Sidel, PET bottle-blow moulding machine manufacturer, inherits its consistent spirit of innovation and continues to introduce high-quality equipment for the PET bottle packaging industry. In 2005, the company launched the SBO UPC series which is very good illustration.
SBO UniversalTM Plastic Bottle Blowing Machine
The SBO UniversalTM machine line includes 6 models, with 6 to 20 mold cavities and a production rate of 10,000 to 36,000 bottles/hour. Compared with SBO Series2, this series reduces the blowing cost of PET bottles.
The first device of the SBO UniversalTM Plastics line, SBO 16 UniversalTM, was sold to Amcor in Blythewood, South Carolina, USA, a company with the largest PET bottle manufacturer in the world, producing PET packaging for the beverage market each year. Up to 2 billion bottles. Since January 1, 2005, the device has begun the continuous production of PET bottles for carbonated beverages 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The SBO 16 UniversalTM machine has demonstrated excellent performance over such a long period of work. Because the preform feeder has been completely redesigned and the entire process has been continuously and strictly controlled, the productivity of this rotary blow molding machine has been upgraded to a higher level. The machine can achieve an output rate of 1800 bottles per hour per mold and 28800 bottles per hour per stand.
Amcor Corporation evaluates the SBO UniversalTM machine as such: it is designed very rationally, its ergonomics and usability are good, it reduces the maintenance of the plan; It has an advanced control system, which greatly prolongs the normal running time; The energy consumption is also low.
SBO 4 CompactTM Linear Blow Molding Machine
To meet the market demand for small, cost-effective equipment, Sidel introduced the SBO 4 CompactTM blow moulding machine at the Drinktec World Beverage and Liquid Food Technology Expo 2005. Its design output rate is less than 7,000 bottles/h. The connection with the small filling machine is a new generation of entry-level products for the SBO You Plastic series.
SBO 4 CompactTM Linear Blow Molding Machine
The design of the device applies the principle of linear dynamics, making it a linear structure. Compared to high-output rotary equipment, the linear structure makes its components more simplified and the body more compact. It is said that in the case of using four or more mold cavities, rotary equipment is still selected due to certain mechanical and process-related factors.
SBO 4 CompactTM faithfully embodies the concept of SBO equipment. As with other SBO devices, the main control part uses a purely mechanical design to ensure the performance and reliability of the device. The forward transmission under the bottleneck represents a major innovation in linear devices. The use of a rotary SBO device transmission method reduces the number of interfaces and increases the reliability of the linear device, and eliminates the need to contact the preform and the bottle, thereby ensuring a higher packaging quality.
In addition, the device also has some of the features of the latest generation of excellent plastic series blowing machine. Thanks to the careful design of the heating and blowing modules, the blown bottles meet strict technical requirements even at high output rates. In addition, the device also reduces energy consumption as well as the superior plastic series, which can bring significant economic benefits to the user.
Based on the linear structure, the key functional components of the device are designed as independent, easy-to-unload modules for easy maintenance. In particular, it is worth mentioning that the blowing unit is located directly in front of the fuselage, so that the device has a high degree of flexibility. Like other superior plastic series devices, SBO 4 CompactTM also has a quick-change Universal ShellTM mold, and most custom parts can be used interchangeably.
In order to expedite the installation and production cycle, the equipment has been designed to be transported by container and installed in a forklift. Since all modules of the equipment are in a rigid frame and all components are factory preset, including guide rollers, its on-site assembly is simple and easy without any wiring.
SBO 4 CompactTM achieves the performance level of the Superior Plastics series, with a single mold productivity of up to 1600 bottles/h, and an overall machine utilization rate of about 95%. Due to the integration of Sidel's expertise in the development of the "best blowing process", it also satisfies the high quality standards of Sidel bottles, with a reject rate of less than 0.2%.