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PET Bottling Line

For a used PET bottling line, the first distinction is how bottles reach the filler: the proposed equipment may include bottle blowing, or may require bottles from a separate system. Check the equipment list rather than assuming a blower, moulds or compressed-air equipment are part of the sale.

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Technical guide: PET Bottling Line

Bottle and closure compatibility

Bottle volume alone is not enough to establish compatibility. Neck finish, closure, bottle shape and the installed handling parts also matter. Where blowing is included, identify the preforms and moulds associated with the offered configuration. For filling, specify whether the product is still or carbonated and which process your production requires.

The listings below describe the offered equipment. To assess a proposal, send the bottle and cap drawings, required output for each format and the space available. Request confirmation of included change parts and utilities before planning the installation.

Technical guidance for selection

Assess a used line using its layout and individual machine specifications. Sidel’s integration methodology considers the critical machine, accumulation, controls and plant utilities. Ask us for the included equipment, available formats and production data: one machine’s nominal speed does not describe the entire line.

Manufacturer reference: Sidel · Line integration

Terminology used in the market: In sourcing requests, “used bottling line” may also be described as a used filling line, pre-owned beverage line, second-hand bottling plant or complete beverage packaging line. These terms overlap, so always compare the equipment actually included.

Evaluating a complete used bottling line: PET Bottling Line

A complete line must be assessed as an integrated process rather than as a list of individual machines. Product, container, closure, secondary packaging and target output determine whether the available equipment can work together with acceptable accumulation, controls and utilities.

Information to verify

  • actual product and process requirements, including temperature and carbonation
  • container, closure, label and pack formats for every machine
  • verified output of the line and of its limiting machine
  • conveyors, buffers, inspections, coding and quality controls included
  • electrical standards, utilities, layout, dismantling limits and documentation.

Ask for the latest working layout, format list and production evidence. The nominal speed of one machine is not the guaranteed output of the complete line, and any missing connection or format part should be identified before an offer is finalized.

Manufacturers represented in this category

BC · Berchi · COMAC · Filmatic · ICS · KHS · Kosme · Krones · NATE · Nelden · Ocim · Parmatc · Procomac · SARCMI · SIAPI · Sidel · SIEM · SIG

Availability changes over time; each listing shows the documented manufacturer for that machine. View all manufacturers →