BOTTLING / FILLING PETplanet Insider Vol. 24 No. 05/23 www.petpla.net 35 ronmental sustainability imposed on the Romanian company investment choices that favoured plants and machinery compatible with the best standards for environmental respect and energy saving, as demonstrated by the recent installation of an SMI SFP 30 Ergon stretch film packaging machine. “[…] To achieve and maintain high levels of production quality, within the Carei and Bucharest plants, we use systems supplied by leading companies in the sector, such as rotary stretch-blow moulders for PET bottles and the fully automatic bottling and packaging lines supplied by SMI, who fully satisfy our requests”, says Norbert Varga, CEO of Alconor Company. Currently the company has several production lines in which PET containers of different sizes are bottled: from small formats of 0.33 l and 0.5 l, to standard formats of 1.5 l, 2 l and 3 l, up to large capacity containers of 5 l and 6 l. “We are constantly attentive to the latest technological trends in the market and, within our factories, we adopt the most efficient solutions that meet the most rigorous international quality standards and requirements to offer our customers high-end products at competitive prices”, continues Norbert Varga, CEO of Alconor Company. Focus on quality Alconor Company has paid close attention to all stages of bottling and packaging of its products, which are constantly subjected to scrupulous laboratory checks, to guarantee the high-quality standards that the company offers its customers. For this reason, Alconor adopts a food safety, management system, based on the HACCP (Hazard Analysis Control Critical Points) and ISO 22000 regulations issued by Tüv Rheinland. SMI East Europe: local service The constant support provided by the SMI East Europe branch, allowed Alconor to face the strong changes imposed by the market in the 2000s, a period of time in which both consumption habits and the way of communicating changed. The flexibility offered by the bottling and packaging lines supplied by SMI, has allowed Alconor to embrace new market challenges, seize opportuniPlant in Carei - SMI equipment: 3,600bph PET bottling line with a rotary strech-blower EBS 3 HC Ergon Products worked: 5 and 6 l large capacity bottles End-of-line 24,000bph, PET bottles, consisting of: SK 800F Ergon shrinkwrapper HA 80 handle applicator Packsorter divider and conveyor belts APS 3090P Ergon automatic palletising system Containers worked:0.5 l and 2 l bottles in PET Packs created: 0.5 l bottles in 4x3 film only + handle and 2 l bottles in 3x2 film only + handle Pallets worked: 800x1,200mm 10,800bph PET bottling line, consisting of: SR6 rotary stretch-blow-moulder SK 300F packer SFP 30 Ergon stretch film wrapper DV 200 divider and conveyor belts Containers worked: 0.33 l, 0.5 l, 0.75 l, 1 l, 2 l and 3 l bottles in PET Packs created on the SK 300F packer: 0.33 l and 0.5 l bottles in 4x3 film only, and 2 l and 3 l bottles in 3x2 film only Packs created in stretch film on the SFP 30: 0.5 l bottles in 2x4 film only, and 0.75 l,1 l, 2 l and 3 l bottles in 2x3 film only Pallets worked: 800x1,200mm SK 450T Packer and conveyor belts Containers worked: 0.25 l Slim; 0.5 l cans and 2 l PET Packs created:0.25 l Slim; 0.5l cans in 6x4 in tray + film and 2 l bottles in 3x2 film only ties and adapt quickly to changes. The SMI East Europe S.r.l. branch, located in Timosoara, provides its services throughout the territory of Romania and the surrounding areas; the headquarters of the SMI Group company occupies an area of approximately 100m2 and has spaces equipped for sales, after-sales and administrative assistance. Alconor Company, thanks to the positive experience found in the supply of the first bottling line in 2007 - explains Claudio Begnis - has relied on SMI to face the growth of the market and to invest in new production lines, both for the headquarters of Carei and for the new Bucharest plant. Full of energy and the importance of diversification At the beginning of its business, Alconor Company only bottled carbonated soft drinks in PET containers, while today, thanks to the use of modern technologies, it continues to surprise its customers by launching new products or packaging existing ones in increasingly innovative and original packaging solutions. For example, the fruit-based flavoured water “Aromatic Western Water” is a joy for the palate thanks to the aroma of lemon or strawberries and to the eyes, thanks to sublime “packaging”, made according to the latest market trends. The “Squizzy” lemonade remains among the favourite summer drinks for entire generations, as well as the “Max Speed” brand, energy products, a delicious energy drink to recharge your batteries and vitaminB, which, since 2020, has been the subject of an image “restyling”. www.smigroup.it www.alconor.ro
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