Bottling Line Flexibility

FOCUS ON BOTTLING LINE FLEXIBILITY

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XMOULD EDITORIAL SIPA BRINGS THE XFACTOR TO PREFORM 5 50 LIGHTWEIGHTING WITH XMOULD MOULD REFURBISHMENT AROUND THE GLOBE OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION WITH SIPA’S LATEST NEWS FROM THE MOULD REFURBISHING AND CONVERSION 7 DIFFERENT CONTINENTS 52 SERVICES GREEN OVEN SOUTH AFRICA - NAMPAK BIG ENERGY SAVINGS WITH “GREEN OVEN” Sipa scores in south africa with UPGRADES ON SFR AND SFL BLOW MOLDING PUBLISHED BY: 9 xform preform system for nampak 55 UNITS SIPA S.p.A. CHINA - WILMAR PETWORK via Caduti del Lavoro, 3 YIHAI KERRY CONTINUES ITS COLLABO- CONCEPT, DESIGN, ENGINEERING. 31029 Vittorio Veneto - Italy RATION WITH SIPA IN PREFORM AND WHAT’S NEW IN PACKAGING WORLD +39 0438 911511 13 BOTTLE PRODUCTION 56 www.sipa.it CAMBODIA - KULARA WATER SQUEEZABLE SIPA INSTALLS COMPLETE LINE FOR CAM- SIPA PUTS THE (COLD) SQUEEZE ON HOT-FILL BODIA’S FIRST AND FOREMOST NATURAL THANKS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO: DRINKS BOTTLES 17 MINERAL WATER BOTTLER 58 Nampak IRAN - AB NOOSH FEM Wilmar International AB NOOSH COUNTS ON SIPA TO BOTTLE FEM HELPS SIPA DESIGNS BETTER BOTTLES Kulara Water 25 THE SOFT SPRING WATER OF SEPIDAN 61 MORE EFFICIENTLY Ab Noosh - Mineral Water Monarch Plastics Group CANADA - MONARCH SMARTCOAT Telemark SIPA’S CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT IN SIPA SETS TO WORK ON MAKING SMARTCOAT 28 PACK DEVELOPMENT WITH MONARCH 63 SMARTER PUBLISHED ON: April 2014 NORWAY - TELEMARK CAPPELLO RETROFITS RETURNS COME QUICKLY WHEN YOU INVEST TELEMARK TAKES A TURN TO SIPA IN CAPPELLO RETROFITS CREDITS: 33 66 IngImage, Shutterstock FOCUS ON JUST AROUND SIPA Concept, Design, Layout: 38 BOTTLING LINE FLEXIBILITY 68 TALKING TABARRO Bia Network, Advercity LINE FLEXIBILITY COVER: SIPA SHOWS SUPPLENESS IN LINE NEXT EVENTS 2014 Design: Zitta Schnitt, 41 CONFIGURATION 70 Photo Credits: Paris Tsitsos TECHNICAL WINDOW XMOULD - REFURBISHMENT - GREEN 48 OVENS

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As the World Wide Web celebrates its 25th birthday, everything is connected as never before. The global economy is on a recovery path, but things are still rather fragile. The euro area is gradually emerging from a protracted recession, and growth in the United States has increased slightly, but prospects among developing countries and economies in transition are mixed, and still very prone to external influences. Markets change from one day to the next. So just like the spider in its real web, operators need to be nimble. We at SIPA believe that flexibility is even more important than productivity to survive and prosper in these uncertain times – and our equipment can make you more adaptable. Our motto is “Feel free to imagine. We make it happen.” With Xtreme, our new injection-compression molding technology, you can produce two different types of preforms contemporarily. Our rotary blowing systems can produce standard or hot fill bottles with few changes, and our filling lines can handle water, soft drinks or hot filled juices, with or without pulp, in the same line. Modular volumetric fillers and new filling valves make it possible to create solutions tailor-made for the most diverse requirements in the bottling world. Our latest palletizing systems are capable of covering all customer requirements, both in term of productivity and logistics. I believe we have made it happen. We think we are getting better at adapting to change too. In 2012, SIPA set out on a new course that was laid out in a “road map” that we called “Shape our Future.” We set ourselves a series of ambitious targets and we embarked on numerous projects in order to reach them. Some of those projects are described in this issue of SIPA MAGAZINE. “Shape our Future” will conclude in 2015. As I write in late March, we have already hit most of our targets. We have introduced a series of innovative new products, we have expanded local branches, we have opened brand-new offices, we have implemented a whole raft of improvements in our service activities. I confidently expect that at the end of our road map journey, I will be able to say “Job Well Done” and be ready to tell you about our next plans. “Shape our Future” fits exactly with the main goal of the SIPA Mission: to transfer our competence and expertise to our customers, offering innovative and competitive solutions to specific customer needs. We first understand your requirements and then propose the manufacturing scenario that best satisfies them. We aim to provide sustainable packaging solutions; to create flexible solutions that can adapt to customer needs in an era of rapid change; and to expand PET boundaries. “Shape our Future” will put us in an even better position to achieve our mission. I am sure you all think you have heard enough about sustainable solutions, but please bear with me, because I truly believe that SIPA is delivering on its promise. We have an outstanding packaging design team that continues to create new and lighter preforms that perform just as well as, if not better than, the old ones, saving you money in material and processing energy. Complementing their work, our technology experts are working on ways to break down barriers to further improvements. In the last issue of this magazine, for example, we told you about XTREME that in one fell swoop makes it possible to make preforms ten percent lighter than is possible with conventional injection molding. We realize that for some processors, XTREME will take you out of your comfort zone. That is why we also look at other ways to help you save and prosper. Many of you already know about XMOULD, our highly innovative surface technology for conventional preform molds that changes the rules of what is achievable in L/t ratio, the ratio of preform length to wall thickness. Yesterday, the maximum economically achievable L/t ratio was around 45. Today, with XMOULD, it is 60. In conclusion: SIPA is a partner you can rely on to respond – quickly – to your changing needs; to sustain you with solutions that save energy, materials and maintenance; and to lead you into new applications and technologies. Our road map is called “Shaping our Future.” Your future is now. Enrico Gribaudo General Manager _5 _6 AROUND THE GLOBE: NEWS FROM THE DIFFERENT CONTINENTS

