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F e e l f r e e t o i m a g i n e . We make it happen.
 Containers
Materials: Type
PET, OPP, PLA, Multilayer • Standard and personalised

The state of the art • Lightweight

• Heat Set

of linear blow moulding • Pasteurisable

• Ultra-Clean

technology • Large sizes (up to 30 litres)

• Oval and off-center neck
• Wide mouth (jars)

• Light barrier
• Gas barrier
• Humidity barrier
The SFL linear blow moulding machines offered by SIPA are the only highly flexible • Active packaging
systems present on the market.

Packaging solutions department is equipped with two-stage The versatility of the SFL
A unique expertise and single-stage unit-cavity machines and a The innovative SFL linear blow moulding
During the last 25 years, SIPA has gained a laboratory for the quality certification of the machine platform provides great flexibility in the
wide range of experience in the development products which is fully equipped to perform all production of a vast range of different types of
and optimisation of bottles and preforms and the tests normally required on preforms and containers.
over these years it has designed thousands containers - including dimensional analyses and
of containers for a multitude of applications, mechanical, chemical and physical property tests The SFL range can produce standard and
from drinks to food, cosmetics, detergents and (e.g. AA, gas permeability) - as well as filling personalised bottles for standard filling, for
pharmaceutical products. simulations. hot filling, oval bottles with shaped necks and
multilayer bottles, lightweight bottles, small
SIPA is able to support its customers by The company is able to guarantee the containers for the pharmaceutical industry as well
offering the preform and container solution functionality and optimisation of the packaging as large containers up to 30 litres, and all this at
which best suits the customer’s specific needs, as a whole: preform, container, closure, label, high production rates.
from the design and supply of samples up to packaging and palletising.
quality certification. SIPA’s container prototype • 3 Machine versions:
Standard Bottle, Large Size, Wide Mouth
• 6 Special kits for:
Preferential Heating, Neck Orientation,
Heat Set, Handle Insertion, Long Neck, OPP.
• Flexible configuration (small bottle, max
cavitation - large bottle, lower cavitation)
• Bottles volume from 200ml up to 30 liter
• Neck finish from 26 mm up to 130 mm

Applications
Non-carbonated
water

Carbonated
water

CSD

Clear juice

Isotonic and
Sport drinks

Functional
drinks

Tea

Milk and
Milk-based products

Edible oils

Beer

Spirits

Dressings

Sauces

Cosmetics
and Detergents
 The SFL range
Standard platform. Dedicated Kit on Standard platform. Special machine / dedicated platform.
On this machines (basic configuration) it is With the installation of special kits, the standard • Wide Mouth containers
possible to produce the following containers: machine can also produce the following (jars with neck diameters
• Water Lightweight, CSD, Milk, Edible Oil containers: from 55mm up to 130mm)

Innovative solutions, • Large size (from 3 litres up to 12 litres)

• Wide Mouth container (blow ‘n’ trim)
• Heat Set, WarmFill, Pasteurizable
• Oval bottle
• Large Size (from 5L up to 30L)

high performance • Oriented and Off-centered neck finish

• Large Bottle (up to 12 liters) with Handle
• Long neck
• OPP

* Output (b/h)
A number of innovative technical configurations are available for a wide range
of applications at high productivities. The SFL represents the state of the art Models Blowing
Cavities
Max Bottle
size (l)
Going
Quick
Bottle
Size
Going
Big
Bottle
Size
Even
Bigger
Bottle
Size
cav

for linear blow moulding machines in terms of performance and reliability.

