Sidel installs complete water line with lightweight bottle

Sidel has installed a complete water line for a bottled water producer in Iraq. The line has been designed with a light weighted and stable PET bottle, which weighs only 10.5 g for the 500 mL bottle format.

Established in 2007, the bottler — Durrat Al Khaleej — is adapting production technology to not only adhere to national and international regulations and standards, but also to stay at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. It also has a laboratory that systematically checks the water produced to ensure it meets stringent standards in Iraq.

Sidel worked together with the bottler to optimise both the bottle design as well as line performance.

The lightweight PET bottle in the 500 mL bottle format has been designed to maintain a premium look. It weighs just 10.5 g but still has high stability.

The complete water line has a speed of 24,000 bottles per hour (bph) for 500 mL.

Installed on a greenfield project site in Iraq, the solution does not require an air conveyer and has helped the bottler save water on bottle cleaning. The installation and commissioning was successful, achieving 98.1% line efficiency during the customer acceptance validation (CAV).

The first sellable bottle was launched in December 2020.