C’estbon Beverage has sold over 130 billion bottles of water to date. China is experiencing a strong demand for water packaged in large bottles, and this format is expected to witness a 5.9 per cent compound annual growth rate1. To help deliver the expansion in production needed to meet this consumer trend for large format water, C’estbon Beverage partnered with Sidel, leading global provider of packaging solutions for beverage, food, home and personal care products, to create a customised solution.
By installing Sidel’s Combi complete line, comprising EvoBLOW XL, SF100 Filler, EvoDECO labeller, conveyors, packer and PalLinear palletiser, production has increased to 12,000 4.5L or 6L bottles per hour.
Yan Quan, GM of C’estbon Beverage (Yixing) said, “The collaboration between C’estbon and Sidel can be traced back to nine years ago. We know Sidel understands our commitment to delivering better product quality, healthier and more eco-friendly solutions for the entire beverage portfolio. As such, we trusted them to develop a bespoke solution to aid the expansion of our big format water production, and we have been very pleased with the capability and results from Sidel’s EvoBLOW XL blower in Combi configuration.”
Fastest blower for large PET containers
With over forty years of packaging and blowing expertise, Sidel launched its EvoBLOW XL machine for large containers in September 2023, a solution built on Sidel’s proven performance and designed for multiple markets.
Available as a standalone or integrated combi solution, EvoBLOW XL is a versatile machine that can provide a high level of quality and extended performance for a wide range of bottle formats for up to 8L to 10L. It features flexible oven configurations with a wide choice of bottleneck dimensions which demonstrates its flexibility to handle many types of large bottles.
EvoBLOW XL also achieves high production efficiency with the highest market blowing outputs, up to 18,000 bottles per hour (bph) and 98 per cent proven Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). The user-friendly functionality is designed to ensure efficient changeovers and offer a high level of flexibility. The ergonomic embedded mould handling tool means that heavy mould positioning is simplified and safe.