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SIPA SCORES IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH XFORM PREFORM SYSTEM FOR NAMPAK

Africa’s largest packaging com- A pioneer in PET “Nampak was looking for a reliable pany, Nampak, has chosen SIPA’s When it comes to PET bottle partner who, on top of being capa- XFORM 500 preform production packaging, Nampak knows what it ble of supplying first class preform system to make juice and CSD bot- is talking about: it was in fact the systems, understands packaging tle preforms for major beverages first packaging supplier in Africa development,” says Giovanni De players on the South African mar- and the second in the world to blow Rosa, SIPA’s Southern African Area ket. The system was installed during PET bottles. It began producing Manager. “We have in-depth design 2013 and has exceeded Nampak’s PET bottles for local and interna- and production expertise in systems expectations. tional brands during the 1970s, and and molds, and we know the mar- SIPA supplied a complete pre- since then it has built up a substan- ket inside out. We have our own of- form system that included the tial collection of preform systems fice in South Africa too, so we can XFORM500 injection moulding from several major suppliers. It is stay on top of things here.” machine equipped with a 72-cavi- the owner of a huge quantity of le- ty mold, together with two more gacy moulds. Now, Nampak can in- Efficient production, 72-cavity cold halves, to produce stall each and every one of those le- full back-up preforms in various weights for pro- gacy moulds on the XFORM 500, Nampak Liquid Technical Director duction of bottles between 500 mL without restriction and without Mthandeni Mkhize says: “We are and 2 L in volume. the need for any modifications. really satisfied with our choice of

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the XFORM 500 and about the re- found a partner that can support us Molds can be cooled with water lationship we have established with both on technology and on packa- at 14°C rather than the traditional SIPA. The system has been running ging development.” 8°C, for example. Post-mold coo- smoothly since the day we first SIPA’s XFORM 500 is actually ca- ling is carried out in six stages. Con- switched it on, achieving excellent pable of handling molds with up to tinuous low speed screw rotation preform quality. SIPA has done a 144 cavities. Not only will it ac- minimizes the stress on the PET to good job with know-how transfer cept molds from any supplier, but ensure minimal generation of ace- to our people, and on-site service the molds can also be changed over taldehyde. Furthermore, XFORM is available with all the right skills, inside 3.5 hours. The XFORM 500 500 performs very well with RPET which helped provide a smooth has been designed to be robust, flakes: throughput drop is less than transition. We are happy to have versatile, and also energy-efficient. 10% with 50% flakes.

Cooperation continues Nampak and SIPA are now continuing to work together on more projects, in connection with stretch- blow molding as well as injection molding. Nampak has grown substantially since it began making cardboard cartons in 1920. It now offers a comprehensive product range, across multiple industries throughout the African continent, manufacturing to the highest commercial and environmental standards in metal, glass, paper and plastics. Apart from South Africa, the company is also pre- sent in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It also has a strong presence in Europe, with nine sites in the UK.

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YIHAI KERRY CONTINUES ITS COLLABORATION WITH SIPA IN PREFORM AND BOTTLE PRODUCTION

Major vegetable oil producer Yihai Now Yihai Kerry is looking to SIPA Kerry is once again banking on as a partner for a renovation project SIPA in a new investment for its at its Kerry Oils & Grains (Tianjin) packaging lines. The Shanghai-he- operation. SIPA will install four adquartered company, part of Part SFL6 systems, for production of of Wilmar International, Asia’s le- bottles ranging in volume from 0.9 ading agribusiness group, produces L right up to 10 L. These will be edible oils, feed meals, rice, flour, brought into operation during this bran, grains, specialty fats, oleoche- year. micals and soy protein concentrate In addition, the Tianjin operation at over 170 large-scale integrated will be equipped with an XFORM manufacturing plants located in 43 500/72 preform injection molding strategic locations. system for production of 100-g In its operations dedicated to edi- preforms. ble oils, Yihai Kerry has been using This system has a 72-cavity mold SIPA equipment for seven years, mounted on a 500-tonne injection during which time it has accu- molding machine. mulated a large number of line- So it will reap the benefits of having ar stretch-blow molding units, as an integrated pellet-to-bottle pro- well as preform injection moulding duction system, complete with the units. SIPA is in fact already the assurance that its containers will largest supplier of blow molding perform to the highest standards. equipment to Yihai Kerry. SIPA guarantees a minimum of

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eight million production cycles gest companies listed on the Singa- before the first maintenance of pore stock exchange. the mold, and total energy con- Its business activities include oil sumption is best in class. And if it palm cultivation, oilseeds crushing, chooses, Yihai Kerry can install any edible oils refining, sugar, specialty existing large mold on the XFORM fats, oleochemicals and biodiesel ma- 500, irrespective of whether that nufacturing and grains processing. It mold was made by SIPA or one of has over 300 manufacturing plants its competitors. So it obtains per- and an extensive distribution net- formance, energy efficiency, and work covering China, India, Indo- total flexibility. nesia and some 50 other countries.

Yihai Kerry parent company Wil- mar International is one of the lar-

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SIPA INSTALLS COMPLETE LINE FOR CAMBODIA’S FIRST AND FOREMOST NATURAL MINERAL WATER BOTTLER

“Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink,” wrote the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. His An- cient Mariner was adrift at sea at the time, but he might have said the same thing if he was walking through Cambodia until recently. Cambodia may have a monsoon climate, but you would have been well-advised to avoid some bottled water there. Happily, things are changing, and SIPA is helping to make it happen. Just a few years ago, Frenchman Bernard Forey discovered many bottled water in Cambodia was unfit for human consumption. Luckily, he was able to do something about it. A while earlier, while in Vietnam, he had found a deep acquifer containing water with well balanced mineralisation, similar to leading French brands,

