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CARVALHELHOS IS A BENCHMARK IN THE WATER SECTOR IN PORTUGAL AND ONE OF THE LEADERS IN THE EXPORT MARKET. THE BOTICAS-BASED COMPANY FOCUSES ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF ITS PRODUCTION PROCESSES, WHICH WILL BE FURTHER IMPROVED THANKS TO THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW EBS 8 KL ERGON STRETCH-BLOW MOULDER BY SMI, FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NEW rPET CONTAINERS WITHOUT PLASTIC LABELS.

SECTOR: WATER ÁGUAS DE CARVALHELHOS Beça, Boticas, Portugal carvalhelhos.pt EBS 8 KL ERGON Rotary Stretch – Blow Moulder

QUALITY WATER FOR OVER A CENTURY Nestled in the pristine Barroso region of northern Portugal — an area revered for its lush landscapes and natural spring — lies a remarkable story of healing and heritage. Among these springs, the waters of Carvalhelhos have long been celebrated for their therapeutic virtues. First discovered in 1915 by a shepherdess who found relief from her injuries by washing her feet in the spring, the miraculous nature of the water was quickly brought to national attention, thanks to a photographer from Porto who documented her recovery. What began as a quiet tale of healing...

THE HEALING PROPERTIES OF THE PRODUCT Thanks to a unique mineral balance, Águas de Carvalhelhos has remarkable healing properties. This gift of nature is especially suitable for treating disorders of the digestive and circulatory systems and for dermatological diseases. It also helps prevent kidney stones from forming naturally and maintain the correct hydration. The quality of the water bottled in the Beça plant is the result of the combination of two extremely important factors: on the one hand, the purity of the source, uncontaminated and curative, and on the other hand, the use of a rigorous...

LUCY & STELLA, The Carvalhelhos brand is associated with the town of the same name, located in the Barroso region, a preserved environment in the heart of the Serra do Barroso mountains in northern Portugal, at an altitude of 750-800 meters. Here, the product bottled by Aguas de Carvalhelhos flows naturally from the two traditional mineral water springs, called Lucy and Stella, in honor of the daughters of the company's founder. The Lucy and Stella springs have been known for more than 150 years, although it is documented that the therapeutic and medicinal properties were already known in the...

Carvalhelhos trace back to 1915, with the founding of Caldas Santas de Carvalhelhos. From the very beginning, this iconic Portuguese company has stood out for its unwavering commitment to quality and wellbeing, offering consumers the pure excellence of naturally bottled mineral water. In its early years, bottling was performed manually, and distribution was primarily through pharmacies, reflecting the water's recognized medicinal value. A turning point came in 1961, with the installation of the company's first automatic filling line — boasting a then-unprecedented capacity of 6,000 bottles per...

IN FRIENDLY SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT The entire activity of the Águas de Carvalhelhos company revolves around a quality policy based on customer satisfaction, employee involvement and the promotion of activities to improve production processes and aim for product excellence. To achieve this, the Portuguese company continuously invests in clean technologies, promoting energy savings, circular economy and waste reduction. From these concepts comes the idea of developing, in collaboration with SMI, a new rPET bottle without the application of traditional paper or plastic labels. An increasingly...

The Portuguese company has involved SMI for the supply of a new rotary stretch-blow moulding system from the EBS 8 KL ERGON series and for the study and development of new PET and rPET containers with and without plastic labels. It is a state-of-the-art, intelligent and interconnected system, equipped with the most modern automation and IoT technologies, with strong eco-compatibility characteristics. ROTARY STRETCH – BLOW MOULDER EBS 8 KL ERGON Functions: stretch-blow moulding of PET bottles for natural water at a maximum speed of 18,400 bottles/hour (format 0,33 L). Bottles worked: 0.33 L, 0.5...

BENEFITS BENEFITS TO SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT The blow moulding machine installed in the Carvalhelhos plant, in addition to producing traditional PET and rPET bottles that require the application of a label, is equipped with special moulds made by SMIMEC for the stretch-blow moulding of bottles without paper or plastic labels. It is an innovative solution that respects the environment, as it does not require the use of glue and paper or plastic labels, ensuring greater purity of the recycled PET material. The area of the bottle reserved for the label has been eliminated by removing the ribs...