SFL 6/6 SS 6 1.5 10,800 0.5 9,600 1.5
SFL 6/6 6 3 9,600 0.5 7,800 3 2,000 8 2
SFL 4/4 4 3 7,200 0.5 5,600 3
SFL 6/6 XXL 6 5 7,800 0.5 6,000 5 1,500 12 2
Standard SFL 6/4 XL 4 5 6,000 0.5 4,800 5
Bottle
SFL 4/3 XL 3 5 5,100 0.5 3,600 5 800 12 1
Mean Features: 4 1 SFL 6/4 XXL
SFL 6/3 XL
4
3
12
12
4,000
3,600
5
5
3,000
2,400
12
12
SFL 4/2 XL 2 12 2,400 5 1,600 12
• High Output, up to 1,800 bottles/hour/cavity
-7,200 bph SFL4/4 Large SFL 2/2 2 25 1,500 5 1,000 25
-10,800 bph SFL6/6 Size SFL 2/1 1 30 800 5 500 30

• Fully electric machine
SFL 4/4 WM 4 3 6,000 0.5 5,000 3
• High standardisation Wide
Mouth SFL 4/3XL WM 3 5 4,500 0.5 3,000 5 600 12 1
• Great versatility SFL 4/2XL WM 2 12 3,000 0.5 1,200 12
• Extremely quick installation and start-up time
(machine cabin installed before shipment)
• User friendly technology with full process control 5 2
3

* The above figures are indicative and they must be confirmed by the Technical Department for specific applications
Process steps: main features & benefits

1 Preform feeding & handling 2 Preform heating 3 Preform transfer & pitch change 4 Stretching and blowing 5 Bottle ejection
• Very quick exhaust
• Continuous preform feeding system • Preform heating system with laminar flow • Servo-driven pitch-change system to optimize heating • Electrically driven blowing clamp, no oil • Servo-driven unit for bottle discharge
• Single cavity pressure monitoring (option)
• Proper preform stabilization time on star-wheel (SIPA patent). No turbulence efficiency (oven pitch) and maximum bottle diameter • Servo-driven motion with levers and oscillator • Discharge on air conveyor or belt conveyor
• Standard Air tanks for peak blowing ramp, providing
before spindle insertion • Low thermal inertia: higher heating process consistency (blowing pitch) • High clamp speed or vacuum conveyor
higher output
• Composite techno-polymers chain: very light, and fast start-up • Simple, solid and reliable system • Double-sided pneumatic compensation • Bottle base cooling option
• By-pass valve to avoid chilled water when
no wear, no elongations, low maintenance cost • Oven dimensions based on preform and max bottle size • Servo-driven unit for same-time preform • Servo driven stretch rods
not in production
• Self-lubricate bushing and sealed bearing (from 8 to 16 lamps) and bottle transfer • Fine setting of stretch profile thanks to servo control
• Less power consumption once machine is in idle mode
• Standard quick changeover of spindle (tool-less) • Modular oven • Precise and gentle preform holding • Blow seals, fast and independent for every cavity
or is waiting for downstream
• Different chain pitch to optimize production based • Adjustable position for neck change • Very high transfer speed • Self-learning of stretch stroke based
• No condensation on blow moulds once the machine
on specific neck finish diameters • Quick change of personalized parts (tool-less) on preform-bottle size
is not blowing bottles
• Ejection system for oval or not well inserted preforms • High tech blowing valves: fast and independent for every
• Quick-change system (option) in less than 5 minutes cavity, with individual pre-blow flow regulation
for different neck diameters: change of loading wheel
and loading guides
 Fast, simple, versatile

SIPA’s goal in the development of this range of linear blow moulding machines was
to create a simple and extremely versatile technology which is able to provide the
customer with the highest performance compared to the linear blow moulding machines
available on the market while maintaining an excellent container quality.

