Sidel Corporation: PET Bottle Packaging Solutions for Sensitive Beverages
At present, oxygen-sensitive beverages and carbonated beverages require a PET bottle that can better guarantee the quality of beverages. The ideal solution is to push the Sidel's Ac-tisTM technology, which creates a highly effective barrier on the inner hooves of PET bottles to fully guarantee the quality of the beverage.
PET bottles must provide good gas barrier properties when packaging oxygen-sensitive or carbonated beverages. In fact, the shelf life of such beverages depends to a large extent on its sensitivity to oxygen infiltration and loss of carbon dioxide. After the best drinking time of the beverage, its taste gradually lost.
The greater the ratio of the surface area to the volume of a bottle, the faster the gas permeates and the greater the effect on the quality of the beverage. Therefore, to ensure superior packaging performance, it is necessary to design the gas barrier layer on the inner wall of the PET bottle (usually referred to as a small-volume bottle).
In order to protect the natural characteristics of beverages, Sidel has developed ActisTM and ActisLiteTM process technology and corresponding complete sets of equipment to achieve large-scale industrial production of "barrier" PET bottles.
Through the ActisTM process, an ultra-thin layer of highly hydrogenated amorphous carbon coating is formed on the inner wall of ordinary PET bottles, acting as a gas barrier layer. This barrier layer only contacts the liquid in the bottle, thus avoiding the possibility of affecting the barrier effect due to physical damage from the outside.
The thickness of the carbon coating depends on the set process time and can be flexibly adjusted to meet the packaging requirements of various beverages. ActisTM and Actis LiteTM coating processes cater to the specific packaging needs of various beverages such as beer, carbonated drinks, carbonated water, spices, tea and juices.
Production line integration
Based on Sidel's renowned rotary dynamics design and reliable mechanical properties, ActisTM technology has been applied in practical packaging production on three continents (the United States, Asia, and Europe) as a viable industrialization solution. Ac-tisTM equipment can be easily integrated into existing beverage production lines, whether as downstream equipment for blow moulding machines or as upstream equipment for filling or stacking machines. Production quality control
The coating processing station of the ActisTM machine can control key process parameters in real time, including vacuum levels inside and outside the bottle, acetylene gas flow, microwave energy and plasma brightness. These controls ensure the quality of the coating treatment of each bottle.
Recycling value
ActisTM-treated PET bottles can be recycled through existing recycling channels. The barrier layer only occupies 0.04% of the bottle weight. The recycled material and new material can be used to make optical fiber when mixed in a 50:50 ratio, and can be used to make new bottles when mixed in a 40:60 ratio. The above data comes from industrial-scale tests conducted in conjunction with NAPCOR and Wellman, the two leading US recycling companies.
Jiangsu Xinmeixing: PET bottle beer long tube filling equipment technology matures
Jiangsu Xinmeixing Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd. is a professional manufacturer of comprehensive PET bottle packaging machinery that integrates research, development and manufacturing, and a vice chairman unit of the China Food and Packaging Machinery Industry Association. In 2003, the company was the only domestic company in the industry to participate in the formulation of the National Standard for Acceptance of Liquid Food Packaging Equipment.
The company has successively introduced the latest PET bottle packaging technology from Germany, Italy and other countries, developed the first PET triple water filling system in the country, and the first PET triple hot filling system, and has exclusive mature PET in China. Mid-temperature filling and PET aseptic cold filling technology, etc., provide a comprehensive solution for beer/beverage factories. The company has successfully provided excellent equipment and perfect services for well-known domestic and foreign brands such as Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Wahaha, Robust, Huiyuan, Harbin Pharmaceutical Factory, and Japan Otsuka. The products have been sold to the Middle East, Japan, Southeast Asia and the world. All around.
As a leading supplier of PET bottle packaging machinery in China, Jiangsu Xinmeixing has established a PET bottle filling equipment R&D team in the industry based on its mature PET medium temperature filling and PET aseptic cold filling technology. , Aiming at the world's most advanced PET bottle beer filling technology, determined to provide excellent equipment and perfect service for many beer manufacturers. For more than a year, the Xinmeixing R&D team has conducted more than 30 trials and has overcome dozens of technical difficulties. In particular, it solved the problem of how filling equipment can reduce the amount of oxygen, and launched the first mature PET bottle beer in China. Tube filling equipment.
It is believed that in the near future, as the packaging material cost of PET beer bottles will continue to decrease, the corresponding filling technology and technology will be further improved, and PET bottle packaging will have great room for development in the beer industry in China. Beyond glass packaging.
Huayu Feiling: high starting point for liquid filling equipment
Jiangsu Huayu Feiling Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd. is located in Zhangjiagang City, Suzhou, in the Yangtze River Delta where Yumizhixiang is located. The company's existing fixed assets of more than 3,000 million, covers an area of ​​30,000 square meters, has more than 30 full-time development and design engineers, is a collection of development, research, design, manufacturing and technical services and marketing in one of the professional manufacturing of complete sets of wine ·The backbone enterprise of beverage machinery and equipment. And relying on its strong technical force to rely on market demand as its mission, with product development as a precursor to the production of various kinds of technical skills, excellent quality "Hua Feiling" products.
Companies adhere to the market-oriented, science and technology as a leader, the quality of the main line, service for the protection, integrity as the basis. The company follows the ISO9001:2000 international quality management system model, established a sound quality assurance system, and strongly guaranteed the company's product quality and performance. The main technical sources of products: Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and combined with China's national conditions developed a high starting point, advanced technology liquid filling equipment, automation level reached the advanced level of the industry.
The company produces more than 800 full-service wine and beverage filling equipment users in more than 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in the country, as well as in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Russia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, the Commonwealth of Independent States, South America and other countries. And area. The company provides a variety of technical services to help customers design equipment layout, answer customer process consulting, customer personnel technical training and operation training.
Source: China Packaging News