Emirates Refreshments Company achieves 25% savings
Sidel helps UAE producer carry out upgrades on its PET bottling line to boost efficiency and maintain a competitive edge
Production line upgrades
In the UAE, the beverage sector is expected to continue growing across various categories. In 2015, the consumption of water, the most consumed beverage item, stood at around 1.13 billion litres and is forecast to increase by a compound annual growth rate of 7.2 per cent to reach 1.48 billion litres by 2019. Toboost efficiency andmaintain a competitive edge in this tough market, Emirates Refreshments Company decided toupgrade its production line.
Innovative solutions
Munther Khlifat, Plant Manager at ERC,
says "We had worked with Sidel for the past 17 years and we have
always been satisfied with their solutions." The company changed
its packaging by moving to bottles with a Sidel
StarLite™ base and a short neck. "By upgrading our PET
production line with Sidel'sinnovative solutions, we were able to
makesubstantial cost savings that translated in 25% annually."
Highlights
- Substantial cost savings that translate to 25 per cent annually
- New bottle designs that weigh much less
- Sidel blower, filler and Combi, with packaging and line improvements
- Increased efficiency - with savings in energy, raw material and production costs
Reduced energy consumption and cost savings
Solutions included a blower, a filler and a Combi with
packaging and line improvements. Sidel ECO lamps were introduced to
providemore precise and efficient heating to the line. This
hasreduced the electricity consumption and therefore contributed to
thecost savings achieved as well as improving the line's
performance in terms ofsustainability. The Sidel StarLite base
gives the bottles added durability, stability and overall
resistance - giving greater integrity throughout the entire supply
chain without compromising the safety standards of the
contents.
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