Replacement lamp for SIDEL SBO Series 2

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:37:16 +0800

Stop the Blow-outs: Getting Your Sidel SBO Series 2 Heating Right

If you’re running a SIG Blomax line and your tubes keep blowing out, you already know the headache. It usually comes down to two things: your heat is uneven, or your lamps are just worn out. We’ve spent a lot of time looking at why these fail, and we built our replacement lamps for the SBO Series 2 to actually hold up under pressure. The power side of things Here’s the deal with the SBO Series 2: you have to hit that sweet spot with wattage and voltage. If you miss, you either don’t hit the glass transition temperature or you end up scorching the PET. We made these lamps a direct fit. You just pop them in. We use high-wattage shortwave infrared because you need that heat to penetrate fast when you’re running high-speed cycles. Just a heads-up—double-check your power supply. If it can’t handle the peak draw when you first flip the switch, you’re going to be tripping breakers all morning. Why these don’t just snap Most quartz tubes give up the ghost at the pinch seal or where the connector hits. The constant heating and cooling just wears them down. To fix that, we used reinforced quartz glass and a better way of bonding the electrodes. It makes the lamps tougher. When the blowing machine starts vibrating—which it always does—these tubes can take it without cracking. And please, make sure your connectors are tight. A loose fit creates an arc, and that’ll fry your socket faster than you can blink. What to expect when you install them These things are built for the grind of high-volume production. Because the infrared output stays steady, you won’t find yourself constantly fiddling with the oven temperature. Now, since we beefed up the structure to make them last longer, the thermal profile might feel a tiny bit different at first. You’ll probably want to tweak your heating zones during the first 100 cycles just to get the preform temperature exactly where you want it. One last thing: keep your cooling fans clean. If they’re clogged with dust, it doesn’t matter how tough the lamps are—they’re still going to overheat.

Sidel SBO 16 Series 2 heater lamp bulb

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:10:16 +0800

Introduction

We built the Sidel SBO 16 Series 2 heater lamp bulb to be a straight-up, no-fuss replacement for the original. It’s a shortwave infrared halogen lamp, designed to deliver steady, focused heat for PET blow molding. The whole point? Get the bottle neck and parison to the perfect temperature, fast. No need to tear your machine apart to make it happen.

The Real-World Specs

Let’s get into the details, but keep it real. This lamp is built for the daily grind of industrial blow molding. It runs on 400V and pulls 2500W across a 300mm quartz tube. That power is intentional. It packs the heat into a tight spot, so you can warm up the parison in a flash without turning the whole machine into a sauna. And that 300mm length? It’s a perfect match for the standard heating zone on SBO 16 lines, so the heat hits exactly where it needs to.

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Replacement lamp for SIDEL SBO Series 2

Stop the Blow-outs: Getting Your Sidel SBO Series 2 Heating Right

Sidel SBO 16 Series 2 heater lamp bulb

Introduction

The Real-World Specs