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TECHNOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY
‘Way Beyond Good’ journey
Founded in 1853, SIG Switzerland reduces water consumption on filling machines up to 50%. With a waste rate of below 0.5%, SIG’s fast and efficient filling technology plays a significant role in minimizing overall waste in its customers’ factories.
Innovative technical upgrades by SIG have now made it possible to reduce water consumption up to 50% on new and already installed third generation filling machines. This important bre- akthrough is another step forward on SIG’s Way Beyond Good journey – its roadmap to becoming a net positive business.
This latest water saving innovation will be included on all new SIG high- speed filling machines, which can fill 24,000 small-size carton packs per hour. The new technology is also availa- ble on most filling machines for carton packs with a size of up to 1.100 ml with a capacity of 12,000 carton packs per hour. Most of SIG’s third generation filling machines for small and medium size carton packs can also be fitted with a newly developed, and easy-to-fit, wa- ter reduction conversion kit, which hal- ves water consumption by saving ap- proximately up to 350 litres per hour.
As food and beverage companies continue to prioritize the environmen- tal impact of products, to minimize overall footprint, packaging plays an important part in the product lifecycle. SIG carton packs offer proven environ- mental benefits, compared to other
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packaging alternatives, and SIG conti- nues to work closely with customers to reduce impact across the entire value chain.
Holger Schmidt, Head of Product Management Technology at SIG: “Our new water saving technology, inclu- ding the conversion kit, ensures water pressure is reduced, water flows more slowly and less is consumed, saving up to 350 litres per hour. The saving in wa- ter usage will ensure the new techno- logy pays for itself in the longer term – a benefit to both business and the environment.”
In the last two years, SIG’s technical updates have helped its customers in Europe save more than 115 tonnes in CO2 emissions and 25,000m3 of water.
Innovative technical upgrades by SIG have now made it possible to reduce water consumption up to 50% on new and already installed third generation filling machines.
SIG will continue to work closely with customers to increase efficiency, cut operating costs and reduce environ- mental impact.
Holger Schmidt continued: “Our la- test innovation enables our customers to save water quickly and easily and is a further step on our Way Beyond Good journey. We continue to make our fil- ling machines as efficient as possible to minimize operating costs and environ- mental impact.”
SIG Combibloc Thailand has received honorary award certificates for Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) label and Carbon Footprint Reduction (CFR), as the company is again recognized for low-carbon and sustainability for the fourth consecutive year.
SIG customers won big in the “Best in Carton” category of the Global Wa- ter Drinks Awards during Zenith Global’s 17th Global Water Drinks Congress. DRINKS3 (Drinks Cubed) won for its WATER3 in SIG’s combidome carton bottle with SIGNATURE packaging material. Joint winner, The Happy Healthy Kids Co. won for Wa Waah Water in SIG’s combifitPremium. The award for WATER3 recognises the outstanding partnership
between DRINK3 and SIG, who jointly developed
a product and packaging concept that has proved
to be a perfect match. “Absolutely ecstatic to have
won Best in Carton at the Global Water Drinks
Awards,” said Ravinder Singh Sandhu, Co-Founder
of DRINKS3. “Thanks to all those who have helped
us on our first year of this sustainable journey, and
special thanks to the team from SIG”, he added.
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