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in the country’s Long An pro- on an aerial survey in Cambo- ral water in South East Asia, one vince. That acquifer became the dia over the Angkor temples and of the best in the world, put up a source of La Vie mineral water, 30km away to the mountainous factory to bottle directly from the sold by a company that Forey set region of Kulen, birth place of the aquifer and then asked SIPA to up and later sold to what is now Khmer civilisation. propose a complete mineral water Nestlé Waters. He spotted an unexpected water- PET bottling plant solution. SIPA So Forey already knew quite a lot fall close to the top of the Mount was very happy to cooperate. about water and how to get it into Kulen, as well as several rivers Forey liked the quality and price bottles. flowing to the plain of Angkor. of the proposal, and things moved He decided to drill at the foot ahead from there. Looking for water from of Mount Kulen, after buying 9 the air hectares of land and found a deep Bottles to pallets To cut a long story short, Forey aquifer, deep below the earth sur- SIPA supplied its own SFL 6/6 went with his son who is a pilot, face with the purest natural mine- linear stretch-blow molding unit,

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integrated with a complete set of together to develop new designs country, as well as top supermar- downstream bottling and packa- for premium and lightweight bot- kets. The company is now targe- ging equipment sourced locally. tles too. Kulara Water, headquar- ting retailers all across the count- The line produces bottles in 300, tered in Phnom Penh, is selling its ry. Eau Kulen is widely considered 500, and 1500 mL formats. SIPA Eau Kulen mineral water to the to be the only pure mineral water and Kulara Water are now working best restaurants and hotels in the from local source.

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NOT YOUR AVERAGE BUSINESSMAN established logging, a saw mill, and a plywood factory. He also set up CFA Investments, for doing business across Asia. A simple style and an emotional intensity have taken Ber- P.T. IFA operated through the selective cutting and refo- nard Forey on a journey that began in France before taking restation of various commercial species of timber. It em- him to Algeria, Mauritania, Iran, Indonesia, Australia, Vie- ployed some 2500 people, while a logging camp close by, tnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and many places in between. home to the 5000 workers and their families, was complete He is a gentleman, an entrepreneur, an investor, and above with a school, clinic and an airstrip. all an adventurer. In 1977 the President of France made Forey a Knight of the Bernard Forey has enjoyed working in many industries, as Legion of Honour. well as many parts of the world. One of his earliest roles was as a prospector geophysicist looking for oil in the san- Fish in cans, water in bottles ds of the Sahara and Mauritania. Following five years in In 1980, Forey made his first move into foods, when he the desert, he went on to work in a mine in the remote established a major integrated tuna fishing and canning mountains of Iran, before heading out to new adventures in operation, ‘from catch to can,’ on the Indonesian island South-East Asia. He arrived in Indonesia in 1963 to study of Biak. Eleven years later, he struck water in Vietnam (see locations for a hydroelectric dam in Java. main article). And four years after that, in 1995, he established a joint venture in Myanmar, for the production of Wood operations in Indonesia high-quality baby diapers and sanitary napkins. This com- Five years later, he spent a year in the Sumatran jungle pany is now the leading local manufacturer of these pro- conducting research for a future timber concession for an ducts in the country, and continues to expand. international group. After establishing the concession, Fo- Kulara Water in Cambodia is Bernard Forey’s latest adven- rey bought the entire 360,000 hectare operation under the ture. But we can’t imagine he is not thirsty for more. name of P.T. Industries et Foret Asiatiques (P.T. IFA). He

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Coming soon: preform production As might be appreciated, Forey is a restless man. Now he is busy with studies for production of PET bottle preforms in neighbou- ring Myanmar. Discussions with SIPA to supply a production system for that future operation are well advanced.

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Ab Noosh counts on SIPA to bottle the soft spring water of Sepidan

In the mountainous Sepidan di- evaluation, Ab Noosh purchased ve experience and know-how for strict of Iran’s Fars province, Ab its complete production line from concept, production, delivery and Noosh Tang Shol Mineral Water SIPA some years ago. Ab Noosh installation of a wide range of PET Co. is using a complete SIPA sy- recognized SIPA as a specialist in bottle packaging production lines. stem to bottle some of the softest PET technologies, with extensi- In addition to the preform mol- and tastiest spring water in the country. Against a backdrop of pe- aks that reach to almost 8000 meters, the company has been going from pellet to pallet with SIPA for three years. Beginning with a 72-cavity injection molding system to make its own PET preforms, the company blows bottles in various sizes up to 1.5 L, and then fills them with water that is reputed to have particularly beneficial effects for those with poor hearts or osteoarthri- tis. Ab Noosh calls its water Aqua Life. After detailed investigation and

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ding system with its annual capa- equipment,” says SIPA Area Ma- changes, and the efficiency of the city of around 200 million pre- nager Roberto Sommi. “The cu- complete line. We have high re- forms, SIPA supplied an SFR 8 stomer benefits from the very high gard for SIPA’s innovation in ener- EVO rotary stretch-blow molding efficiency of the line and excellent gy-saving systems. The equipment unit, linked to a complete SIPA container costs. is user friendly, with an intuitive filling line comprising a Stillfill “We were able to help our partner operator interface, which makes it 50-60-12 rinsing-filling-capping all the way along the path from simple to use. SIPA is famous for bloc, a labelling section, ink jet complete plant design to installa- its after-sales service in Iran too. printing, shrink-wrap unit, a Ge- tion and commissioning, putting “We deal with a single, respected nius PTF2 automatic palletizer, into the project all the skills of our partner for a complete PET bot- and an SPF pallet stretch-wrap- engineering department.” tling line from A to Z, and that ping station. Gholam Reza Abbasi, Mana- includes input on preform design “By providing Ab Noosh with a ging Director of Ab Noosh, says: that takes aesthetics and cost into complete ‘pellet to pallet’ system, “SIPA has a strong reputation in account. This complete package we have been able to offer an op- the local mineral water market. granted us a quick return on our timal compatibility between the We appreciate the flexibility the investment. Overall, I think SIPA preforms and the blowing/filling equipment provides us in format is an excellent investment!”

