RAFA Water, a Saudi brand that produces high-quality bottled water, continues to optimize its packaging with SACMI. The latest innovations include the just-introduced 29/25 light neck and the new easy-to-open cap.
Zero impact on packaging, 200 tons less PET per year for each installed IPS.
The new 29/25 mm lightweight neck is suitable for standard caps, making it a profitable yet versatile solution as it can be applied to existing production set-ups without having to change anything on the 29/25 cap. Neck weight has been reduced by about 15%. For the customer that means PET savings of 200 tons per year for each IPS installed with that specific mold; in all other cases, it drastically improves the ROI.
SACMI followed every stage of development of the new neck design, on a line with a 128-cavity mold mounted on an IPS 400 press: productivity is in the order of 73,000 preforms per hour.
Lightweight neck and easy-to-open cap. A winning combination
Reduced twist force makes opening easier, while increased height improves grip. Central to RAFA Water’s strategy, the new cap features introduced by SACMI will make a considerable difference on the Saudi market. More specifically, the development process highlights SACMI's all-round support at both technological and product level, with the SACMI Rigid Packaging Lab following every aspect, from mold and preform design to development of the new cap.
