Used Sidel Equipment Sold by Meadoworks

Sidel was founded in 1965 in Le Havre, France, by Georges Lesieur under the name Société Industrielle Des Emballages Légers — an acronym that translates roughly as Industrial Company of Light Packaging. The company spent its early decades advancing plastic bottle technology, releasing the first commercial PET blow molding machine in 1980 and selling the first high-speed PET blower in 1984. After growing through acquisitions of Cermex, Gebo, and other packaging specialists in the 1990s, Sidel joined the Tetra Laval Group in 2003, giving it the global infrastructure to install more than 40,000 machines across 170 countries.

The SBO series of rotary reheat stretch blow molders is Sidel's flagship product line and the equipment most commonly encountered on the used market. SBO machines use infrared preform heating followed by two-stage stretch blow molding to produce oriented PET bottles at outputs ranging from a few thousand to well over 30,000 bottles per hour, depending on cavity count and bottle format. The series spans a wide range of configurations — from compact single-digit cavity machines such as the SBO 6 and SBO 8 to high-output platforms like the SBO 20, SBO 24, and SBO 28 — and has been produced across multiple generations including Series 1, Series 2, Series 2 Plus, and the Universal platform. Preform testing and inspection equipment, including infrared thermometer pre-form testers, rounds out the quality-assurance side of Sidel's blow molding offering.

Sidel's blow molding machinery serves producers across the beverage, food, and home and personal care industries. Core end markets include still and carbonated water, carbonated soft drinks, juices, nectars, teas, isotonic drinks, liquid dairy products, edible oils, and beer. The SBO platform was specifically engineered for the demands of high-volume beverage bottling lines, and Sidel machines are found in plants operated by some of the world's largest beverage brand owners and co-packers.

Buyers seek used Sidel SBO blow molders because the machines are built to run continuously in demanding production environments, often accumulating tens of thousands of operating hours while remaining mechanically sound. The rotary architecture, standardized GUPM mold hangers, and modular oven design make refurbishment and format changeovers straightforward, and a broad aftermarket for spare parts supports long service lives. Purchasing a used SBO machine delivers high-speed PET bottle production capacity at a significant fraction of new-equipment cost, making it an attractive option for producers expanding capacity, entering new bottle formats, or replacing aging equipment.

Meadoworks is your trusted source for used Sidel equipment. As third-generation industrial equipment dealers and AMEA-certified appraisers with over 50 years of experience, we offer quality-inspected Sidel machines at competitive prices. Most of our Sidel inventory sells before we can list it online — call 800-323-0307 for equipment not yet listed.

Every machine includes detailed specifications and high-resolution photos, and inspection visits are available for most equipment. We ship worldwide with experienced rigging partners and offer financing for qualified buyers. Have Sidel equipment to sell? Get a free valuation or contact our team.