Smart Molding International 1-2026

39 www.smart-molding.com blow molding powerful and future-proof machine control system. The 24" Full HD portrait touch display offers intuitive operation and clearly visualizes throughput and energy data via dashboard. Integrated Industry 4.0 functionality enables seamless integration into digital production environments. Digital Services Included The SmartLine is fully integrated into Bekum’s digital service environment. Bekum SmartConnect provides real- time remote support. A digital spare parts catalog ensures permanent access to relevant component information. The service portfolio is complemented by worldwide Bekum Field Service and reliable spare parts availability. Modern and Func onal Machine Design The SmartLine follows the award- winning Bekummachine design concept. The machine impresses with its modern and functional appearance as well as generous access and visibility areas. The ergonomic machine concept supports maintenance, mould change processes, and operator convenience in daily production. With the SmartLine, Bekum offers an economical, energy-efficient, and technologically advanced solution for companies entering extrusion blow moulding technology or expanding production capacities in a cost-optimized manner. Bekum www.bekum.com Bekum Maschinenfabriken GmbH Founded in Berlin in 1959, Bekum Maschinenfabriken GmbH is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of extrusion blow moulding machines. Founder Gottfried Mehnert conceived the name Bekum as the acronym (Berliner Kunststoff Maschinen). In 2016 the son Michael Mehnert took over. He is responsible for the management of the company as managing director. The company began to flourish in its founding year with the development of the world’s first neck-rim calibration. Numerous innovations and patents followed, confirming that Bekum, with its innovative and customer-oriented machinery solutions, has always been ahead of its time – and remains so to this day. When innovative and economical machinery solutions with high productivity for individual packaging requirements of hollow packaging are in demand, then Bekum, with 65 years of experience in blow moulding technology, is the first choice worldwide. With future-oriented and reliable production processes and fully electric, as well as hydraulic machinery for the commercial production of blowmoulded containers ranging from 5 ml to 3000 l, Bekum offers everything for plastic packaging from one source. With 18,000 machines delivered and installed worldwide - about half of them still in use - the Bekum Group has achieved by far the largest production of blow moulding machines of any brand. The Bekum Group serves approximately 100 countries around the world directly or through representatives. Technical data for the new SmartLine Compact 300 ml bottle, produced on the SBLOW 5S, as demanded in the consumer goods market