High production Versatile

Using unique and patented technology, the SFL All models of the SFL series can produce a wide
achieves high production outputs and excellent range of containers, from 0.10 litres up to 30
container quality. The mechanical operation, litres. The production versatility and flexibility
which is completely electrical, leaving more enables quick and simple changing from one
time available for the stretch-blow moulding format to another. The system for gripping
process. The efficiency of the oven heating and the preforms enables the type of neck to be
ventilation does not impose thermal conditioning changed (from 28 mm up to 48 mm) with simple
limits on the preforms. The system for the operations and without the use of tools and
blow moulding distribution and adjustment adjustments. The gripping system also minimises
benefits from SIPA’s experience in the design the number of personalised parts.
and manufacture of high speed rotary blow
moulding machines. The electrical stretching Compact
gives precision and flexibility to the process and The SFL linear blow moulding machine has a
guarantees full repeatability. compact layout and a small overall size.
The preform linear unscrambler and the gravity
Low energy consumption feeding are nested inside the machine cabin.
The adoption of a fully electrical operational The traditional preform feed hopper is a separate
system, which is fast and precise, guarantees component which may be installed either next
the maximum energy savings. to the cabin, on three possible sides,
In order to reduce the air consumption for blow or in a remote position. Its size and installation
moulding, we have adopted the same air supply flexibility make the SFL suitable even
and recovery circuits and monoblock valves that for installation in very small rooms.
are used on our rotary blow moulding systems.
The oven for the thermal conditioning of the Clean
preforms ensures their perfect conditioning The fully electrical operation, the non-lubricated
with lower operating temperatures and more oven chain, the blow clamp equipped with self-
efficient ventilation. This results in significant lubricating graphite bearings and the electrical
energy savings and a considerable flexibility stretching are all elements which contribute
in the adjustment of the heating-stretching- towards keeping the inside of the machine clean.
blowing process. This results in limited maintenance requirements,
energy savings and a high quality of the
containers.

SIPA’s SFL linear blow moulding platforms

provide the customers with a simple and cost
saving system. At the same time the SFL range
guarantees production flexibility and container
quality consistency.
 Easy to use, reliable,
low maintenance

The SFL linear blow moulding machines have been designed for extremely easy use
and enable very simple mould changes. They are reliable systems with reduced
maintenance time and costs.

Automation and operator Mould change Low maintenance costs

interface module The SFL blow moulding machines enable the The time and costs required for routine
The automation and control of the system is mould to be changed quickly and easily. maintenance of the SFL blow moulding machines
carried out by means of a touch screen graphical There is an accessible area at the front of the (cleaning, wear, adjustments) are very limited due
interface with access to and storage of all machine for changing the moulds, with the to the fully electrical operation of the machine,
the parameters for machine control, heating- extraction of the monoblock mould on a simple the configuration of the oven chain which does
blow moulding process, alarms and relative roller (for 2 and 6 cavities, for small and large not require any lubrication or greasing, the blow
diagnostics, production statistics, maintenance containers). press equipped with self-lubricating components
procedures and video, manuals and spare parts The change of personalised parts, which is (graphite bearings), the electrical stretching, the
lists. It also provides a modem connection necessary in the event of a neck change, requires use of high quality and standardised electrical
with the SIPA On-Line Teleservice for customer the replacement of all the quick fit elements, and electronic components, the easy use of the
support. such as in-feed star wheel, chain spindle transfer machine and the direct access to all its parts.
grippers and seals. The aligner and the preform
- Beckhoff industrial PC with software gravity chute are the only adjustments required. Quick Testing, Delivery,
developed by SIPA. It is all easily accessible by the operator at the Installation and Start up
various parts of the machine. All the SIPA machines are fully assembled and
- Siemens electrical-electronic components and tested at the factory in Vittorio Veneto (Italy) and
communications by Profibus and optical fibres. they are shipped together with the certificate
of conformity and the test certificates in a fully
- Touch screen graphics interface with access to assembled condition (including cabin). All the
and storage of all the parameters for machine blow moulds are tested at the SIPA factory prior
control and heating and blow moulding process, to shipment and the blow process parameters are
alarms and diagnostics, production statistics, stored and certified. The machines may be shipped
maintenance procedures and video, manuals complete in a single container and they may
and spare parts lists. be easily positioned on site by means of a crane
or a forklift truck. This enables quick positioning
- Modem connection with SIPA customer and start up.
support service.

• Extremely quick and easy mould changeover:

30 min one operator.
• Roller table for simple mould change.
• In case of neck change, it may require
additional quick-change items (replacement
of in-feed star wheel, chain spindles, transfer
grippers, blow seals/stretch rods).
• Simple and easy adjustments on unscrambler
rollers and preform guide rails.
 Standard machine
The SFL standard machine platform provides great production flexibility in term
of different types of containers to be produced with the aid of special kits.
Machine configuration can also be changed to produce small or large size containers
on the same platform.

