Bottles for flat and carbonated bottles from 0.25 L to 3 L

The SBO 4 Compact is a linear blow molding machine for output capacities of up to 6,400 bottles/hour. The equipment is Sidel’s entry-level product for blow molding machines with biorientation targeting the lower output rate segment in plastic bottle production.

As the baby of the Universal family, the equipment features the same proven concepts and the latest advances found on the rest of the SBO rotary range. For over two decades, Sidel has built its reputation on this exceptional technology (linear oven, heating modules, cam control and blowing unit).

The SBO 4 Compact is 40 % more economical than existing rotary machines operating at similar production rates, yet it ensures top quality for even the most demanding bottle designs through superior material distribution and bottle lightweighting possibilities.

Equipped with 5 heating modules, the SBO 4 Compact can process the thickest of preforms. It accommodates a wide range of bottles with neck diameters of up to 43 mm and bottle heights up to 348 mm.

The equipment also features ground-breaking developments made especially for linear blow molding machines including a patented transfer that maintains a firm grip on preforms and bottles at every step in the production process and a special drive and automation system developed in partnership with Siemens.

SBO 4 Compact: the new choice in linear blow molding machines for production rates of 6,400 bottles/hour

Competitive linear architecture of the SBO 4 Compact is up to 40 % more economical than rotary blow molders at the same speed

• Operating costs optimized by reducing air and electricity consumption.
• Smaller footprint with equipment fitting in a 20 foot container; installation and start-up take less than two days.

Production quality and performance with 95 % efficiency guaranteed and limited scrap rate

• Technologies developed especially for linear blowing include fully positive transfer (patented) and mold housing unit kinematics.
• Output rate of 1,600 bottles/hour/mold possible thanks to a fully mechanical drive on the blowing unit, powerful reheating capacity and time, and reduced dead space.
• Bottle quality ensured through preform and bottle transfers by the neck, a high-quality parting line, necks maintained at cooler temperatures, optimum material distribution (thanks to precision heating) and the potential for lightweighting.

Reliability of transfers and motion

• Positive linear transfer of preforms and bottles by the neck with a cam-based system and limited interfaces between the oven and bottle exit.
• Synchronized blowing station movements driven by cams mounted on a single shaft

Production flexibility

• Operator interface and wide process window guarantee process flexibility and quality.
• Blowing time adjustable based on package.
• Quick format changeovers require no adjustments to Universal Shell™ molds and few modifications to spare parts. For example: on the SBO 4 Compact, one operator can change 4 molds in less than 15 minutes.
• Maintenance is simplified and accessibility to various parts of the machine improved.

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