PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2016

BOTTLE MAKING 11 PET planet insider Vol. 17 followed a two year investigation and feasibility study into the integration process for the production and pack- aging of vegetable oils. Modular blowing for significant benefits The Sidel Matrix blower is a modu- lar blow moulding system that delivers very fast changeover times, lower environmental footprint, higher oven efficiency, and greater uptime, all contributing to a lower TCO. With up to 200 possible configurations, it offers qual- ity and consistency across all of them giving produc- ers the flexibility to pick a size and shape that best fits their needs. Three sizes of blowing stations make it pos- sible to produce an almost limitless variety of distinctive bottle shapes for single- serve, up to 750ml, multi- serve, up to 2l or extended bottles family, up to 3.5l. The machine is equipped with electrical stretching for better control of material distribution and the embed- ded machine intelligence increases self-monitoring and automation of processes to achieve safe packaging. Specially designed to reduce scrap, the Sidel Matrix blower can also automati- cally detect and eliminate bottle process deviations. Sidel currently operates seven Packaging & Tooling Centres around the world: two in China and one each in France, India, Brazil, the USA and the one in Gua- dalajara. The facility in Mexico’s second largest city demonstrates the company’s focus on transferring its global knowledge to produc- ers at a local level and, in doing so, helping to meet the growing demand in this market. From bottle design to line engineering and com- plete life cycle management, producers need optimised solutions and service with greater flexibility, reactivity, interaction and increased cooperation. Oil products produced from two sites Algar Agro is a privately-held company producing, processing and marketing soybean and its derivative products. The company’s food product lines include soybean oil, as well as olive oil, composite oil, tomato extract and sauce, some produced in partner- ship with other companies. It sup- plies both the domestic and external markets. The company’s crushing, refining and packaging activities for the soybean oil, are concentrated in two advanced industrial complexes located in Uberlândia, in the Triângulo Mineiro region of Brazil, and Porto Franco, in the south of the State of Maranhão. www.sidel.com www.algaragro.com.br