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Refres Now expects ‘significant energy saving’ thanks to Sidel Matrix Combi
Soft drinks producer Refres Now, is expecting a major decrease in energy and water consumption after further installations of Sidel Matrix Combi blow-fill-cap systems.
The Sidel Matrix Combi machine will provide comparable energy saving of 45 per cent, alongside a major decrease in water consumption and a 40 per cent improvement in the plant’s total production
The Sidel Matrix Combi is part of a new line which was installed as an expansion of the company’s production facility in La Mantaza. Energy saving Sidel Matrix Combi
The expansion of this plant is the result of a $12 million (€10 million, £9.2 million) investment, which also covers the opening of a new warehouse for finished storage product, which was opened by the Argentinian President Mauricio Macri.
The expansion comes after Refres Now, who make the Manoas brand of drinks, turned to Sidel in 2011 for the world’s largest Sidel Combi for filling carbonated drinks.
Marcos Pilati, Sales Director for Mexico and North Hispanic zones at Sidel, said: “Refres Now has benefitted from the performance of our integrated solution. The resulting top quality bottles were better suited to withstand the pressures of transportation and the challenges of the entire supply chain. Despite the difficult economic situation with South America over recent years, the equipment we have installed has helped Refres Now over-perform their objectives. As a result, they now see Sidel as a strategic partner in their bottling operations.” Energy saving Sidel Matrix Combi
Thanks to this, Refres Now turned to Sidel when it needed to increase production capacity, and the Sidel Matrix has allowed energy consumption to be cut by 45 per cent.
Alongside this, the Sidel Matrix SF300 FM filler with 162 valves allows an output speed of 32,000 bottles per hour, and reduces CO2 consumption and the footprint of the equipment.
While being flexible and hygienic, the Sidel Matrix Combi is four per cent more efficient than standalone machines, cuts operating costs by 12 per cent, and uses up to 30 per cent less floor space.
Walter Canido, Operations Manager at Refres Now, said: “We celebrate the start-up of line number nine, and for us every new line means a great success. Sidel has had an impeccable trajectory in technology for the bottling industry, but above all the magic ingredient for the equation to work is its people, and for us that is more important than the machine itself. Our next step in line number 10, and the future is infinite.”