Advantages of “dual cavity” production

Two complete filling lines supplied to the area distributor of Sacmi’s water bottling systems, the Memco Group (Middle East Factory for Machine Company, an important firm on Saudi Arabia’s water and juices market). The heart of this order consists of the Sacmi stretch-blow moulders designed for the manufacture of small and medium formats.

Dual cavity, double the speed, and competitiveness thanks to the production of sizes such as 330 and 600 ml. This is the core advantage of Sacmi SBF (stretch blow forming) technology. Memco has now chosen this technology as part of a key investment decision for its subsidiary Zulal. Memco asked Sacmi to provide two complete natural mineral water bottling lines to boost output capacity at the two currently operational Zulal plants, the most recent of which is dedicated to smaller-size bottles (330 and 600 ml).

At the heart of the line is the SBF 614 HERO rotary stretch-blower, designed to operate – depending on bottle size – with a single or dual cavity (i.e. where bottles have a diameter of less than 70 mm). Cutting-edge technical solutions have ensured containment of air and energy consumption and an increase in stretch-blowing speed. Another key part of the order is the AWS filling monobloc, a PET container filling solution. The AWS combines maximum filling precision with contactless filling and also features an advanced container handling system to ensure easy, efficient movement of any format type.