Mag Plastic.
Mag Plastics announced that as of the 1st September 2011 due to a highly competitive market for PET Stretch Blow Moulding Machines they will no longer be able to supply quality machines economically and have therefore decide to withdraw the SSB, SLC and LBM range of machines and relevant moulds. This is despite redesigning and relocating the build to India. Technical support will still be available to those customers who have existing machinery from Mag Plastics.
Magplastic began its activities in the early 1980’s in Geneva and since then has become an internationally recognized name in PET packaging Production machinery.
In 2002 MAG – Plastic Machinery SA became a member of the Swiss SIH Group, incorporating several well known companies, all of which are active in the automation and packaging industry, providing equipment and services to its worldwide customer base.
Taking on the 20 years of PET experience of Geneva based MAG Plastic the new company is aiming to move forward with development of sales. Production and servicing of PET packaging production equipment for its customers located in 85 countries worldwide.
Magplastic stands for linear stretch blow moulding machines, small and medium output with a reputation for ease of operation, reliability and outstanding production flexibility.
In 2002 Magplastic USA is located in Ohio and in 2003 Magplastic Asia was founded in Pune, India.
Magplastic in 2006 entered into a co-operation agreement with Sistec S.r.l. As a result of this agreement the complete machine portfolio of Sistec under the brand name of ALKAM has been integrated into the Magplastic offering. The new bigger linear machine portfolio of Magplastic will fulfil the needs of customers’ in particular those seeking up to 26.5 litres and in the mid output production of up to 12,000 bph.
Solid experience and strong reputation
With more than 25 years of experience in the blow moulding technologies and in excess of 800 machines sold in more than 85 countries worldwide, the Swiss company Magplastic is the leader in the field of linear stretch blow-moulding machines for PET, PP and PLA. Since the first SSB machine was developed in June 1981, Magplastic has established a strong reputation for producing high-quality biaxial-oriented PET containers among the leading companies of the beverage industry, the food, the plastic converters, the pharmaceutical and the detergent industries. Magplastic portfolio encompasses machines with output from 400 to 12’000 bottles an hour able to produce complex shaped PET bottles / containers with format from 40ml to 26.5L split into 3 types of machines.
The SSB range of machines is designed for the low medium output production of complex shaped and standard PET containers. The LBM machines with 5 to 5 cavities are the right answer to medium output production capacities up to 12’000 ml. Since end of 2006, Magplastic broaden its machines portfolio with blowers dedicated for the production of super large containers up to 26.5L.
The most versatile two-stage blow-moulders on the market
Magplastic’s SSB range of machines is featuring technologies making them a benchmark in versatility and flexibility for the low and mid output two stage blowers. This machine can produce the most complex PET bottle in sizes from 1.3 oz (40 ml) to 1.1 gallon (5 L) and neck diameters up to 3.5 inch (88 mm) with minimal neck ring. That’s the ideal equipments to manufacture PET containers spirits / liquor, cosmetic, detergent; food, pharmaceutical .The SSB-02 and SSB-03 appear as the most flexible stretch-blow holding propositions after single-stage blowing, speed and simplicity on top.
Most competitive Large PET container production solutions
Magplastic has one of the most cost competitive large PET container production solutions on offer. And with the flexibility of stretch blow moulding, investment projects become feasible much quicker then with competing polycarbonate production solutions. Our SLC range of machines enables the blowing of single serve and returnable PET bottles from 3 to 7 gallons (11.5 L to 26.5 L). Lighter and less expensive than the traditional extrusion blow moulded PC water bottles, the PET water containers lead to substantial freight savings as well as simplified logistic. The SLC machines also offer the possibility to produce large size PET containers for numerous other products.