{"id":11755,"date":"2026-02-18T04:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=11755"},"modified":"2026-02-18T04:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:18:00","slug":"refresco-leverages-sidel-laser-tech-for-rpet-optimisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=11755","title":{"rendered":"Refresco leverages Sidel laser tech for rPET optimisation"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The EvoBLOW Laser system\u2019s technology allows for more precise heating, with control over up to 36 individual heating lines per preform. Credit: Refresco\/ Sidel. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Refresco has partnered with Sidel to implement the EvoBLOW Laser technology for PET bottle blowing in Germany, moving away from traditional halogen-based methods.\u202f<\/p>\n

The technology, which has been running at Refresco for more than a year, differs from older methods by using laser-powered heating instead of halogen lamps to prepare bottle preforms.<\/p>\n

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This allows for more precise heating, with control over up to 36 individual heating lines per preform.<\/p>\n

Through this approach, Refresco reported having cut the material content in its 1.5l PET bottles by as much as 15% while maintaining quality standards.<\/p>\n

The process is also said to streamline operations, particularly when using recycled PET (rPET) content.<\/p>\n

The system has been tested at Refresco with bottles made from up to 100% rPET, and with standard bottle recipes containing 50% and 70% rPET.<\/p>\n

Refresco PET expert Daniel Debruijn said: \u201cEvery day, I manage many changes of preform or material. With the traditional halogen oven, we often have to adjust the process multiple times. With the laser, you reload a new recipe, start the blower, and the bottle is right the first time.\u202f<\/p>\n

\u201cThe stability and simplicity of process settings make unplanned stops stress-free for the operators. By eliminating warm-up and cool-down time, this stable technology is always ready, increasing productivity.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n

Sidel said that the laser heating method also leads to reduce energy consumption during bottle manufacturing.<\/p>\n

Refresco collaborated with Sidel throughout the trial phase, providing an industrial setting for the technology\u2019s rollout.<\/p>\n

Sidel Europe and Central Asia customer management EVP Marina De Barros commented: \u201cTrust is something Sidel and Refresco have built over time, across several innovations and shared projects. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working side by side with Refresco, sharing and exchanging on market trends and business challenges. \u202fThis guides us to continuously adapt and develop the technologies of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Britannia Industries installed its for dairy products, using equipment supplied by Sidel.<\/p>\n

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