Most bottles that require highly technical manufacturing processes such as heat resistant, oval, and barrier bottles are generally produced by converter companies because of their mastery of blow molding technology.
To maintain the competitiveness, our converter clients demand superior expertise from Sidel in the field of reheat stretch blow molding.
The following expertise is mandatory:
- Complete coverage of the blow molding speed spectrum
- Very high productivity of equipment
- Bottle changeover flexibility to blow various bottle sizes or shapes on the same machine
- Versatility of equipment for PET and PP bottles
- Bottle performance optimization through design and lightweighting solutions for packages
- Improved barrier performance of standard PET bottles
Sidel brings the best, most reliable solution to each demand
World leader in blowing equipment, Sidel was the first to offer plastic packaging for beverages with approval from the French Ministry of Health received in 1964. Sidel is proud of the numerous customer references it has built up since its creation, resulting in its current extensive installed base.
For an overview of all Sidel solutions for blowing empty bottles, click on the equipment mentioned below to get more detailed technical information:
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Sidel’s current blower range covers any speed (from 3,600 bph up to 72,000 bph) and comes in different blowing versions*.
- Standard for water, flat beverages and CSDs
- HR version, Heat Resistant, for special packaging for pasteurized products
- PH, Preferential Heating, for complex and oval shapes
- SUPM, for large size containers, from 3 L up to 8 L
- Wide mouth, for large neck containers
To optimize production costs, it is often necessary to blow different bottle shapes and capacities on the same machine. Sidel Packaging Solutions and Molds supply a complete range of expertise and know-how in this field.
Sidel Actis™ active carbon inner coating is the best industrial solution for making packages with high barrier properties.
* Depending on the series and machine model.
