Sidel first launched its commercial blower to produce PET bottles for the beverage industry 40 years ago.
The company has been supplying and pioneering innovative packaging solutions for beverage as well as the Food, Home and Personal Care (FHPC) markets to meet the growing and fast-changing consumer demands since then. Through its extensive packaging and engineering expertise, combined with unique package design and blowing process capabilities, the company has been strongly supporting the market in the use of PET and will continue to do so as it is the optimal sustainable material for packaging.
In 1980, the company introduced the world’s first commercial production solution to package beverages in PET – the SBO blower (In French – Soufflage Bi-Orienté – meaning Bi-oriented blowing) for carbonated soft drinks (CSD). The company has driven many performance improvements in PET bottling technology that cover all beverage and FHPC categories, achieving huge advances in the productivity of complete lines ever since.
Guillaume Rolland, VP for PET and Sensitive Products Portfolio at Sidel, explains the key values that underpin the development of EvoBLOW, the latest generation blowmoulder by Sidel, “Throughout all the advances in equipment and packaging innovations, our underlying objectives are answering industry requirements in terms of best in class product integrity and superior package quality as well as providing maximum efficiency, lower total cost of ownership and sustainable competitiveness. Another key target is to ensure optimised production flexibility allowing easy handling of multiple SKUs and focussing on energy savings and the reduction of raw materials’ consumption to minimise the environmental impact.”
To make the most of the technology, its integrated equipment intelligence and very responsive management lead to continuous production optimisation and easier maintenance services. It combines reactive automation with innovative technologies of connected machines and real-time data analytics. Unparalleled bottle quality can be reached with the patented blowing process control and self-regulation solution: IntelliBlower. It automatically detects and eliminates bottle process deviations to ensure production consistency and quality. Simplified and intuitive operator interventions, smart notifications for better reactivity, and reduced maintenance time contribute to improve productivity as well.
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