MOULD MAKING PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 No. 04/25 www.petpla.net 35 MOULD MAKING 35 sures. This bottle base can also be blown at lower pressure, only requiring 16 bars - a reduction of up to 20% on standard air blowing operations, translating to a further saving of 51t/a of CO² equivalent. The bottle base is also compatible with a wide range of weights, including very lightweight bottles as low as 7g for 500ml format. Versatility with StarLite-R Still Sidel’s StarLite-R bottle base is claimed to provide manufacturers with increased versatility as it is compatible with round, square-round and rectangular shaped bottles as well as suitable for single or multi-serve sizes from 0.25l up to 2.5l. It can be used with transparent or white PET. It supports single-serve production rates of up to 2,700bph per machine and multi-serve rates of up to 2,400bph per machine. The StarLite-R Still can be used with virgin PET as well as rPET and be produced utilising Sidel’s EvoBlow, Universal, and Series 2 blow moulders. Expanding StarLite-R range The streamlined bottle base is the latest addition to Sidel’s StarLite-R range, joining the ranks of advanced designs like the StarLite-R for carbonated soft drinks (CSD), StarLite-R Nitro and StarLite-R Premium. The original StarLite-R for CSD, was Sidel’s first solution dedicated to rPET, offering enhanced protection against deformation, improved stability, and increased resistance to bursting. In 2024, Sidel released the StarLite-R Nitro, a high-resistance bottle base specifically engineered for still nitrogen-dosed products in 100% rPET bottles and the StarLite-R Premium, a sleek, high-performance bottle base for distinctive, 100 % rPET bottles. www.sidel.com E N D L E S S I N N O V A T I O N S I N C E 1 9 1 9
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