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SIPA and Canadian full-service “SIPA has met all our initial ex- plastics bottle manufacturer The pectations, and we look forward Monarch Group are working side- to a growing relationship,” says by-side to develop new bottles for Hemang Mehta, CEO of The Monarch’s end users in the bevera- Monarch Group. “The bottle de- ge industry. Starting from simple velopment partnership has been sketches, the two companies have instrumental in the introduction together developed several new of several new products to the designs, carried out FEM analysis, market.” built prototype molds, and sup- Gladson Remos, who looks after plied samples to customers. It’s a the Monarch account at SIPA, winning combination, with SIPA says this is the first bottle de- benefitting from increased sales of velopment agreement made in preform molds, blowing machines North America with a company of and blow molds to Monarch. this magnitude. “The two compa- Monarch with the SIPA team has nies have developed a strong busi- developed a number of projects, a ness relationship over the past few typical example of what the two years, and we have high hopes for companies have achieved is a 20oz the future,” he says. bottle. This bottle, with its unique The Monarch Group has been de- dispensing cap, is being sold in the veloping and producing bottles for North American market. Protot- over 40 years. A full-service manu- ype preform and blow molds were facturer with a complete line of de- developed at a SIPA lab, and after coration facilities, it manufactures Monarch’s end user customer gave bottles and jars in a wide range of the green light, Monarch procee- plastics. It has one- and two-stage ded to purchase a 48-cavity pre- PET bottle production systems, form mold, plus an SFL 6 linear and has hot-fill bottle capability. stretch-blow molding machine As a way of providing added value complete with blow molds from for its customers, Monarch ma- SIPA. With the strong support nufactures its own PET preforms, from the SIPA technical group, while its decoration facilities are the molds and machine were com- equipped for sleeving, pressure missioned on time, and put into sensitive labeling, screen printing, Bottle 989 -On Demand bottle, with successful production at Monarch. special cap -20 oz. and heat transfer labeling.

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From left: Gladson, Mike Gruenberg - Technical Director, Elroy de Xavier - COO- The Monarch Group

The company currently manufac- The Monarch Group of Com- tures in Brampton, Ontario, whe- panies is owned by The Mehta re it has 200 employees, and it has Group, which has manufacturing another 100 staff in Kenosha, Wi- and service business prominence sconsin, USA. It has three plants in North America, Africa, India in all, and has the ability to service and the United Kingdom. customers across North America. The Mehta Group has a deep un- It has also begun projects invol- derstanding and proven experien- ving work in East Asia. ce in a wide range of industries, Monarch has a strong track re- including cement and building cord working with customers of materials, sugar, horticulture, ca- all sizes. It produces around 400 bles, general engineering, packa- million containers annually for ging and plastics containers ma- the personal care, home care, hair nufacturing. care, automotive, food, promotio- nal and pharmaceutical industries.

Hot fill – SIPA design 591 ML- Energy drink _31 _32 AROUND THE GLOBE - NORWAY

TELEMARK TAKES A TURN TO SIPA

What does the word Telemark conjure up for you? Depending on your age or persuasion, it could mean downhill skiing, taking turns on one knee – a techni- que devised by Sondre Norheim, born in the Telemark region of Norway back in 1825. Or maybe you think of that 1960s film, based on a true story, with famous American and British actors pre- tending to be Norwegians who sabotage a heavy water facility to save the planet from nuclear de- struction: “Heroes of Telemark.” Well, some of the good people of Telemark in the water business have taken a new turn, and maybe there’s something rather heroic about this too. Telemark Kilde- vann, a well-known bottler of water that wells up in Fyresdal in

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the south of Norway, has set up a did not come true, sad to say, but 24,000 bottles per hour. This unit second operation, to make carbo- Telemark is very bubbly about the has 12 cavities and 108 valves, and nated soft drinks 300 km away, in prospects for its new venture. And incorporates SIPA’s Isotronic iso- Aurskog ,close to Oslo, the capital so is SIPA. baric volumetric filling monobloc. of Norway. Last year, SIPA installed a Sincro- “Telemark was attracted by our Telemark has moved into a plant bloc 12-108-10 filling unit at Te- professional and creative appro- that not so long ago was the sce- lemark for bottling the CSDs. The ach, together with our willingness ne of a dream to make the Th!nk equipment handles bottles betwe- and ability to satisfy the need to all-electric city car. That dream en 500 and 1500 mL, running at enter production with a very tight

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schedule,” says Stefano Bonanni at SIPA. “We needed to integrate with other providers in the management of a complex job. It was a real challenge, which we demonstrated we were able to master.” So now Telemark Kildevann enjoys the advantage and flexibility of state-of-the-art filling and packaging equipment for its new drinks. In addition to its own brands, it produces private label waters, soft drinks and sports drinks to some of the largest grocery-chains in Scandinavia. It also packs Bona- qua Silver still, sparkling and fla- voured water for the Norwegian market, under contract for The Coca Cola Company. Telemark Kildevann chairman Bjorn Bunæs says the new operation will strengthen the company’s cooperation with key customers, and is enabling it to adapt to a market that is rapidly changing.

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SIPA shows suppleness in line configurations

What does a PET bottle packa- run for relatively short periods, on ging company want from their a limited number of lines – maybe equipment supplier? Everybody even just one line. There are others wants value for money, but when it who are moving into new areas, comes to specifics, preferences vary. or fast-developing areas, where it Some companies are very focussed is unclear at the outset what the on one type of product in one type major product will ultimately be. of package, often in highly com- These companies put a priority on petitive markets, and what counts adaptability in their equipment for them above all is unit costs. and associated services, the flexi- SIPA has the products for you. bility to change with the market. But then there are other packa- And this is where SIPA truly ging companies with a broad mix excels, all the way from the con- of products that they may need to cept and design stage of a new ce in the PET packaging sector form of packaging, right the way to great use in developing highly through preform and bottle pro- innovative preform and bottle duction, filling, capping and label- designs that enable customers to ling, to the palletizer at the end of make better products more cost- the production line. effectively. They have invented containers Versatile neck finishes that stand out from the compe- Over the years, SIPA specialists tition on shop shelves, and they have put their extensive experien- have become especially adept at

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creating lightweight neck designs ze changes necessary to existing tion of hot fill and CSD contai- that are equally suitable for diffe- preform molds?” This has led it to ners on the same machine without rent types of products. such ground-breaking innovations any personalization change. SIPA takes a holistic approach to as the HotLight 28. The HotLight 28 is already being neck design, taking into conside- used by several SIPA customers, ration not only such basic que- The HotLight 28 for CSD helping them to increased suc- stions as “Will the mold fill?” but and hot-fill cess in key markets. One case also numerous less obvious ones. The HotLight 28 is a 28-mm short study was detailed in a previous For example: “Can we keep the neck finish that is shorter than edition of SIPA Magazine: SIPA same closure?” “What effect will standard hot-fill neck finishes, and and major Asian food and beve- the design have on total line con- also considerably lighter at just 3.8 rage producer URC have together figuration?” “How can I minimi- g. Critically, it allows the produc- developed what are believed to be

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among the lightest hot-fill bottles in the world. The bottles are used for a market-leading brand of green tea-based drink. URC uses the HotLight 28 on two designs for hot-fill bottles, a 230-mL bottle weighing just 12.5 g, and a 1.5-L bottle.

