PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2014

ON SITE 55 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 04/14 www.petpla.net Sidel’s bright ideas cut energy consumption PepsiCo Deutschland has reduced energy use by 19% and lowered costs by 16% on a Sidel blower at its plant in Rodgau, near Frankfurt, Germany, after installing Eco lamps. The lamps, which consume around 90-95% of the total electrical power used by a blower, were installed to support the customer’s eco-friendly approach at the facil- ity. PepsiCo Deutschland’s portfolio includes Pepsi, Pepsi Light, Schwip Schwap, Mirinda and 7-Up, Gatorade, Rock- star energy drink, K-Fee ready-to-drink coffee, Punica and other fruit and vegetable juices. Data collected on-site shown that the lamps generated a return on investment (ROI) in 12 months. Consumer awareness of environmental issues in Germany is particularly high and PepsiCo says it has responded by striving to achieve a balance between pure commercial success, in the form of solid financial results, and social responsibility. It has adopted a commitment to sustainable growth, which it has named “Performance with Purpose”. Sidel’, Sidel helped the customer to identify the right solution to save money, targeting savings of 15% for the installation of the Eco lamps. Measurements taken before and after the fitting of the lamps, confirmed that the savings were actually as high as 19%. Sidel says that the lamps combine sustainability and economic performance and are available for its SBO Series1 and Series2 blow- ers. They have a life expectancy of 5,000 hours and, in some cases, can be fitted with no modification of the exist- ing oven or blowing process. The Eco lamps also enable better stability through the preform heating process, which leads to a more optimised production output. The PepsiCo machine in Rodgau is an SBO 18 Series2, which produces 1.5l and 2l PET bottles for the Pepsi, Schwip Schwap and Pepsi Max brands. The machine was, in 2008, fitted with Sidel’s air-recycling system, in order to reduce blow-moulding air consumption by 16%. In 2011 another joint collaboration reduced pack- age weight and improved blowing pressure, which was subsequently reduced to 28-30bar. Performance of the finished bottle was retained. www.sidel.com