| Combines | Blow moulding, filling and capping in one block |
| Output range | 2,000-48,000 BPH |
| Bottle range | 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.
A conventional line stores empty bottles between the blower and the filler, and that buffer is floor space, conveyor, and a place where bottles collect dust. A combiblock removes all three, and because the three machines share one control system, one operator can run the block. The saving is in the building, not in the machine price.
| 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 |
The specification sheet for the Blow-fill-cap Combibloc for CSD & Sparkling Water carries the utility figures quoted here.
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.
Rated output, change parts and services are listed on the Blow-fill-cap Combibloc for Still Water page.
With a positive-pressure enclosure over the blow-fill-cap path, filtered air, and a defined cleaning cycle for the filler and the capper. The bottle is formed, filled and closed inside the same zone, which is the reason the format exists.
The same question is worked through from another angle in Blow-Fill-Cap Combiblock: One Frame, Three Stations.
Oven lamp checks, mould cooling water quality and gripper alignment. The oven is the item that drifts quietly: a failing lamp changes the temperature profile and the bottle wall without stopping the machine.
With change parts for the mould, the star wheels and the filling recipe, yes. The changeover is longer than on a filler alone because the mould set changes, and the production factor for a two-format week is lower than for a single format.
The blower and the filler are mechanically linked, so bottles move directly from the mould to the filler. Removing the buffer saves space and dust exposure, but it also removes the cushion that absorbs short stops.
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.
Through a CIP circuit that covers the filler and the product path; the blowing side is cleaned separately as a dry section. The two cleaning regimes run on different schedules and should not be merged in the plan.
It needs high-pressure air for blowing, which is usually a dedicated circuit. Sharing a low-pressure line with the rest of the plant is the most common cause of unstable bottle quality.
Country: Kazakhstan
Product: PET Bottled Carbonated Soft Drinks
Capacity: 12000BPH (1L)
Solution:Carbonated Drinks Production Line
Country: Maldives
Product: PET Bottled Mineralized Water
Capacity: 24,000BPH (500ml); 2 Lines
Solution:Water Production Line
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