Quality is a critical component of Sidel’s business. With the aim of consistently delivering the highest quality in everything we do, Sidel has embarked on a transformative quality journey. 2025 marked the achievement of a key milestone in this journey – the creation of a global quality system.
“Our global quality management system strengthens internal processes and promotes a culture of sustained quality management and continuous improvement,” said Marco Martinelli, Vice President Group Quality & Continuous Improvement at Sidel.
Global approach enabled by processes and tools
Sidel’s approach to quality includes three elements: corrective action, preventive action and robust quality management. Sidel has for example implemented various internal initiatives and stepped up its data-driven audits with the goal of preventing quality issues from occurring in the first place.
One key step was the standardisation of processes and tools across all functions – to improve efficiency, collaboration and outcomes. A supporting digital platform and quality dashboard have been launched to enable end-to-end visibility and company-wide transparency.
Building a company-defining quality culture
To achieve its ambition, Sidel is building a robust quality culture, supported by strong leadership, targeted training and a unified global organisational structure.
In addition to Sidel’s core quality and continuous improvement team, an extended network of 70 quality experts has been formed to ensure Quality Management System deployment and drive continuous improvement across the organisation. In addition, Sidel has 24 volunteer quality champions who proactively share how the Quality Principles help them do their everyday job. This hands-on approach to engage employees across functions and sites is essential for embedding quality into Sidel’s culture.
“Our work with quality goes beyond product quality and food safety – it’s about embracing a fact-based approach and ensuring excellence in our processes, decision-making and strategy. In doing so, we’re making quality a key principle that defines Sidel,” said Martinelli.
Achieving business goals through sustained quality
While Sidel’s journey continues, recent results already show significant improvements, including reduced time to contain issues compared to previous years.
“Looking ahead, we aim to verify our progress on quality through externally validated audits, by further embedding preventive actions and continuing to drive operational excellence,” concluded Martinelli. “Our ambitions are clear: to deliver quality at every level that ensures customer trust and long-term business growth.”
“Our ambitions are clear: to deliver quality at every level that ensures customer trust and long-term business growth.”
Celebrating aseptic PET packaging line quality at Hauser Weinimport
Fifteen years on from installing Germany’s first aseptic Combi Predis line, Hauser Weinimport and Sidel are celebrating an extraordinary milestone – over 600 million bottles produced with perfect consistency. For the Bavarian family-owned beverage manufacturer, this achievement demonstrates Sidel’s contribution to Hauser’s unwavering focus on quality.
Installed at Hauser’s Fischbach plant, the aseptic PET packaging line continues to deliver flawless results for the company’s popular soft drinks and teas. The system’s ability to manage multiple bottle formats gives Hauser exceptional flexibility and operational efficiency.
Guaranteed product quality and smooth operations
At the heart of this success is Sidel’s patented Predis® dry preform sterilisation technology, which uses hydrogen peroxide mist to ensure aseptic conditions without the need for rinsing with water or any other chemicals. Thanks to Sidel’s cutting-edge technology, the aseptic line has provided Hauser with guaranteed product quality, ensuring smooth operations and consumer confidence.
“We have enjoyed consistent performance and long-term operational efficiency over the years thanks to Sidel’s comprehensive maintenance services and advanced care systems,” said Florian Kotnig, Head of Production at Hauser Weinimport. “Above all, product quality is a must for Hauser, and it is with this in mind that we originally installed the aseptic packaging line from Sidel.”
Beyond technology, the collaboration between Sidel and Hauser has grown into a model of technical excellence and shared innovation. With continuous quality, support and proactive maintenance, the line remains as high performing as the day it was launched.
EvoFILL Can Compact ensures more quality with less space
Sidel has introduced EvoFILL Can Compact – a high-performance, space-saving filler for premium beer and carbonated soft drinks, designed for low-to-medium speeds up to 40,000 cans per hour. Its compact, plug-and-play design ensures rapid installation, high hygiene and minimal footprint.
“EvoFILL Can Compact extends our product range to offer a highly compact and efficient solution that meets the demands of the low volume premium beverage market,” commented Tommaso Tegoni, Product Manager – Filling at Sidel. “Its ability to accommodate frequent changeovers with minimal downtime, coupled with advanced automation and modular design, ensures reliable, top-tier performance across both carbonated and non-carbonated beverages – including hot fill products – while maintaining speed and precision.”
High-precision filling promotes quality
With a high-precision filling accuracy of +/- 1 ml standard deviation, up to the 500 ml format, the machine offers exceptional accuracy and minimal product losses (less than 0.1%). EvoFILL Can Compact also offers ambient temperature filling for carbonated soft drinks with minimal CO2 losses. In addition, this latest can filling machine achieves an impressive 98.5% efficiency, ensuring seamless operation with minimal downtime. Designed for reliability and precision, it optimises productivity while maintaining superior quality in beverage canning.
