PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2018

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 11/18 www.petpla.net 50 Sipa Hall 7 booth 659 Sipa showcases linear and rotary options for inline blowing, filling & capping of PET bottles Debut of the 3-in-1 system Visitors to the Sipa stand at Brau Beviale will be able to see the company’s latest technologies on preform production equipment, such as Xtreme and the fourth generation of Xforms, the Xtra high-speed production machine, and the ECS SP 25, the latest addition to the Sipa ISBM range in the range. Making its Brau Beviale debut will be the SincroBloc fully integrated PET bottle blowing / filling / capping systems. These machines, which were officially launched some months ago, are based on SFL linear stretch-blow moulding units. Sipa says that the range enables beverage companies to choose the line that best fits their production require- ment for formats of all sizes. High speed and a wide range of sizes Rotary versions can work at speeds of up to 54,000 small and medium-sized bottles per hour, while an SFL system for large formats with a BigFill volumetric gravity-filling monobloc can push out 4,000 12 l containers over the same period. SFL SincroBloc units can produce and fill small and large containers, in various formats, including bottles with handles. They can work with all types of ready for wrapping, the bottles are totally protected from the external environment. The high levels of clean- liness mean that customers can use them for CSDs that contain no artifi- cial preservatives. A variety of mechanical and electronic fillers Sipa produces various types of fill- ers that can be coupled with the linear and rotary blow moulders for small formats. These include the Stillfill Evo mechanical gravity filler for hot- and cold-filled non-carbonated drinks; the mechanical Isofill isobaric level filler for carbonated soft drinks and min- eral waters; the Flextronic S and SE electronic volumetric fillers for various types of still liquids and hot-fill prod- ucts respectively; and the Flextronic W electronic weight filler for products with extra added value. www.sipasolutions.com liquids, including still water, CSDs, milk, hot-filled products, or products with high added value such as oils, detergents and personal care. Compact dimensions and lower cost of ownership The linear format has further impor- tant advantages. It is very compact, for example, and mechanical movements are simpler than with a rotary stretch- blow section. Total cost of Ownership (TCO) is reduced, thanks to lower initial investment cost and reduced maintenance requirements. Cleaning and hygiene Neither the linear nor the rotary systems require rinsing between blow- ing and filling. As monobloc units they have no need for external convey- ing systems. From the moment the preform enters the feed shoot until the filled and sealed product emerges,