Stretch-blow molding hybrid Down on the bottle production and filling line, SIPA equipment shows its flexibility in many ways. A single SIPA SFR EVO3 rotary stretch-blow molding system, for example, is equally adept at producing bottles for a wide range of drinks. Without changing the mold shells, it can be quickly converted from producing bottles for water or carbonated soft drinks to bottles for hot-fill applications. Consider too some of these features: • Electrically-controlled stretch rods are standard on the SFR EVO3. This makes it particularly easy to switch from one format to another. • On a machine holding molds with small necks for water or CSD bottles (type PCO 1881 28 or 30/25, for example), it is a simple job to convert it to run bottles for

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juices or other hot-fill products elements in product handling are- allows bottlers to fill multiple pro- with a 38-mm neck diameter. This as, such as the preform orientation ducts on the same line. is mainly due to the unique drive rollers and the chute. Flextronic C, one of the most com- chains on the SFR EVO3 that re- plete and powerful configurations quire no modification when mo- Filling flexibility in the new range, handles carbo- ving from one neck size to another. SIPA’s Flextronic range of highly nated, still and hot-fill products, • Modular ovens for the preforms versatile modular volumetric fil- with or without pulp. It can also on the SFR EVO3 are easy to move lers, together with new filling work with various types of contai- and assemble according to the valves in EVO versions that can ners, with different neck sizes. needs of the process, so that they be perfectly integrated and inter- Last year, SIPA demonstrated the are always as close as possible to changeable on the new platform, Flextronic filler in its “Xfill” confi- the blowing wheel –something not make it possible to create solu- guration. This has no on-board pro- possible with standard ovens. tions tailor-made for the most di- duct tank, and when the unit is used • A quick-change system allows the verse requirements in the bottling for carbonated drinks, the mixing equipment user to quickly adjust world. The Flextronic platform unit buffer tank is used as a product

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tank for the filler. The integration of the mixing unit with the filler makes it possible to obtain updates of the best a high quality, stable mechanical, pneu- finished product, with matic and electronic a consequent improvement across components available the entire filling process. – but it is still simple to use and Very versatile, highly maintain. economic It is also The combination of the new valve characte- and the Xfill configuration offers rised by extreme cleanliness. dioxide and for product hot recir- a whole series of advantages for The valves are made of 316L culation, for improved operation the user. For example, the extreme stainless steel, and they are very with liquids containing pulp and operational flexibility it provides solid and compact. They have fruit. The valve has been designed minimizes product loss and down- been designed with a clear separa- for “dry” pressurization via a sepa- time at flavour change. In addition between the pneumatic com- rate channel for faster and steady tion, a new concept incorporated ponents and the parts in contact decompression. into the entire filling process elec- with the product, in order to avoid This solution makes the Flextro- tronic management yields a global any problems with contamina- nic C ideal for incorporation into reduction in power consumption. tion. They are made up of a series SIPA’s Sincro-Bloc blowing/filling Consumption of carbon dioxide of elements that can be separated monobloc: this not only elimina- when filling with carbonated drin- without disassembling the entire tes the need for bottle rinsing, but ks is also reduced, as are product valve, for ease of maintenance. also enables improved control over losses from the snift circuit. And the entire filling process and hence these are just two of numerous Keeps the bubbles in the an overall improvement in filling plus points. drink performance. The Flextronic C keeps the pro- Top quality duct very stable during filling – Single stream and dou- The Flextronic range offers some something that is particularly im- ble stream of the highest standards of qua- portant for carbonated drinks. In Two systems are available on lity and efficiency on the market addition, the new valve has larger Flextronic fillers for putting pulp today –making use of the latest channels for the passage of carbon into drinks: single-stream and

_45 FOCUS ON - LINE FLEXIBILITY

double-stream. With double-stre- • gentle product handling, with mi- am technology, the juice and the nimum maceration of the pulp; pulp are dosed separately into the • fully automatic product change over bottle, in two separate filling car- without fill station disassembly; rousels. With single-stream, pulp • capability to fill at up to 95°C and juice are mixed together away product temperature; from the line, eliminating the • minimum product dwell time in need for dosing of the pulp insi- the filler prior to dosing, for op- de the filling carrousel. As well as timal product quality. the Flextronic volumetric fillers, SIPA offers a full range of gravi- End-of-line solutions ty and isobaric filling systems for SIPA’s Filling and Packaging Di- single stream dosing, also capable vision recently expanded its range of handling still and carbonated of palletisers, making it one of the soft drinks, juices and hot filled most complete and advanced on products. Stillfill and Stillfill HR the market today. This range has units are capable of handling hot- been enhanced with the state of fill and cold-fill without the need the art of a gentle, precise and fast for any change of components. layer preparation even in case of extremely light bottles. With Ac- Proven technology tive Layer and Fastlayer systems, SIPA offers a pulp dosing techno- SIPA can cover all customer requi- logy that has already proven itself rements, both in term of producti- in the food and beverage industry vity and logistics. in a wide range of applications. The heart of the system is a pa- The technology differs significan- tented gripping head allowing tly from conventional piston fillers for simultaneous handling of se- in three key aspects: the complete veral packs. The grippers can be absence of seals; a unique self-drai- equipped with electric automatic ning design; and extreme simplici- adjustment, so no manual inter- ty and reliability. vention is required in the Fastla- This combination creates a set of yer area when there is a change in key advantages for dosing small format of the product to be palle- volumes of fruit pulp, including: tized. This is important when for- • unmatched fill precision; mats change frequently.

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Complementing the high speed with which the layers are filled, pallet changeover can be carried out “on the fly,” in just a few se- conds.

