Smart & green stretch-blow moulding for PET
With the rotary stretch-blow moulders from EBS ERGON range, even in ECOBLOC® version with the filling and capping modules, the SMI Group offers an effective packaging solution for the manufacturers of sanitizers and detergents packed in PET containers. Equipped with IoT technology, the machines are suitable for every need and ensure maximum efficiency and wide freedom of action, at low cost.
During the health emergency period SMI Group has more than ever been at the forefront in supporting the manufacturers of household cleaners, personal hygiene products and sanitizers packed in PET containers, by providing the wide range of skills acquired in the design of containers, the production of moulds and the manufacturing of stretch-blow moulding, filling and packaging machines.
In detergent and pharmaceutical industry, during the pandemic, the key role played by plastics -and especially by PET - has been in the public eye: low cost, lightness, versatility, high resistance (especially crucial during the transportation and storage of products) and, last but not least, maximum safety and less amount of energy for the production compared to other packaging materials.
Therefore, during the national lockdown, the Bergamo-based company (operating not only in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, but also in food & beverage and pet food sectors) has never stopped working.
And thanks to its team of specialized engineers and cutting-edge tools, it has designed, developed and created prototypes of a wide variety of packs, customized according to the specific customers' requirements, who asked first of all for safety, functionality, innovation and ergonomics.
For large-scale productions at low cost of containers, the Group offers the wide
range of rotary stretch-blow moulders from EBS ERGON range, available both in stand-alone or in ECOBLOC® version, integrated with the filling and capping modules. They are compact and efficient machines, that are suitable for any layout and for every need for the “smart & green factory” for production requirements up to 36,800 bottles/hour.
With the launch of ERGON technology, SMI kicked off the “new age of packaging” and the “new age of bottling”, showing again the ability to bring to market complete and cutting-edge solutions, that are flexible, eco-friendly, easy to use and monitor, in compliance with Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT) concepts.
The advantages of the EBS ERGON series
- high-efficiency rotary stretch-blow moulding system, equipped with motorized stretch rods;
- ultra-compact solution, that it is suitable for any layout solution. In ECOBLOC® version, the stretch-blow moulding, filling and capping operations are integrated into a single block and the machine does not require the rinser and the conveyor belts between the stretch-blow moulder and the filler;
- precise and fast filling and capping process, thanks to an electronic control system of the operations and to the use of high-efficiency valves, controlled by flowmeters;
- low energy consumption of the stretch-blow moulder, thanks to a preform heating module, equipped with high-efficiency IR lamps and to a double-stage air recovery system, that allows the reduction of energy costs related to the production of high pressure compressed air;
- frame with a modular design, without welding, equipped with very resistant and long-lasting safety doors, made of tempered glass;
- precise and constant control of all process stages;
- fast format changeover and mould replacement;
- low running and maintenance costs.
