| Combines | Blow moulding, filling and capping in one block |
| Rated output | 2,000-48,000 BPH |
| Bottle sizes | 0.2-16 L PET |
| Products | Still water, CSD, juice, tea, edible oil |
| Valves | Load cell, volumetric, mechanical or semi-electric |
| Operation | One operator for the complete block |
A combiblock joins blow moulding, filling and capping into one frame with one drive and one control system. The preform goes in at one end and the capped bottle comes out at the other, with no intermediate buffer and no bottle storage between blowing and filling.
Because there is no buffer, a stop at the blower reaches the filler in seconds. That is the trade: less floor space and less labour in exchange for less tolerance of short stops. The maintenance plan has to treat the blower and the filler as one unit, with one set of uptime targets.
| Configuration | What is inside | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| 3-in-1 monoblock | Rinse, fill, cap | Still water in bought bottles |
| Combiblock | Blow, fill, cap | PET lines with in-house blowing |
| Combiblock + labeller | Blow, fill, cap, label | Single-footprint PET line |
| Combiblock + packer | Blow to case | High-volume single-format plant |
Sizing for this duty runs through the Blow-fill-cap Combibloc for CSD & Sparkling Water, where the valve count is set out.
The valve follows the product, not the block. Still water runs gravity or volumetric; oil runs load cell; CSD runs isobaric; juice runs hot fill or volumetric. The block is the frame, and the valve set is specified per product family, which is why one combiblock cannot simply switch between water and CSD.
The Blow-fill-cap Combibloc for Still Water is the reference unit for this configuration.
A single footprint, a level floor, high-pressure air for blowing, chilled water for the mould, and power for the whole block on one feed. Because the machines are mechanically linked, the foundation and the levelling matter more than on three separate machines, and the installation sequence is fixed.
The same question is worked through from another angle in Combiblock Economics: Floor Space, Labour and Buffer Time.
A monoblock combines rinsing, filling and capping. A combiblock adds blow moulding, so the preform goes in and the capped bottle comes out. The two terms are often confused, and the difference is whether a blow moulder is inside the block.
It is designed for one operator on the complete block, which is fewer people than three separate machines need. The saving is real only if the plant also removes the buffer and the bottle handling between stations.
The filler stops within seconds because there is no accumulation. That is why the uptime target for a combiblock is set for the block, not for each machine, and why preventive maintenance on the blower is not optional.
With a mould set and a recipe per format, yes. The changeover includes the mould, so it is longer than a filler-only change and is normally scheduled between campaigns rather than inside a shift.
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