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he continual growth in the consumption of beverages is a global phenomenon, with bottled water leading the sector. As the “case histories” in this number of SMI NOW demonstrate, the growth in consumption of bottled water has caused lots of companies in this sector, to invest in new bottling and packaging technology, with solutions that protect water resources, reduce the environmental impact caused by production processes and safeguard the health and wellbeing of present and future consumers. SMI has a company strategy aimed at sustainable gowth and creating shared values; for this, we are continually...

A TINY PENINSULAR COVERED BY DESERT DUNES AND SURROUNDED BY THE WATERS OF THE PERSIAN GULF, WHERE LIFE CONTINUES UNDER THE SHADE OF THE ANCIENT SOUKS AND FUTURISTIC SKYSCRAPERS. QATAR IS A LAND OF CONTRASTS, WHERE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS LIVE HAND IN HAND WITH INNOVATION. IT'S THE IDEAL PLACE TO RELAX ON LONG, GOLDEN BEACHES, TO GO ON EXCURSIONS IN THE ARID, SANDY AND ROCKY HINTERLAND TO DISCOVER THE THOUSAND-YEAR HISTORY OF THIS MAGICAL LAND, THAT ANTICIPATES THE FUTURE WITH AMAZING SPEED. THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO QATAR IS DOHA, THE CAPITAL, A COSMOPOLITAN CITY WITH 1 MILLION INHABITANTS SQUEEZED...

REFRESHMENT FACTORY WATER SECTOR AL ETIHAD REFRESHMENT FACTORY Doha, Qatar COMPLETE LINE 20,000 bottles/hour - integrated ECOBLOC® ERGON 10-36-9 EV - case packer LWP 30 ERGON - film shrink wrapper LSK 42 F ERGON - conveyors - subsupply: high pressure compressor, labeller, inspection systems and coder

AMONG FUTURISTIC SKYSCRAPERS AND ANCIENT SOUKS The “souk” or “suq”, sometimes also called “bazar”, means market for Arab people, a place assigned to the exchange of goods. In classical Islam it represented – together with the mosque and the palace of power – the third functional centre of the Muslim city, it developed more or less inside the protective city walls, according to a trend that can be defined as concentric circles, with professions and artisans with longer lasting goods in the centre (eg. goldsmiths and perfumers), with those with a medium impact in the second circle (dried foods,...

of 20,000 bottles/hour, can easily be adapted to double the production without changing the line layout, or replacing the machinery that is currently used. projected towards the future, above all the companies growing market demand, continually invest in new technology and in cutting edge production installations. As the future is not always predictable the winning choice is that of concentrating on the customers' current needs without losing sight of future objectives. This is the only way that companies can gain the maximum economic benefits from their activity and optimise resources and...

READY TO INCREASE PRODUCTION! THE LINE WITH EXPANDABLE PRODUCTION To create the new water bottling and packaging installation for the Doha brand, Al Ethiad Refreshment turned to the experience of SMI, who proposed a bespoke solution for the current production requirements but with a truly innovative aspect, the possibility to quickly and easily adapt to growing future market demands, without compromising their investment. The idea of an expandable production line was devised, a line that right from the start could face an increase in production of up to 40,000 bottles/hour without having to change...

smi] INDUSTRY 4.0 SOLUTIONS THAT INCREASE PRODUCTION PROFITABILITY In the era of Industry 4.0 machines and installations need to be flexible, intelligent and interconnected. Men, machines and systems communicate constantly among themselves, creating networks of added values and automated production processes that guarantee the optimal use of the resources available. More and more often, companies need to face rapid organisational and production changes to satisfy constant changing market demands, these can be, the type of product, packaging format, packaging material and so on. To be able to...

SMI SOLUTIONS FOR AL ETHIAD FACTORY The current bottling and packaging line supplied by SMI, was designed and created to satisfy all the principles of Industry 4.0. it has the innovative characteristics of expandability and flexibility in line with the most advanced parameters of the "smart factory", capable of easily adapting to production flows caused by market demand. Ethiad Refreshment can reply efficiently and rapidly to these variations, adjusting its production cycles, with the minimum supplement required by the installation of a new integrated ECOBLOC® to blow, fill and cap, to increase...

INTEGRATED ECOBLOC® ERGON 10-36-9 EV SYSTEM Functions: stretch-blow moulding, filling and capping of 0.2 L / 0.35 L / 0.5 L / 1.5 L PET bottles of Doha natural mineral water, with a production capacity of up to 20,000 bottles/ hour (0.5 L). Main advantages: • Compact and flexible solution for stretch-blow moulding, filling and capping PET bottles with mineral water. • Precise and quick operation, thanks to the electronic operations system, to the motorised stretch rods and the use of high efficiency valves controlled by flowmeters. • Reduced energy consumption: the stretch-blow moulding module...

WRAP-AROUND PACKER LWP 30 ERGON Packed products: 0.2 L / 0.35 L / 0.5 L / 1.5 L PET bottles. Packs worked: The 0.2 L and 0.5 L bottles are packed in wrap-around corrugated cardboard in 4x6 and 6x8, the 0,5 L bottles in 4x6, the 0.35 L bottles in 5x8, while the 1.5 bottle is packed in 3x4 wrap-around boxes. Main advantages: • Packaging process with wrap-around system equipped with a mechanical device which groups the product, with the advantage of forming the cardboard box around the transiting bottles without having to stop the machine. • Ideal solution for a package that is resistant to impacts...