PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2014

ON site 54 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 11/14 www.petpla.net Haiti bottler achieves 35% energy savings Energy savings of 35% have been achieved by Tropic S.A., a leading beverage manufacturer in Haiti, by intro- ducing two blow moulders from Sidel. It is also claimed that the investment brought production improvements by replacing five existing blow moulders while still catering for the increased production of the company’s entire range of water, energy and carbonated soft drinks. The new equip- ment is running at 95% efficiency, backed by a maintenance contract from Sidel Services which is intended to ensure that the reliability and efficiencies continue to meet produc- tion demand. Tropic bottles eight different beverage brands that are sold in the Haitian domestic market and exported to sur- rounding countries. It was one of the first bottlers in Haiti to use PET. It introduced Aquafine purified water in PET bottles in 1996, and two years later moved into producing carbonated soft drinks, also in PET. The company prides itself on respecting all international manufacturing standards and using cutting edge production equipment. The company operates plants in two locations and was previously using five SBO2F blowers from Sidel. Tropic experiences peaks and troughs in its production schedules so recognised the need to manage this through greater flex- ibility. By talking to Sidel, the company realised that this flex- ibility could be achieved with just two Sidel blowers, includ- ing an SBO6U2 eco, backed by a maintenance contract. In addition to improved production efficiency, the Ecoven of the SB06U2 eco has achieved savings on Tropic’s energy bill. By requiring fewer lamps per module, as well as fewer heating modules, the Ecoven has enabled a 35% reduction in energy use, a considerable saving in Haiti where energy costs are high. www.sidel.com Yihai Kerry – Sipa partner- ship continues Vegetable oil pro- ducer Yihai Kerry is banking on Sipa in a new investment for its packaging lines. In its operations dedicated to edible oils, Yihai Kerry has been using Sipa+76pxs equipment for seven years, during which time it has accu- mulated a large number of linear stretch-blow moulding units, as well as preform injection moulding units. As a partner for a renovation project at its Kerry Oils & Grains (Tianjin) operation, Sipa will install four SFL6 systems for the production of bottles ranging in volume from 0.9l up to 10l. These will be brought into operation in the course of the current year. In addition, the Tian- jin operation will be equipped with an XFORM 500/72 preform injection moulding system for production of 100g preforms. This system has a 72-cavity mould mounted on a 500t injection moulding machine. As far as the XFORM 500I concerned, Sipa guaran- tees a minimum of eight million production cycles before the first maintenance of the mould, and total energy consumption is best in class, according to Sipa. And if it chooses, Yihai Kerry can install any existing large mould on the XFORM 500, irrespective of whether that mould was made by Sipa or one of its competitors. The Shanghai-headquartered company Yihai Kerry, part of Wilmar International, Asia’s leading agribusiness group, produces edible oils, feed meals, rice, flour, bran, grains, specialty fats, oleochemicals and soy protein con- centrate at over 170 large-scale integrated manufacturing plants located in 43 strategic locations. www.sipa.it