PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2016

BOTTLING / FILLING 15 PET planet insider Vol. 17 Second complete PET line solution meets requirements of challenging installation BMV renewed its confidence in Sidel seven months after the order for the initial equipment, investing in this second Sidel complete PET bottling line solution to produce the ‘Vytau- tas’ brand at the Birštonas plant. This line features a very similar scope of supply, therefore ensuring that the advantages and benefits of the Combi would be realised again. However, the installation of this second line was more challenging because the footprint of the layout was 20% more compact than the original bottling line. Mr. Valentinas Lukose- vicius, BMV’s Production Director at the Birštonas site, commented: “Installa- tion of the second line was a big challenge - both for us and Sidel. This new Sidel line was substituting the old existing line and the con- straints of the limited plant floor space were therefore an important consideration when designing the line layout. Sidel’s consider- able project experience was therefore very important in achieving our goals.” The new complete line solution comprises: a Sidel Combi 8 FMc; a cap air rinser; UV lamps on the infeed rail of the preform feeding rail; a Sidel Roll- quattro Evolution labeller; a cap feeder for sport and flat caps, coder, packer, handle applicator twin pack, bottle conveyor, pack conveyor, and palletiser. Strong re-branded PET packaging The new bottle shapes were designed by Sidel to boost both the ‘Vytautas’ and ‘Birute’ brands, with the ‘Vytautas’ bottle design targeted primarily at male customers and ‘Birute’ at female customers. With elegant curves and elon- gated shoulders, the body of the bottle is engraved with the brand logo and its mineral content. The same shape was adopted for both still and spar- kling water, with just differences in the bases, and deployed for a complete family of four bottle formats. Although the main format pro- duced on the line is the 1.5l bottle, the new line has the flexibility to produce either still or sparkling water in the four different PET bottle formats: 0.5,