In tune with market needs This application is perfectly suited to current trends of the beverage market, with its demands for lighter bottles, increased product differentiation, and multiple product formats.

_47 _48 TECHNICAL WINDOW XMOULD - REFURBISHMENT - GREEN OVENS

_49 SIPA BRINGS THE X FACTOR TO PREFORM LIGHTWEIGHTING, WITH XMOULD

_50 TECHNICAL WINDOW - XMOULD

SIPA has just launched a hi- with ratios of length to wall can say publicly is that it has to ghly innovative preform mould thickness (L/t) close to 60, while do with making surfaces smoo- technology that enables proces- applying injection pressure simi- ther – and that it works!” sors to fill wall sections that are lar to that normally used for pre- thinner than ever before. forms with 45 L/t ratios. Technology is available XMould gives designers the po- This means that the stretch ratio to all wer to create preforms that are in the final 7.2 g bottle is betwe- The advantages of XMould longer or wider, for the creation en 10.5 and 13.6, depending on technology are being made avai- of containers with more suitable its design – highly manageable lable across the market. Injection stretch ratios. for modern stretch-blow moul- moulding of the new preform de- It is now possible, for example, to ding equipment. signs can be carried out, not only design a 500-mL bottle preform Plus, the performance of the bot- on SIPA’s XFORM new gene- weighing as little as 7.2 g that tle, on the filling line and in use, ration of processing equipment, presents no production issues, meets all relevant requirements. but also on most existing preform either during injection moulding injection moulding machines, re- of the preform itself or when it Pushing back the gardless of their brand. Similarly, is stretch-blow moulded – and boundaries the preforms can be blown not which can be processed on exi- “With XMould technology, we only on SIPA linear and rotary sting equipment. are pushing back the boundaries stretch-blow lines, but also on li- in PET preform injection moul- nes from other suppliers. Low weight, high ding,” says Laurent Sigler, SIPA’s performance Innovation Director. “When it Even though the preforms comes to L/t limits, 50 has been made on moulds incorporating the magic number for more than XMould technology are extre- 20 years, so taking it up to clo- mely light, the high mechanical se to 60 in one step is a major performance required in the fini- achievement. XMould is making shed bottle is not compromised. new preform design opportuni- The new preform designs save on ties available, and our customers energy as well as material, so car- can lightweight their preforms bon footprints along the produc- even more and/or further impro- tion and supply chain are smaller ve their bottle performance. than ever. “I know that a lot of people are XMould technology now makes going to be asking what XMould it possible to produce preforms technology is. Right now, all I

_51 OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION WITH SIPA’S LATEST MOLD REFURBISHING AND CONVERSION SERVICES

_52 TECHNICAL WINDOW - REFURBISHMENT

SIPA has added new refurbishing the state of wear of mould com- a higher water temperature (14- and conversion services to its to- ponents in their own plant; dif- 15 °C instead of 8 °C), water tal PET preform mould offering. ferent options on refurbishing consumption is minimized and Customers now have new op- or converting the audited mould performance in terms of conden- tions for optimizing production: can then be proposed. sation reduction is improved. they can have some components Because SIPA has expertise The smooth, polished, rounded replaced by new ones in order to in injection moulding and in profiles on SIPA hot runners re- improve preform quality (refur- stretch-blow moulding, crea- duce stress on material, resulting bishment), or they can choose to tive and sound packaging de- in better preform quality and a have the mould converted to pro- velopment programs can be reduced acetaldehyde (AA) level. duce a completely new (and quite bundled together with mould Mould systems also exhibit en- often lighter) design of preform. conversion programs. That me- hanced cooling performance, re- The advantage of mould conver- ans customers can take maximum sulting in high quality preforms, sion over buying a brand new advantage of their investment. maximum productivity and redu- mould lies in the lower capital in- ced production costs. vestment involved. The existing In-house development mould shoe is reused, and return and production of of investment is faster. moulds and hot-runners The new mould refurbishing and Close to customers conversion services complement SIPA has organized special teams SIPA’s extensive in-house capabi- of professionals in three dedica- lity to develop and produce high ted service centers to support the performance moulds and hot growing demand for refurbishing runners in-house. and conversions. The hot half of each SIPA mould The service centers are close to requires maintenance only after main customer concentrations five million cycles, and it is possi- in Italy (Vittorio Veneto), China ble to maintain components such (Hangzhou), and the USA (At- as piston, flange O-rings and pin lanta), so logistics are simple and valves without opening the whole turnaround times are short. An mould. extensive mould audit program The company’s range of solutions supported by experts in the field benefits from SIPA’s special focus is already provided by SIPA. on reducing energy consumption. This helps customers to assess With better distribution flow and

_53 _54 TECHNICAL WINDOW - GREEN OVEN

BIG ENERGY SAVINGS WITH “GREEN OVEN” UPGRADES ON SFR AND SFL BLOW MOLDING UNITS

Results coming back from early ting energy savings of over 40% – and bove all added value in cu- adopters of SIPA’s latest oven and in one case beyond 46%. stomer’s investments. technology for its stretch-blow Compared to earlier generations of It is fast, highly versatile, very molding systems confirm claims oven, the new “green” ovens have efficient, and it costs less to run. that massive energy savings are to reduced electrical consumption, The new oven is one of the key be made. The new “green” ovens thanks to the use of new lamps factors in these improvements, were originally launched on SIPA’s and special materials and coatings which is why SIPA now offers it next-generation SFR EVO3 rota- for the reflectors. Process condi- as an upgrade option for users of ry systems, which came onto the tions are very stable. various earlier generations of SFR market in 2013, in the meantime The EVO3 came out last year as and SFL stretch-blow molding have also been made available on a result of SIPA’s efforts to im- systems. SFL linear systems. prove performance, reliability, Now, customers with existing standard equipment can reap the benefits too, with special oven upgrades. Some major customers have already opted for the new “green” ovens. In production of bottles in formats from 0.75 L to 1.5 L, for mineral water, carbonated soft drinks, and milk, they are repor-

