing cloth (do not use abrasive media on S136 stainless cavity); check core rod straightness by visual inspection on V-block (straightness tolerance ±0.02mm); re-torque injection mould clamping bolts to ZQ40 mould drawing specification; flush mould cooling circuits with anti-corrosion cleaning solution appropriate for Turkish water hardness (Turkish tap water hardness 200-400 mg/L CaCO3 in industrial zones can cause mould cooling channel scale buildup at 5-10 million cycles without treatment). Tier 3 — Annual or 5-million-cycle maintenance: Korea Ever-Power recommends returning ZQ40 PP IBM mould set to Korea Ever-Power’s Ansan-si facility or an authorised Turkish toolroom for: injection cavity re-polish to Ra 0.025μm; core rod re-grind to ±0.01mm straightness; blow mould cavity seam line inspection and touch-up; hydraulic mould clamping cylinder seal replacement on ZQ40; full cooling channel flow test and video borescope inspection for scale or corrosion. Following Tier 3 maintenance, Korea Ever-Power confirms ZQ40 PP IBM mould set produces neck OD within ±0.05mm specification on 10-cavity production run before returning to Turkish customer.