In order to offer high-quality bottles, the company uses the best raw materials available on the market and machines of the latest generation, such as SMI stretch-blow moulders from the EBS K ERGON range. With the aim of responding to the growing market demands, Fadeplast recently installed the fourth EBS 4 K ERGON rotary stretch-blow moulder, capable of ensuring high competitiveness, fast format changeover and simple and cost-saving management operations.


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Installation
Fadeplast choses SMI for the production of empty PET and rPET containers
Founded in 2013, Columbian company Fadeplast Buga S.A.S. produces empty PET and rPET containers that are mainly intended for companies in the food & beverage sector.

Main advantages of the new plant
- it meets the requirements of cost-effectiveness and efficiency of large-scale productions
- simple and fast format changeover operations in order to quickly switch from one bottle format to another and immediately adapt to the customers' requirements
- compact and ergonomic structure: the preform heating section is integrated into a single module with the bottle stretch-blow moulding section
- high flexibility to process several formats on the same machine (from 0.2 L to 3 L)
- solution suitable for the production of lightweight and recyclable containers
- easy management and maintenance: the stretch-blow moulder has a reduced height and no ladders are required for maintenance operations
- system equipped with two-stage compressed air recovery
- optimized energy consumption
- reduced pre-blowing and blowing times and better quality of the bottles produced

Fadeplast is part of QBCo Group, a co-packer that offers a 360° strategic support (from the production planning to the packaging and sales) to several companies that produce sauces, margarine, oil, vinegar, jams, soft drinks, cured meats, dairy products, cheeses, dried mixtures and vegan products.
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