Production Flexibility Example base on SFL 6/6 To produce different bottles on existing machine,
Our SFL linear blow moulding machines are very it’s sufficient to have:
Pitch 130 Pitch 130 Pitch 130
versatile and can produce different bottles on the • New blow mould
same platform while maintaining the position of • New loading star wheel
corresponding cavities. It is sufficient to have new
blow mould and new loading star wheel.
It is also possible to re-configurate an existing FROM 6 cavity: max 2 L
machine to produce containers with different
sizes requiring different blowing pitches. In this TO 2 cavity: max 8 L
case, it is required to have new stretch and blow
assembly, new piping, new pitch change assembly,
new transfer assembly and new blow mould.
Pitch 130 x 3

6 Special kits for: Heat Set, Preferential Heating for oval shapes, Neck Orientation, Handle Insertion, Long Neck, OPP.

Hot fill bottles Oval containers Neck orientation Bottles with handles Long neck OPP

- 500ml @ 20g, 89°C in-line - 20oz @ 25g, 1300 bhc - 8oz @ 20g, 1400 bhc - 1800ml @ 65g, 1200 bhc (oval) 500ml @ 34g, 1200 bhc 250ml @15g, 1200 bhc
- 500ml @ 28g, 89°C OFF-line - 500ml @ 34g, 1200 bhc - 500ml @ 34g, 1200 bhc - 3000ml @ 85g, 1200 bhc (oval) 1750ml @ 83g, 900 bhc 750ml @ 30g, 1200 bhc
- 1500ml @ 44g, 89°C in-line Handling neck finish higher than 25mm

Heated blow moulds. Valve to control air Special oven placed at the end of standard oven: Spindle and preform neck orientation, Hydraulic piston moves inserts on the mould Machine modification to allow neck finish taller Solutions to blow containers with special resin,
cooling through stretch rods. Bored stretch double sided lamps, without preform rotation. in relation with bottle orientation in blow mould. to create the undercut for the handle during than 25 mm (upto 65 mm). like OPP (oriented Polypropylene). Special oven
rods (with optional quick-change system). Lamps power controlled independently. Ventilation Three sensors installed to check preforms the blow process. controls for very complicated heating process.
Dedicated exhaust system. provided by small fans plus hot-air extraction. proper orientation.
 Large sizes platform
A dedicated platform to produce a wide range of large size containers,
from 12 liters up to 30 liters, for all sort of applications: mineral water, beer,
edible oil, mineral oil, detergents, chemicals.

Configurations Containers
2 cavities configuration The following large size containers
• Bottle sizes: up to 20 liters can be produced:
• Neck finish up to 80 mm
• 5 US Gal returnable water cooler bottles
1 cavity configuration with or without handle
• Bottle size: up to 30 liters • 5 US Gal one way water cooler bottles
• 12 liters bottles with up to 48 mm neck
• Stackable bottles up to 25 liters
• Up to 30 liters beer KEG
• 10.5 liters warm filling container
with 63 mm neck
• One way collapsible bottles for water
dispensers.
 SFL wide mouth

A dedicated platform to produce wide mouth containers, very compact, specifically

designed to offer flexibility together with output speed.

Two SFL WM Configurations

Version 1 is built for speed. Version 2 maximizes flexibility. Benefits
• Output of up to 6,000 containers per hour • Format changes are especially • Fully Electric blower
• Ideal for processors with dedicated quick and efficient • Reliable process (brushless motor for stretch unit,
customers or applications • Ideal for customers likely to change blowing press, oven chain, variable pitch, preform
• Neck diameters up to 95 mm configurations frequently transfer unit, bottle transfer unit)
• Maximum container capacity of 3 liters • Holds up to four cavities • Easy accessibility for mould changeover
• Neck diameters up to 130 mm & maintenance
• Maximum container capacity of 10 liters • Fast mould changeover in less than 30 min
• Fast neck changeover in less than 40 min
• Clean ➜ Oil free blower
• Low Energy Consumption ➜ ARS Plus and high
heating efficiency

SIPA is the only company in the market with

full skills in wide mouth and large sizes preform
design and engineering as well as large sizes and
wide mouth preform production systems.