PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2019

PET products 22 PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 07+08/19 www.petpla.net BluStream sterilisation technology Chemical sterilisation of caps can be an issue. It often employs work at high temperatures that can distort the cap. To eliminate these issues, Serac offers an alternative to chemical sterilisation. Serac’s new BluStream is a low- energy e-beam treatment that can be administered at room temperature. It’s capable of ensuring a 6 log bacteriological reduction in 1 second without any chemicals. This module is intended for use on bottling lines of non- refrigerated and ESL 90 day beverages. Ebeam is a physical dry treatment. To sterilise the surface, Ebeam dispenses a beam of electrons over the surface of the product. The electrons quickly destroy the microorganisms by breaking their DNA chains. BluStream offers manufacturers a safe, real-time monitored and environmentally friendly solution. The BluStream technology can be integrated on new Serac lines as well as existing machines, whatever their OEM. Serac’s BluStream module stands out in the aseptic pack- aging market. It uses low-energy electron beams which do not penetrate the treated material and it will not affect the internal structure of the cap. www.serac-group.com Sidel introduces 6.5g bottle for 500ml still water Sidel states that its new solution Sidel X-Lite Still is, with 6.5 g of weight and a height of 195mm, the lightest 500ml PET bottle in the world for non-pressurised still water. This bottle is featuring a Novembal Novaqua RightCAP26 clo- sure. Thanks to its extremely light industrial bottle design, it is claimed to be the most cost-effective and sustainable packaging available on the market. The new bottle integrates the proven StarLite Still base solution, already implemented worldwide due to its stability and stress resistance through the value chain, its design flex- ibility and the lightweighting possibilities it offers. Moreover, the energy savings enabled by StarLite Still – mainly achieved through a reduction in blowing pressure and heating power – are claimed to be significant, with no compromises on the packaging performances. This base design can be adapted to all Sidel blowing platforms and applied to existing pro- duction lines to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). X-Lite Still has been optimised by the company’s engi- neers for the Sidel Super Combi, the single smart solution integrating five process steps: preform feeding, blowing, labelling, filling/capping and cap feeding. “Based on a dedi- cated preform design for optimal mechanical performances, this latest addition to our packaging portfolio is able to with- stand label application on the empty bottle, in spite of its extremely light weight. It allows for the ideal bottle shape design for nested packs and enables an optimum top load resistance of 34 kg, able to match the supply chain require- ments in terms of pallet stability”, explains Laurent Naveau, Sidel Packaging Expert. As the lightest bottle in the world for still water, Sidel X-Lite Still reduces the consumption of PET resin: for example, when compared to bottles weighing 12 g, the new solution can save a 1,485 t of PET per year while generating energy savings of up to 335,000 kWh/year (based on Sidel Matrix Combi handling 2,700 bph/mould). The company stated that by switching from a 12 g PET bottle to the X-Lite Still 6.5 g bottle, the payback time for a line upgrade would be between two to four months. www.sidel.com