{"id":8234,"date":"2026-05-25T08:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technepackaging.com\/?p=8234"},"modified":"2026-05-25T08:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:36:34","slug":"hydraulic-blow-molding-energy-consumption-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technepackaging.com\/en\/hydraulic-blow-molding-energy-consumption-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Hydraulic EBM machines: what is the annual cost of delaying the transition to electric technology?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An assessment for plastic container manufacturers still operating hydraulic technology and considering the transition to electric<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Techne has been producing exclusively electric blow moulding machines for over twenty years. This reflects the direction the industry took during the 2000s \u2014 a shift our customers have progressively embraced over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet hydraulic blow molding machines from that first generation are still in operation today: robust, reliable machines that continue to deliver consistent production. Their longevity \u2014 often exceeding twenty years \u2014 is the main reason the switch to electric keeps being deferred. If the machine works, replacement is rarely seen as urgent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue, however, is not reliability. It is operating costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The real cost of a hydraulic blow molding machine<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A hydraulic blow moulding machine generates two distinct energy consumption items that, when analysed separately, tend to be underestimated. The first is the machine’s direct consumption. The second is the chiller required to dissipate the heat produced by the hydraulic power unit \u2014 a continuous load, independent of the season, proportional to the installed power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When both items are combined and compared against an equivalent electric machine, based on a standard operating schedule of 7,200 hours per year, the difference amounts to between \u20ac70,000 and \u20ac125,000 per year per machine<\/strong>, depending on the format produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full analysis \u2014 including kW\/kg consumption data, reference configurations, and the breakdown of the two savings components \u2014 is available in the technical datasheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Further advantages of switching to electric<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n