PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2016

COMPRESSORS 19 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 05/16 www.petpla.net COMPRESSORS Oil-free piston compressor “Vito” for Italian water brand Motette Coping with pressure Motette’s products, widely distributed at regional and national levels, include the brand labels “Motette”, “Fonte Santa Chiara” and “Altea”. The products are ISO 9001:2008 certified, as well as being recognised by Italy’s Minis- try of Health as recommended for preparing infant foods. The water comes in PET bottles ranging from 0.5l to 2l. In a small Italian village inside the Monte Cucco Natural Park, the “Motette” bottling company has been controlling and bottling mineral water since 1970. One of the two com- pany owners Federico Stocchi explains how the investment in a Siad Macchine Impianti “Vito” compressor contributed to the company’s growth path. This new compressor range was specially designed for blow-moulding PET bottles. Assured by their customers’ feedback, Siad Macchine Impianti recently went into mass production. The mineral waters company “Motette” is blessed with water from an area rich in beneficial geological, natural and climatic characteristics, but another key element in maintain- ing its market positioning is techno- logical innovation. Collaborating suc- cessfully with Siad Macchine Impianti since the 1990s, the company relies also on Siad Macchine Impianti ’s new range of the oil-free three-stage com- pression unit “Vito” when it comes to the blow moulding of its PET bottles. “Motette is always keen to be efficient in terms of innovation and of the qual- ity of its services. By innovation I also frequency of maintenance opera- tions. Before installing “Vito”, we had to programme twice-yearly main- tenance services for our compres- sors, whereas today they’re checked after every 8,000 hours of use; which means roughly once every two years, depending on production.” said Stoc- chi. The savings achieved by the new compressor were invested in technol- ogy and marketing. www.siadmi.com Marco Bassi (left), Siad Macchine Impianti Compressors Division Food & Beverage Key Account / Italian Sales and Federico Stocchi, Owner of Motette srl The “Vito” compressor does not need special foundations. mean energy savings and the use of avant-garde machinery” states Stoc- chi, explaining their decision to invest in the new “Vito” compressor. He went on: “‘Vito’ compressors also have the advantage of not needing special foundations, not least because they are so finely balanced that vibration is reduced almost to zero.” Cost and energy savings “Thanks to the new compressor, installed in April 2015, our com- pany has reduced its energy costs by 15-20%, and also reduced the