Fonte Platina.

Connected with nature

The ecosystem in which Fonte Platina is based, in Brazil, is the ideal place to open senses and benefit from the properties of a unique water.

INVESTING IN ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES

In Águas da Prata, in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, the pristine environment, characterized by wonderful water springs, has the power to make you live unique sensory experiences.

Immersed in this enchanting territory, we discover Fonte Platina, a cutting-edge company that has been investing in new technologies, such as the EBS 4 K ERGON stretch-blow moulder, recently supplied by SMI through the subsidiary SMI DO BRASIL for the production of 0.31 L and 0.51 L PET bottles (with petaloid or flat bottom).

The new plant, designed according to the strictest environmental standards, responds to the company’s needs to make use of socially responsible systems for the production of PET bottles of still and carbonated water.

The constant investment in new equipment, together with strict controls and effective partnerships between customers, suppliers and collaborators, has allowed Fonte Platina plants to put on the market high-quality products, sold under a wide range of labels.

A PLANT FOR SEVERAL BRANDS

Fonte Platina focuses on the concepts of product and production processes quality, customer enhancement, business ethics, respect for the environment and social responsibility.

The Brazilian company continues to innovate in the premium and gourmet water segment, using cutting-edge technologies that give priority to energy saving. The water in 0.51 L and 0.31 L PET bottles, produced by SMI EBS 4 K ERGON stretch-blow moulder, is marketed with labels under Água Platina brand, as well as under labels depicting different themed pictures, thus becoming a customized communication tool capable of conveying messages, advertising an event, making a brand popular and standing out in the market.

SMI SOLUTIONS FOR FONTE PLATINA

Thanks to the new EBS 4 K ERGON compact stretch-blow moulder, capable of producing up to 8,000 bottles/hour, Fonte Platina has achieved greater automation for the production process, a higher efficiency and at the same time a reduction in the consumption of electricity and compressed air.

The presence of the SMI DO BRASIL branch has represented a key element for the collaboration between Fonte Platina and SMI, as this enables to provide immediate and constant technical support.

EBS 4 K ERGON MAIN ADVANTAGES

• High-efficiency rotary stretch-blow moulding system, equipped with motorized stretch rods that ensure a precise management of the path of the stretch rod and significant energy saving

• ultra-compact system: the preform heating section (tunnel) is integrated with the stretch-blow moulding section (carousel) into a single, extremely compact module

• structure equipped with slightly rounded safety doors, that make cleaning and maintenance operations safer and easier

• reduced energy saving: the preform heating module is equipped with high-efficiency IR-ray lamps, while the stretch-blow moulding module is equipped with a double-stage air recovery system

• high-performance valves with low dead volumes, which reduce the pre-blowing and blowing times with advantages in terms of machine performance and quality of the bottles produced

• easy management of the plant, thanks to MotorNet System® automation and control system

• easy and fast format changeover.

Since the beginning of its activity in 1918, Fonte Platina has always paid attention to the surrounding environment, with initiatives for the promotion of the territory, such as the reforestation of trees in the reserve, and investing in increasingly advanced and eco-sustainable technologies, such as the SMI compact stretch-blow moulder from the EBS 4 K ERGON range.

Over the years, the Brazilian company has also created several research and control laboratories and installed in its own plants machines of the latest generation that, in a short time, have allowed it to become one of the best brands of still water in the country.

To have further information on SMI complete lines, contact our sales department or visit our website.

Marketing Department

SMI S.p.A.

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