Discover the SMI solution for Água Pedra Azul

Água Pedra Azul, an important Brazilian bottler, for over 30 years has been bottling pure and uncontaminated spring water, sourced in the region of the mountain of the same name. For an efficient and sustainable production of the 0.5 L PET bottles, it has installed the EBS 10 KL ERGON stretch-blow moulder, at its facility in Marechal Floriano.

Pedra Azul receives the award Valued Customer's Club

For the supply of cutting-edge production technologies, Água Pedra Azul relies on highly experienced partners like SMI, present in the country through the SMI Do Brasil subsidiary based in São Paulo.

To testify and strengthen this partnership, SMI Do Brasil award Pedra Azul with the trophy "Valued Customer's Club", a unique and exclusive work of art, a symbol of SMI engineering, where mechanical precision and technological innovation meet. The award is represented by a grip mandrel, the mechanical element symbolizing the first point of contact of the EBS 10 KL ERGON stretch-blow moulder with the journey undertaken by the preform, which, after passing through the heating oven and entering the mould, turns into the beautiful Água Pedra Azul bottle.

Luciana Rambalducci and Juliana Rambalducci, respectively CEO and Managing Director of Água Pedra Azul

explain how the family business has grown in recent years and why they decided to invest in a new SMI stretch-blow moulder .

SMI solutions for Pedra Azul

The EBS 10 KL ERGON stretch-blow moulder allows Pedra Azul, to have an efficient and flexible production system that ensures quick changeover operations to promptly adapt to new formats. 

Reduced changeover times

The changeover operations and mould replacements are simple and fast, as they involve adjusting processing parameters from the POSYC® operator interface, replacing each half of the mould by loosening four screws, and changing the bottom by means of a mechanical hook.

Advanced automation and overall efficiency

The stretch-blow moulding system is managed by the MotorNet System® automation and control system, which ensures the constant maintenance of optimal processing parameters throughout the entire production cycle and the direct modification of machine settings. The simplicity of management and maintenance operations guarantees a high overall efficiency index.

Modular and compact structure

The compact and ergonomic design of the EBS 10 KL ERGON stretch-blow moulder allows the integration of the heating functions for preforms and the stretch-blow moulding of bottles within a single module. The reduced dimensions of the system ensure a reduced footprint within the bottling line and significant advantages in terms of operational flexibility and workplace safety, enabling the user to easily carry out all activities related to the use, cleaning, and maintenance of the machine.