For the very first time, a 2 cavities blow molding machine producing up to 40 liters PET containers will be presented; the machine on the booth will be producing 4 gallons containers for US standards water dispensers.
The new SFL2 is capable of producing containers up to 25 liters (6.6 US gallons) with 65 mm neck finish on two cavities or 40 liters (10.5 US gallons) containers with 85 mm neck finish on a single cavity.
SIPA’s capability of supplying 360° solution is extended to the big sizes containers as well. SIPA develops the container design and specification starting from the preform project, manufactures the injection and blowing equipment, the filling machine with its new dedicated filling valves and the handling robot with its packing systems.
The SFL2, dedicated to big sizes containers, completes the range of SFL linear blow molding machines; SFL6 with 6 cavities and SFL 4 with 4 cavities. The SFL series was marketed in 2006 and more than 300 machines have been installed up to date. In the US the SFL are producing custom containers such as ovals and other specialties.
Another linear blowing machine, the SFL 6, with 6 cavities and with preferential heating for oval containers will be displayed. SFL are extremely flexible suitable for all types of PET containers; beverages, hot fill, ovals with or without neck orientation, big sizes, OPP’s etc.
A rotary blow molding machine, SFR 12 Evo, featuring 12 blowing cavities, will be producing hot fill containers. The SFR Evo series, a compact and low consumption platform, has the highest output per cavity in the market, up to 2000 bottles per hour per cavity. The machine on the booth will be producing light weight 500 ml hot fill bottles for tea, juices and similar sensitive applications.
Visitors will have the possibility to appreciate SIPA expertise in containers and molds design as well as its light weighting capabilities. There will be presented new packaging solutions such as stackable containers, kegs in PET for beer and containers with handles.
PMCI, the mold division of SIPA, will show its capacity of developing new containers ideas on existing industrial platforms as well as manufacturing all type of molds for preforms, caps and containers.
SIPA and PMCI Division relies on a world class tool shop which employs over 350 people with tooling facilities spread out in 3 continents: in Italy, Vittorio Veneto, Hanghzhou in China, Sao Paulo in Brazil. During 2009 the company opened a new plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico which will enter in full production by the end of the year. The aim of this new facility is to reduce for North and Central America customers the time to market of new molds and increase the after sales service support.