Predis™, the dry alternative

Combi Predis™ FMa is Sidel’s innovative, simple system for blowing bottles and filling sensitive products in aseptic conditions. The key feature setting the system apart from other equipment of the same type is its “dry preform technology”: bottle rinsing is replaced with dry preform sterilization at oven entrance, using hydrogen peroxide vapour (H2O2).

Combi Predis™ FMa combines the Predis™ solution with Sidel’s newest aseptic filling technology, the Sensofill™ FMa, in a single equipment for blow moulding, filling and capping. The dry sterilisation solution for preforms has huge benefits. Predis™ ensures superior hygiene for sensitive beverages while offering unrivalled cost-effectiveness along with product and environmental benefits. While 250 m³ of water and 200 litres of chemicals are used daily to decontaminate bottles on a traditional aseptic bottling line, Predis™ dry-solution decontaminates preforms using hydrogen peroxide mist: it requires no water, extremely reduces the use of chemical agents and creates no effluent.

Other benefits include energy savings, a smaller footprint and the potential for lighter bottles: high-temperature sterilisation of preforms instead of bottles avoids thermal stress on empty bottles. The Combi Predis™ FMa has already been selected by some beverage producers in Europe and North America.