BOTTLE PRODUCTION T PACKAGING NEWS OF THE WORLD

INJECT BLOW HLL PALLETIZE PET <s rapidly becoming the most cost effective and flexible packaging alternative for big containers customarily made from HDPE, tinplate cans, polycarbonate and aluminum. PET conversion brings great advantages in terms of costs, speed and ease of production, as well as logistics. With many years ol experience, SI PA is your one stop shop for innovative production technology solutions for just about any large size container ranging from 5 to 30 liters, whether returnable, one-way, square round or square stackable. Starting from the design of the preform and the container,...

EDITORIAL I recently had the opportunity to visit the Expo 2015 Universal Exposition in Milan. This enormous event, with exhibits from 145 participating countries, is being held under the theme “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.” While I was walking around, I was struck by a quote printed on the Irish pavillion walls: “We did not inherit this world from our parents, we borrowed it from our children. One day we will return it to them. When we do, it should be every bit as bountiful it was when we found it.” I believe that each and every one of us has an obligation to honour this principle....

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AROUND THE GLOBE - UNITED KINDOM TOP UK PET CONTAINER MAKER BOOSTS OUTPUT WITH NEW STRETCH-BLOW UNIT FOR JARS FROM SIPA The largest independent converter of PET in the UK has just expanded its container production capability, with the addition of a high-output linear stretch-blow moulding system for jars from leading PET processing technology specialist SIPA. Esterform Packaging, headquarters in Tenbury Wells, England, produces an extensive range of PET preforms, bottles and jars for drinks, foods, household, garden and car-care applications. It is currently in the middle of a major expansion...

AROUND THE GLOBE - UNITED KINDOM infeed, oven, preform transfer system and blowing process are key improvements compared to their current line.” says Mauro Fibbia, Account Manager at SIPA. “The SFL 4/4 WM has a wider process window and higher output than the current line, making the same jar from the same preform. Esterform appreciates the well thought-out design of our preform unscrambler as well.” Darryl Gunn, Technical Manager at Esterform Packaging adds that Esterform Packaging was also im- pressed by SIPA’s project management and field activities. ”Overall, we found SIPA to be the best solution...

AROUND THE GLOBE - SOUTH AFRICA SIPA HELPS POLYOAK POWER THE BOS RED BUSH REVOLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA Long-standing South African customer Polyoak Packaging has turned to SIPA once more for the development and production of small bottles for one of the country’s favorite ice teas, BOS. Polyoak is one of bigger packaging converters in South Africa, with over 30 manufacturing plants around the country (as well as in neighboring Namibia and Zimbabwe). Its PET bottle production operations are looked after by its Polypet division, which has been using SIPA equipment since 2007. Polyoak now has a large...

AROUND THE GLOBE - SOUTH AFRICA One of Polyoak’s customers for PET bottles is BOS Brands, which five years ago burst onto the local market with a range of premium quality ice teas that contain extracts from the Rooibos plant native to South Africa. Rooibos means “red bush,” and in some areas herbal tea made from Rooibos leaves is actually called redbush tea. Since hitting shop shelves in 2010, BOS ice tea has become very popular in South Africa, and is now on sale in most retail outlets across the country. BOS is also increasingly available overseas. The range continues to expand, and is now...

AROUND THE GLOBE - SOUTH AFRICA their drink stand out from the competition on the shelves. With the green light from BOS, a SIPA unit has been converted to produce hot-fill bottles, and production of the new bottle recently got underway. “Polyoak appreciates the flexibility of the SFL system,” says Roger Kerr, Operations Manager at Polyoak. “One of the key reasons we chose SIPA was because of the ease with which the equipment can be quicky set up during our frequent format changes.” Polyoak appreciates that commercial success of its customers is often a function of how quickly they can respond...

Major Chinese beverage company Nongfu Spring is making a name for itself in PET bottles with exquisite designs. In a previous edition of SIPA MAGAZINE, we discussed how SIPA helped the company develop bottles shaped like whisks, for packaging a new range of teas. Today, we are talking about small - but perfectly formed - mineral water bottles. What makes these bottles really stand out is the most beautiful labels. There are four different ones, each representing a season of the year. But to maximize the impact of the labels, which are nothing less than miniature works of art, Nongfu Spring wanted...

AROUND THE GLOBE - CHINA bottle of the most simple and delicate structure. SIPA rose to the challenge with input on preform development and injection molds. The tool shop at SIPA Machinery Hangzhou is ideally equipped for jobs of this type, with its extensive capability in mold construction and refurbishing. Nongfu is producing the bottles in three different sizes: 330, 535 and 680 mL. SIPA has developed and delivered changeover sets for preforms for the smallest and largest bottles (weighing respectively 22 and 34 g) and a complete cold half for the medium-sized bottle, all within a very short...

AROUND THE GLOBE - CHINA ce than is normal. Lifetime of the components is still guaranteed, even though with the larger chan- nels there is less steel in the mold, which affects structural strength. Nongfu is very happy with its new AROUND THE GLOBE - CHINA bottles. In fact, it awarded SIPA a “special contribution” award for its work on the project.