PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2014

EDITOUR REPORT 15 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 10/14 www.petpla.net Currently Fonte di Posina carries out filling operations for some 170 private labels. This implies a very high level of flexibility in production, given bottle sizes of 0.2 to 2l. Antonio Biella describes the issues they face: “We pro- duce significant quantities of labels for the highly price- sensitive discounters and we have to balance this with the relatively small volumes for the speciality markets which of course offer bigger margins." He concluded: “This balanc- ing act between discounters and niche markets comes up on a daily basis.” Flexibility was a key reason for opting for the new aseptic filling line. “In contrast to the exist- ing wet aseptic line (bottle sterilisation) the new Sidel line features dry decontamination for both preforms and caps,” explained Antonio Biella. “The time required for cleaning and sterilisation is significantly shorter which means that changing formats, vital especially for the small production batches, is also greatly reduced. There are environmental benefits: peracetic acid is no longer used and water sav- ings are even achieved in the rinsing process. The capacity is double by comparison to the wet aseptic line.” The production capacity of the new line is typically 12,000 0.5l bottles of tea per hour. For mineral water, a Sidel blow moulding and filling line in block format with ten blow stations and bottle bottom cooling is available during transfer of the blow moulded PET bottles to the filler module. Depending on the filler module, the capacity of the line is 18.000bph. The blow moulding temperature is set to 100° and the blow mould- ing pressure to 24 bar. As regards aseptic filling, there are two types of closure available, all with a diameter of 38mm.  Flat closer  Sport caps For mineral water filling, there are two models available, each with a diameter of 28mm  Covallia for CO 2  Alaska for still mineral water The business has its own sales and marketing depart- ment, currently employing six staff. We extend our thanks for the interview and leave the beautiful valley in the Dolo- mites and head off in the direction of Venice. www.lissa.it www.fonteilaria.it CHOOSE THE NUMBER ONE. BA C K T O L IFE. VAC U R E M A ® – F oo d Co nt ac t Ap pr ov ed Recycling With highly efficient decontamination BEFORE the extrusion process. Bottle-to-bottle Pelletising Inline Applications From left: Emanuele Biella, Marketing Manager, Giuliano Nelli, Managing Director, and Alexander Büchler, PETplanet Insider in front of the Editourmobil at Fonte Ilaria in Lucca.