PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2019

BOTTLING / FILLING PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 10/19 www.petpla.net 36 Solutions from stretch blow moulding to conveying Bottled water from Cappadocia A maze of towers, crevices, canyons, pinnacles and rugged castles; this is the fairy-tale landscape in the magical region of Turkey, in central Anatolia. It is in this region, rich with stone mines and marble quarries, that Badem Pinari, leader in the mining sector, decided to branch out and invest in the bottled water sector. To compete and diversify itself among other companies present in this market, Badem Pinari aims at high quality products and excellent service. To carry out these aims, the bottler turned to SMI for the project, creation and installation of a new production line of 22.500 bottles/hour to bottle and pack 0.33 l, 0.5 l and 1.5 l PET bottles with natural mineral water. The Badem Pinari company is part of the Bademler group, and was founded after an idea of the owner Murat Badem, who wanted to expand his business activities in the mining sector by investing in a new sector: bot- tled water. Despite the large number of soft drink and water bottling companies present in Turkey, the founder of Badem Pinari decided to become part of this sector thanks to the results of in-depth market research which highlighted a great opportunity for growth. The bottling and packaging line at Badem Pinari was designed and cre- ated to satisfy the specific requirements of flexibility, control and management of a modern “smart factory”. The instal- lations supplied by SMI can be easily and automatically adapted to market demand for production flow and to switch quickly from one bottle format to another. The proposed solution includes an integrated system from the Ecobloc range, an automatic labeller, a shrink- wrapper from the SK 600F range and an automatic palletising system, which fulfil the requirements of this Turkish company to have a functional produc- tion line which is able to produce high quality products for a demanding market. “The suppliers must be able to provide the best technical solutions that satisfy our requirements in terms of operational efficiency, energy savings and controlled production costs,” says Murat Bardem. He chose an installation that was suitable to meet his aims, and today he is pleased to create water bot- tles in PET for still water that weigh only 9g. “They are very light containers that consumers are beginning to appreciate for their practicality, recycling and eco- compatibility and which will slowly take the place of the heavier, more rigid bot- tles that Badem Pinari are still using to bottle water,” Murat Bardem believes. www.smigroup.it Integrated system Ecobloc Ergon 12-36-12 EV  Functions: stretch-blow moulding, filling and capping of 0.33 l/0.5 l/1.5 l bottles in PET with natural mineral water Badem Pinari, and a produc- tion capacity of up to 22,500 bph (0.5 l). Zafer Ozcan (third from left) SMI agent in Turkey with the staff of Badem Pinari Main advantages:  The primary packing is carried out in an efficient and flexible way thanks to the integrated compact solution for stretch-blow moulding, filling and capping bottles in PET.  Production of simple, light-weight bottles.  Dual air recovery system, which allows to reduce costs tied to the production of high pressure com- pressed air.  IR lamps mounted on the preform heating module to guarantee high energy efficiency. Shrink-wrapper SK 600 F Ergon  Packed products: 0.33 l/0.5 l/1.5 l bottles in PET  Packs worked: the 0.33 l and 0.5 l bottles in PET are packed in 4x3 and 6x4 film only; the 1.5 l bottles are packed in 3x2 film only Main advantages:  Automatic machine suitable for packing different types of rigid con- tainers.