_55 _56 PETWORK: CONCEPT, DESIGN, ENGINEERING. WHAT ’S NEW IN PACKAGING WORLD

_57 SIPA puts the (cold) squeeze on hot-fill drinks bottles

_58 PETWORK - SQUEEZABLE

SIPA has created a new design the new project, it already had two The bottle looks great, and it per- for small PET drinks bottles that applications pending for patents on forms extremely well too: it can be makes them robust enough to be hot-fill squeezable bottles – but our filled at up to 90°C without defor- hot-filled, but still provides the designers felt they could do even ming afterwards. suppleness for squeezing in use. better. The original ideas were for The original 500-mL design, bottle Hot filling provides a cost-effective a design featuring three vacuum with a 33-mm neck finish, weighs alternative to aseptic filling. compensation panels around the about 24g, which is noticeably Developing a squeezable hot-fil- circumference to keep the bottle lighter than traditional hot-fill bot- lable bottle requires a lot of skill in shape as the contents cool after tles. It’s 214 mm high, and has a and know-how. It’s not surprising, filling. maximum diameter of 66.7 mm. then, that designs for bottles alre- The new bottle design features four The design can be also applied to ady on the market from famous panels to provide even more stabili- formats ranging from 250 ml to brands have been ring-fenced by ty. Each panel is an isosceles trape- 750 ml. patents. So the success of SIPA’s zoid, although at first glance it lo- Whatever the size, all the bottles design experts in coming up with oks more like a triangle. Each panel can be produced at high output ra- a concept that is not only hot-filla- is upside down with respect to the tes on rotary stretch-blow molding ble and squeezable, but which also two either side of it. The overall ef- machines equipped for offers extra features for the drinks fect is to make the bottle look very the hot-fill process. maker and for the consumer, is all “chunky.” And brand owners have the more impressive. plenty of space to put on their logos When SIPA started on and information labels.

_59 _60 PETWORK - FEM

FEM HELPS SIPA DESIGNS BETTER BOTTLES MORE EFFICIENTLY

When SIPA’s engineers and desi- solve complex problems in struc- already in an operating condition, gners want to identify the best can- tural mechanics, and it remains showing up its points of strength didate design for a new bottle, they the method of choice for complex and its points of weakness. With call on FEM, the Finite Element systems. The structural system is this information in hand, it is pos- Method, to help them do it as effi- modelled by a mesh, a set of fi- sible, even at the earliest design sta- ciently as possible. nite elements interconnected at ges, to carry out optimization steps SIPA’s design experts use FEM as points, or nodes. These elements that otherwise would have to be a powerful assistant in obtaining may have physical properties, such done on physical prototypes—so- the best properties with the least as thickness, coefficient of thermal mething that obviously would take amount of material. In their skilled expansion, density, flexural and up much more time, effort, and hands, FEM can verify if a propo- shear modulus, which define how money. sed design will be able to meet or the structure will react to certain even exceed the client’s specifica- loading conditions. Calculating resistance tions very early in development, to loads in the virtual and before going to the physical Less need for physical world prototyping process. prototypes SIPA uses FEA at various points in Structural analysis with FEM—or the product development process. Solving problems in Finite Element Analysis, FEA— For example, to calculate top load structural mechanics makes it possible to study the be- strength on the bottle when it is full FEM was originally developed to haviour of a system as if it were and when it is empty; to analyse the

_61 PETWORK - FEM

effect of hot-filling the bottle; to see nomena that may be difficult to to-market of your project can be mi- if and how a partial vacuum inside observe in actual objects, and to nimized. It means that less physical the bottle affects its dimensions; to study projects before they become prototyping iterations are needed, see how dimensions are affected by real. With FEM, SIPA can cost- which means that your prototyping internal pressure from a carbonated effectively study multiple solutions project costs you less at the end. drink; and to predict the results of to a single problem, and have a very It means that product design can be drop tests. FEM is not infallible of high confidence that what they cre- done more quickly. course, and so there is an ongoing ate in the virtual world will work in And it means that SIPA can deliver process of validating its predictions the real one. The company can put to you the product that best meets with results from actual products the performance of the product at your needs. that helps fine-tune the process. the centre of its sights, and be sure that form really does follow fun- Studying more solutions ction. to a single problem FEM simulation and analysis make The customer benefits it much easier to create innovative What does this mean for you, the solutions, to analyse physical phe- customer? It means that the time-

_62 SIPA SETS TO WORK ON MAKING SMARTCOAT SMARTER

_63 PETWORK - SMARTCOAT

The high-barrier PET bottle is so- art, and SIPA believes it has impor- coating is applied onto the external mething of a Grail among techno- tant advantages over rivals. surface of the bottle, which means logy developers. Smartcoat has been conceived as no contact between the coating Various ways have been tried to a modular coating production material and the liquid in the bot- obtain it, coinjection, spray coa- line with an output varying from tle,” says SIPA Innovation Director ting and plasma treatment among 12,000 to 42,000 containers per Laurent Sigler. them. SIPA’s chosen route is Smart- hour. The process was developed in “Moreover, the properties of the coat, a “dip and spin” technology collaboration academia and other barrier material do not affect the that involves immersing blown industrial partners. full recyclability of the PET bottles, bottles up to their necks in special The main limitation in the way of which means that they can be inte- liquids, removing the excess by cen- commercial success is the sensitivi- grated into the “normal” bottle-to- trifuging them, and then curing the ty to moisture of the barrier coating bottle recycling stream. coating in infrared and ultraviolet in very hot and humid conditions, radiation. The process is done twi- which until now has been one of Aim is to increase ce: once to apply a coating with a the key challenges to overcome for resistance to humidity barrier to oxygen and carbon dioxi- a more global acceptance by custo- and heat de, and once to apply a coating that mers. SIPA is now working hard to “The main objective of our current provides mechanical and chemical get the chemistry right. development program is to develop protection. solutions to improve the barrier Bottles are fully resistance of the barrier material Process technology is recyclable in environments with very high ready “The big advantage of the Smart- moisture levels, up to 80%, and at The coating process is state of the coat technology is that the barrier high temperatures. It’s a hard nut

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to crack, we know this, but we are sure we are on the right track. “We are confident we will soon be able to deliver a robust and sound solution that stand up to such environments. Then, Smartcoat will be the most convenient technology available on the market today. It will be the only technology on the market that can combine a fully recyclable packaging together with an economically viable barrier solution.”

