PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2019

BOTTLING / FILLING PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 03/19 www.petpla.net 19 Cost-effective solution with significant savings The BoostPrime packaging solution is said to significantly reduce con- sumption of PET resin: it can decrease the current heat resistant (HR) bottle weight by up to 30% compared to regular HR PET bottles. It allows producers to save on label material by enabling to switch from a sleeve to a roll-fed label application. All the process parameters – air blowing pressure, air cooling – are optimised at maximum mechanical speed. When investing in the BoostPrime solution for a new hot-fill PET line to produce a 1 l hot-filled bottle, beverage producers can quickly reach a one-year payback when considering the additional investment versus a tra- ditional line configuration. By shifting from regular HR bottles with vacuum panels decorated with sleeve labels to lightweighted Boost- Prime bottles decorated with roll-fed labels, the bottle lightweighting potential is estimated to be between 3-7g, complemented with a ten-fold reduction in label costs. Top bottle quality and expanded package performances The complete pack- aging solution ensures a consistent blowing process and final bottle base pro- file for a top bottle qual- ity. Although it is light, the bottle is just as strong when cooled because the inner bottle pressure stemming from the base inversion reduces risk of deforma- tion. The quality of the label application is optimised as the container is stronger and the bottle wall surface is smoother. The large seat- ing diameter of the base improves the bottle’s stabil- ity through the packaging line and on the pallet, thus contributing to line effi- ciency. BoostPrime hot-fill PET lines are running in Mexico The Sidel BoostPrime packaging solution has been validated with a key customer in Mexico, where industrial production successfully started early this year. With nearly 50 SKUs in produc- tion, this beverage producer has already achieved bottle weight savings up to 32%, according to Sidel. Those hot-filled drinks including juice, tea and isoton- ics are produced by using a variety of production configurations: off-line and in-line production, existing and new Sidel blowing and filling equipment, stand- alone Sidel blower and Sidel integrated blow-fill-cap Combi, SBO Universal and SBO Sidel Matrix blower ranges, contact filling and flow meter filling, applying roll-fed and sleeve labels. All the lines configured for BoostPrime can produce standard heat-resistant bottles with or without panels, which increases the ver- satility of this packaging solution. www.sidel.com