Sidel EvoBLOW Aseptic

Flexibility for beverage producers

The Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis offers total flexibility with maximum uptime. Many beverage recipes can be produced in PET bottles, in various bottle shapes and sizes, without compromising on production rates or lightweighting possibilities. 

Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis is:

• suitable for a wide variety of sensitive beverages of high and low acidity in PET like teas, juices, nectars and isotonics, as well as liquid dairy products such as UHT milk or soy milk
• suitable for beverages distributed at ambient temperature (aseptic production configuration) or in cold chain (ultra clean production configuration)
• available for a wide range of bottle formats, ranging from 0.2 to 2 litres
• producing up to 60,000 bottles per hour, a 20% output increase compared to the previous Sidel blower generation with Predis
• available for low to medium output up to 16,000 bottle per hour; the low-speed Combi Predis is extremely versatile and very easy to install in order to achieve a quick ramp up, therefore a timely commercial production.

Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis also offers beverage producers:

• total freedom of bottle design because the empty bottle is blown from a sterilised preform and does not undergo any thermal stress
• simple, fast and safe changeovers with electrical stretching
• reduced downtime for liquid changeovers: less than three hours cleaning and sterilisation between two bottle-to-bottle productions
• Sterility maintained during changeover
• possibility to apply a large range of flat and sports caps
• Fast, error-free changeovers with Motorised Bottle Switch for ovens: automatic and easy mechanical element positioning for immediate bottle quality and heating performance
  TIME SAVED: 40min to 7min (Data for SBO 22-cavity)
• Automatic Robotised Bottle Switch for moulds: moulds replacement through double mould holder robot for increased machine availability
  TIME SAVED: 2min to 30sec per mould

Saving money and resources

Compared to traditional aseptic filling systems, the new Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis offers cost-efficiency and an optimal environmental footprint:

• No water and almost no use of chemicals to sterilise the preform compared to traditional aseptic filling solutions
• Because of the absence of thermal stress on the bottles and continuous by-the-neck transfer, there is no limit in terms of bottle lightweighting
• Optimised production requires only one operator, reducing operating costs by up to 30% compared with standalone equipment
• Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis has improved productivity with an higher overall output based on the same number of blow moulding stations compared to the previous generation of Sidel Aseptic Combi (output up to 2,300 bottles per mould per hour)
• Reduced electrical consumption by up to 45%: Sidel EvoBLOW Ecoven requires fewer heating modules and lamps and reduces preform-heating time

High levels of safety and simplicity

The Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis is designed to ensure food safety, product integrity and a longer shelf life for sensitive products without using preservatives. It is also simple to operate and maintain.

• Aluminium foil is no longer required due to the tightness closure (rigidity of the PET bottleneck combined with caps specifically designed for aseptic packaging) completed with the Combi Predis Capdis: protecting against micro-organisms for excellent food safety
• Production and maintenance operations are improved as the simplified design has fewer transfer wheels making it more compact and more accessible
• Efficient external preform sterilisation with increased output as the oven is equipped with new, more powerful UV lamps
• Improved air management in the oven
• No sterile blower is required as the dry H₂O₂ preform sterlisation is located before the oven and avoids any recontamination
• Improved production environment safety as only relevant parts retain in the blowing area
• Fewer manual interventions required with automatic decontamination of the surfaces of transfer wheel

165 hours of continuous aseptic production

The Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis offers the longest aseptic bottling uptime available on the beverage market.

• A completely aseptic filling environment with a continuous production run of 165 hours between two cleaning and sterilising cycles
• Quick and easy format and liquid changeover: a simple three-hour cleaning and sterilisation period is required between bottle-to-bottle productions
• Equipment can benefit from a longer lifespan with less maintenance, as components are subjected to less stress through fewer cleaning and sterilisation cycles

Low output Combi Predis Blow-fill-cap system

The low output Combi Predis Capdis leverages Sidel unrivalled aseptic dry-preform and cap technology for those who need flexible aseptic PET packaging production at lower speed for small batches prior to a wide-scale roll-out, small volumes for regional markets or niche markets or for dairy applications.

• A perfectly adapted packaging solution in terms of speed for a competitive advantage, benefitting from the latest continual developments in hygienic design, improved flexibility and ergonomics, with no compromise on quality or reliability.
• A standard output of 12,000 bottles per hour for a 1L bottle, it can run up to 16,000 bottles per hour for smaller bottle formats
• A bottling solution suitable to fill any kind of still or pulpy beverages, both products of high and low acidity, bottled in all common volumes required by the market - between 200 ml and 2L
• Ultra-compact footprint to facilitate its implementation in new or existing plants. The reduction up to 30% of the footprint of the integrated PET blow-fill-cap solution compared with existing linear solutions, lessens the constraints of line layout
• Its linear design allows for parallel packaging machines, which is a typical layout in the milk industry
• With its special plug-and-play conception, on-site installation is simpler and faster and can be managed in 'hidden time' while installing the rest of the line
• Despite its compact design, the platform remains ergonomic and straightforward. Good accessibility to the machine's key components has been maintained, allowing operators to maintain and manage it easily

Calculate your savings with aseptic production

Did you know that you can safely produce any kind of high or low acidity beverage in aseptic conditions with both cost-effective and environmental benefits?  You can simply achieve this while ensuring food safety with the Sidel integrated blow-fill-cap solution including dry preform decontamination: the Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis™. It ensures 100% sterilisation of your packaging using no water and almost no chemicals. It is designed to protect the integrity and safety of your products while generating cost savings for your business.

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