Total system will be optimized Sigler says his team is aiming to develop a barrier coating with a new chemical formulation with much higher resistance to humidity and heat than previous offerings. “We will then optimize the top coat formulation as well, to improve adhe- sion between the two layers. The performance of our overall barrier solution is going to be significantly improved!”

Smartcoat produced by SIPA is transparent, no yellowish effect, 100% recyclable.

_65 PETWORK - CAPPELLO RETROFITS

RETURNS COME QUICKLY WHEN YOU INVEST IN CAPPELLO RETROFITS

For the last two years or so, SIPA Minimal changes to the has been incorporating the Cap- injection mold pello preform base design crea- Implementation of the Cappello ted by Milan company Concor- design requires modification to the dia Development into its preform core and the gate insert, as well as molds. This highly popular design, to the cooling insert of the take-out now used by several major brands tube – and nothing else. SIPA can around the world, makes it possi- modify existing molds that it has ble to reduce the overall weight of a produced itself, as well as molds PET bottle by around two percent. from third parties. (It can also in- As we said when we announced the corporate the Cappello base design news of the agreement with Con- into new molds of course). cordia in SIPA Magazine back in We want to provide some detail as 2012, customers can expect a very to how the ROI comes so quickly. fast return on investment when im- Let’s assume you have a 96-cavity plementing Cappello. mold for 21-g preforms for CSD We said this is because of the ma- bottles. If you are running your terial savings that processors obtain injection molding machine on an by implementing the design, and 11-second cycle, you should be ma- because of the limited changes that king around 235 million preforms need to be made to existing injec- in a year. Normally, that would re- tion molds. quire around 4950 tonnes of PET.

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Cappello - Quick ROI Assessment Annual preform production +/- 235,000,000 Quantity of resin used over 1 year (tons) +/- 4,950 Quantity of resin saved thanks to Cappello tip design (2% of the total preform weight) +/- 95 Amount of money saved thanks to Cappello (Euros) +/- 130,000 Return on investment (ROI) based on mold conversion investment cost to convert existing mold to Cappello design 7 to 8 months max.

Assumptions: 96 cavity mold producing a 21g CSD preform Cycle time of 11s System running 8,000 hours/year @ 95% efficiency Resin price of 1,400 Euros/ton

By implementing the Cappello de- slightly more pointed profile that the required mechanical resistance sign, you will save around 95 ton- standard designs, providing ma- to the stretch rod during stretch- nes of PET. terial savings around the injection blow molding. The finished bottle point, in an area where there is has mechanical properties undi- Big savings in materials usually excess of amorphous mate- stinguishable from bottles made At a current price of 1400 euros/ rial on a blown bottle. with standard preforms. Indeed, tonne for PET, that’s a saving of in CSD applications, performance some 130,000 euros. Based on the Blow molding line may be even better, especially in cost of converting your mold to the almost unaltered terms of stress cracking resistance. Cappello design, you will recoup There are normally no changes re- The Cappello design has been pro- your investment in no more than quired on the blowing process side ven to be suitable for carbonated eight months. – possibly fine tuning to the rehe- applications from 0.33 liter to 3 li- The Cappello base design leads to ating process – and no changes at ter, and for non-carbonated appli- better material distribution in the all to the stretch-blow molding har- cations from 0.33 liter to 20 liter. base of the finished bottle. It has a dware; the new preform tip still has

_67 JUST AROUND SIPA - TABARRO

Talking Tabarro

Look up the word Tabarro in an En- value too. Its copious characteristics and members of the rural commu- glish-Italian dictionary, and you’ll have been found useful for all sorts nity. In the Venice of the 1600’s, find the word “cloak,” or possibly of reasons, ranging from the simple the Tabarro was a symbol of simple “long, heavy cloak.” But the Tabar- need to keep warm, to its ability to folk, but young patricians wore it ro is much more than that. Think of cover up jewellery and valuables as too on their night-time adventu- it as a way of wrapping up some of the more well-off passed among the res – something that was strongly Italy’s rich history. poor. But to a trained eye, it took disapproved of by the Most Serene The Tabarro began its life way back just a small change in the detail of Republic of Venice, which imposed in time, but down through the ye- the cloth, the length, or just the way sanctions on its use among noble- ars, it has remained virtually unit was worn to identify the type of men until 1762. Then the fashion changed. Cut from six meters of person it concealed. spread to the ladies, who used the cloth, with one seam down the back cloak’s beautiful folds to add to and with a single fastening point The History their grace. under the chin, it is one of the sim- The Tabarro may be derived from A century later, the Tabarro achie- plest pieces of clothing imaginable, the toga worn by Roman senators. ved fame when used as part of a and yet it appeals to the most sophi- In the middle ages it was worn by disguise with a black tricorne hat sticated tastes. knights during their investiture, typical of Carneval. It was appre- Throughout history, this classic while doctors and other pillars of ciated by men and women alike to cloak has had a place in the hearts of society used it in everyday life. But guarantee anonymity and also to the people of the area of the Vene- then during the Renaissance it fell hide jewellery and other valuables tian Lagoon in particular. Its fasci- almost completely out of favour that were actually banned by the nation is not only in its simple ae- among the aristocracy and bourge- Republic. As one writer put it, the sthetics, it has a cultural and social oisie, and was taken up by artisans Tabarro could cover up “the greatest

_68 nobility, the most vile rabble, and the most distinguished informers.”

Tabarro Today In the 19th century, the Tabarro was worn more by the dandies of the time, while into the 20th century it became mostly a feature of the countryside, with its use re- stricted to the winter months. And during the years of fascism, it was considered an element of anarchist inspiration, as the result of which it was practically forbidden to be worn in towns and cities. And then, just as it seemed as if the Tabarro had been consigned to history, it was once again plucked from obscurity by such people as Sandro Zara in the Veneto region and Tiziano Spigariol in Treviso. They opened up special workshops – Tabarrifici – to make the clothes again, using handicrafts just as in the old days. And now the fashion is catching on big time, with exports to New York and Tokyo, where it is almost a cult object, valued for its unmistakable Italian style and for its fascinating historical value. The Tabarro continues to intrigue us, with its impeccable elegance and its romantic recollection of times gone by.

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