Sustainable production processes. Sant Aniol chooses the EBS 8 KL ERGON stretch-blow moulder

Sant Aniol chooses the EBS 8 KL ERGON stretch-blow moulder

Founded in 1993, Sant Aniol has always operated with a focus on sustainability, striving to preserve nature and make the world a better place to live.
Among the many innovations introduced are its striking PET bottles, inspired by the volcanic rocks of the Garrotxa region and produced by an EBS 8 KL ERGON stretch-blow moulder equipped with the ReduxAir system to reduce energy consumption.

Bottles with a volcanic spirit

Sant Aniol PET containers feature a distinctive and elegant design that conveys the unique qualities of the water whose spring is located within the Natural Park of Garrotxa, at a depth of more than 120 meters, in a place characterized by sedimented lava and volcanic rocks that give the water its purity and excellent qualities.

SMI solution for Sant Aniol

To safeguard the environment, Sant Aniol adopts state-of-the-art technologies designed to maximize energy efficiency. Fifteen years after the first supply, the Spanish company once again turned to SMI for the installation of a new EBS 8 KL ERGON rotary stretch-blow moulder, intended for the bottling line of natural mineral water in 0.33 L, 0.5 L, and 1.5 L PET containers.

Environmental benefits

The EBS 8 KL ERGON stretch-blow moulder installed at the Girona plant is fitted with stretch-blow moulds equipped with the special “ReduxAir” bottom, which, through special technical and design measures, allows the air between the outer walls of the bottle and the surface of the mould to be released more quickly, making it possible to produce rPET/PET containers with lower air pressures, especially:

- 0.33 L containers at 15 bar air pressure
- 0.5 L containers at 17 bar air pressure
- 1.5 L containers at 25 bar air pressure
This makes it possible to reduce the use of a high-pressure air compressor, significantly lowering electricity consumption.

Energy efficiency benefits

The EBS 8 KL ERGON stretch-blow moulder supplied by SMI is equipped with an energy counter with a digital LCD display, which, through the control of energy consumption, enables the optimization of the operational efficiency of the plant. The counter installed on the machine is used to record and display, alternately, electricity consumption, voltage, current and power over a given period. Thanks to these devices, the solutions supplied by SMI can leverage the services offered by the platform SmyIoT, an interactive database that remotely collects, verifies, processes and enhances all operating parameters of the plant, both at the level of individual machines and across the entire production line. This allows users to improve operational efficiency and energy performance across all processes, schedule maintenance interventions and reduce overall production costs.

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