Non-PVCsoftbagIVsolutionisanoldtechnology,manyEuropeancountries,USA,Canadaaregivingupit.NowtheyareusingBFStechnology.Infusionplasticbottlepackagingprocesscanbedividedintotwo-stepmethodandone-stepmethod.Two-stepmethod:bottlemakingandfillingprocessescanonlybeachievedbydifferentmachines.
Onestep:bottleblowing,fillingandsealingtotalthreeprocessescanbecompletedononemachine,thisiscalledtheBFS(Blow/Fill/Seal)technology,alsoknownas"threeinone"technology.
BFStechnicaladvantages:
(1)Canavoidoperatorinterferenceofasepticproductionaspossibleashecan;canprovideahigherlevelofsterilitylevelprotection;
(2)Compactmodularinstallationcanmakethecleanroomareagreatlyreduced;
(3)Isolationandothertechnologiescanreducethelevelofitsinstallationenvironment;
(4)Computerandothercontrolmethodscanrealizeahighlyautomatedproduction;
(5)Canbefullyintegratedwithitspreviousandnextproductionsystems,canrealizemultipleproductionsystemsautomaticallyandlinkageoperation.BFStechnologyisakindofsterilizedfillingtechnology,themachinecancompleteblowing,fillingandsealingprocessinasingleprocessunderthesterilestate.Inotherwords,ifprovidequalifiedliquidandplasticparticlesfromtheoutsideintotheBFSmachine,itwillbeabletoproducefilledandqualifiedliquidinplasticbottles.Comparingwiththetwo-stepmethod,thereisnoneedtomakeandstoreemptybottlesforthistechnology,itcanprovidestrongerguaranteeforsterile.Comparedwiththetraditionalglassbottletechnology,thereisnoneedtocleanbottlesandrubberplugs,noneedtosterilize,soitcansavewater,steamandenergy.Itcanalsoreducehumanmistakes.MoreovertherawmaterialPPandPEarehighquality,stableandreliable,theyaremoresuitablefordrugpackaging.TheperformancebetweenBFSplasticbottleandglassbottlesareasfollows:
ItemPlasticbottlesGlassbottlesImpactresistanceNoteasytodamageEasytodamageWeightLighterHeavierProductionmethodsimpleComplexxenemboleVerylittlepossibilitypossiblemetaliondissolutionNoYesTransportationEasyNoteasySecuritysignsSecuritysignsandtrademarkscanbemoldedthroughthemoldNoteasyShapeManyAlittle/Model/Specification/Nos.ofExtrudingHeadCenterDistanceofExtrudingHeadNossofMouldDistributionofCavityTotalnumberofcavityRecycleTime
(unit:s)ProductionCapacity
(Unit:pcs/h)Opt.Val.AFPL6500mL68016618.511501000mL680166201080AFPL8100mL86218814.51950250mL862188161800500mL86218818.51550AFPL6D500mL68022x61218.523501000mL68022x612202160AFPL8D100mL86222x81614.54000250mL86222x816163600500mL86222x81618.53100/Model/Specification/Nos.ofExtrudingHeadCenterDistanceofExtrudingHeadNossofMouldDistributionofCavityTotalnumberofcavityRecycleTime
(unit:s)ProductionCapacity
(Unit:pcs/h)Opt.Val.AFP30.4-2mL314513x(5+5)301290005-20mL314513x618125400AFP40.4-2mL411014x8321296005-20mL411014x520126000AFP3D0.4-2mL314522x3x(5+5)6014150005-20mL314522x3x636149000AFP4D0.4-2mL411022x4x86414160005-20mL411022x4x5401410000