The monobloc technology for combined production and filling of PET containers is proving an absolute winner. By the end of 2012, Krones had sold more than 500 systems featuring a Contiform Bloc and an ErgoBloc L. The first monobloc comprising a Contiform blow-moulding machine and a beverage-specific filler was premiered in 2001. The system’s components are linked to each other in close proximity, producing a compactly dimensioned and space-saving footprint. The beverage industry was quick to recognise these advantages, and adopted this technology for handling mineral water, soft drinks, milk, beer and edible oil. Most of the Contiform monoblocs delivered so far are operating in China.
Krones premiered its first wet-end monobloc, featuring a blow-moulder, a labeller and a filler for producing and filling PET containers, as an ErgoBloc L at drinktec 2009. Since its debut, more than 40 systems of the ErgoBloc L alone have been sold, and acceptance-tested with way-above-average performance levels, most of them in 2012.
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By the end of 2012, Krones had sold more than 500 systems featuring a Contiform Bloc and an ErgoBloc.
