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© 2014 Air Logic Power Systems, LLC

Leak Testing Equipment



• ALPS is the global market leader for equipment to leak test plastic containers

• We are seeking continued global expansion by leveraging this experience to maximize the value of leak testing equipment

• Value Proposition #1: Speed and Sensitivity

• Value Proposition #2: Modern Controls

• Value Proposition #3: Ease of Use

• Value Proposition #4: Self Monitoring

• Value Proposition #5: Enhanced Checks

• Please review the next slides offering more detail

5 Main Value Propositions

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What To Expect from a Modern Leak Tester



• Modern Speed Examples:

a) Single head unit capable of 100 BPM on 0.5L containers (SC Linear model). In the old days this required a 6-station rotary leak tester.

b) 4 heads capable of 250 BPM (Speed-Glider model). In the old days this required a 18-station rotary leak tester.

c) 30 heads capable of 1200 BPM (NexGen Rotary). In the old days this required two 30 head leak testers.

• Hole Size Sensitivity is now down to 0.1mm, the average diameter of a human hair. Old, low tech machines only achieved 1.0mm.

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Maximized Output Per Leak Test Station

Value #1: Speed & Sensitivity



Standard Color Touch Screen Interface

Icon Based Menu StructureOnly 2 button presses to reach all main screens

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Value #2: Modern Controls

• High quality HMI’s are now emulating modern smart phones



Guided Setup – Mechanical Steps

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Value #3: Ease Of Use

• Mechanical Talent no longer required (no tools, no training needed)



Guided Setup – Regulators, Conveyor Speed & Leak Test

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Value #3: Ease Of Use

• Leak Test Electronics Expert no longer required (no expertise needed)



Standard Self Test Feature

A Self Test button is accessible on the main screen and setup screens. When the button is pressed, a self test will start at the beginning of the next leak test.

A Self Test will turn on a valve which incorporates a metal orifice (specified by its diameter) into the test volume, simulating a bad container with the equivalent diameter

pinhole. Rejection of the container during a Self Test will verify that the machine is properly set up to detect the specified hole diameter.

Metal Test Leak Orificeand Self Test Valve

Self Test Pushbutton(main screen)

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Auto Self Test(supervisor setting screen)

Value #4: Self Monitoring

• Standard verification with the press of a button (or automated)



Pressure Decay Technology

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Seal Surface Defect examples (e.g. short shot, nick, bad trim, cocked neck)

Test Probe & Test Head examples

LOW sealing force

Value #5: Enhanced Checks

• ALPS had perfected Low Pressure testing to minimize bottle distortion and maximize seal surface sensitivity to enhance the leak test

• This capability has significantly expanded our market into “non traditional” bottle leak testing such as PET (now half of our installed

base) and Injection Blow Molded containers



• Air Logic Power Systems LLC (ALPS), founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in 1974, is a leading manufacturer of on-line container leak inspection equipment

• Container leak testing equipment is the complete focus of the company

• ALPS systems range from single-station Linear testers, to multi-station Linear units, to Rotary machines with up to 30 test stations

• ALPS has delivered more than 2,500 leak test machines (10,000+ leak test circuits) with the current population of units testing more than 50 billion containers annually

Historical Performance

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• ALPS joined the TASI Group of companies in 2000• Privately owned, combined sales in excess of $180M• 3 Divisions: Test & Inspection; Flow; and Assembly & Test• 10 companies, locations in USA, Europe and Asia

Global Organization



• ALPS = Automated leak detection equipment for Empty Containers, Plastics focus• Bonfiglioli Engineering =On-line leak detection systems & vision for filled Pharmaceutical &

Food, Food Cans & Ends and Empty & Filled Aerosol• Cincinnati Test Systems = Leak test instruments and custom systems• Sepha = Solid dose pharmaceutical (e.g. Blister Pack) inspection and packaging equipment

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Test & Inspection

• Now the World’s Largest supplier of advanced leak testing solutions


Leak Testing EquipmentApplication Examples

Beverage

Food

Healthcare

Household, Personal Care, Automotive, Industrial

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• Containers in all shapes, sizes & materials ranging from 3cc to 5-gallon (20L) volumes



A Few of the Brands Protected by ALPS Leak Testers

Brands Protected

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• Major Beverage, Food, Consumer, Industrial and Pharmaceutical brand owners



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