microorganisms, light, oxygen and
temperature,” Mr Rohit adds.
“With the ideal barrier properties
offered by PET, together with
its neck and cap tightness,
the drink’s integrity and safety
are fully protected, while dairy
producers can benefit from
both cold chain and ambient
distribution with an extended
shelf life.”
Sidel’s fully integrated and
technologically advanced
solutions employ the processing
equipment and capabilities of
Tetra Pak Processing Systems
(TPPS). Over the years, Sidel and
TPPS have been combining their
respective expertise to define and
execute more than 150 complete
line projects. Therefore, Sidel can
ensure maximum product integrity
along the supply chain for Liquid
Dairy Products while optimising
uptime and costs.
Cost-effective and proven
blow-fill-seal solution
The adoption of PET started in
Europe nearly 20 years ago and
has been deployed worldwide
now for chilled and ambient
distribution drinks, for UHT milk,
flavoured milk or plant-based
milk. The trend is even bigger
around on-the-go formats than
around family formats. The Sidel
Aseptic Combi Predis has been
helping dairy producers surf
this market switch. The proven
solution – already counting more
than 150 references worldwide –
merges dry preform sterilisation
with aseptic blowing, filling
and sealing functions within a
single production enclosure.
No water and only very few
chemicals are needed during
the production process that
is safe and simple for greater
cost-effectiveness and resource
savings. Additionally, Sidel’s
Aseptic Combi Predis leverages
a very compact footprint and
can achieve up to 200 hours
of continuous production run
time. Producers also benefit
from reduced downtime for
product changeovers and
cleaning operations; for example,
the cleaning and sterilisation
period between bottle-to-bottle
productions has been reduced to
three hours.
To perfectly accommodate the
growing number of products
in the dairy sector, the Aseptic
Combi Predis is able to manage
multiple sizes and formats.
“Lastly, we should not forget that
since its launch, the Sidel Aseptic
Combi Predis globally contributed
to save seven billion litres of water
and 57,000 tons of PET while
producing a staggering 46 billion
bottles. It is definitely a powerful
solution for a more sustainable
business – another key factor for
India’s dairy producers as well as
the local government,” Mr Rohit
says.
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