India remains the world's largest producer of dairy products and at the same time one of the fastest changing markets in this segment. Growing health awareness among consumers, accelerating urbanisation and increasing demand for functional dairy beverages are shaping the development of the industry. From high protein drinks and probiotic formulations to low sugar products, customers now expect convenient, nutritious items with an extended shelf life. In response to these requirements, Sidel will use the 52nd Dairy Industry Conference and Exhibition 2026 to demonstrate how its aseptic technologies and digital quality control tools support producers in India in improving food safety, production efficiency and product portfolio flexibility.
At booth F4A, Sidel will present its solutions for the dairy beverages sector, including integrated systems for blowing, filling and capping bottles as well as a platform for quality management. The company highlights that it has more than 53 years of experience on the global market and more than 400 aseptic systems installed worldwide, which enables it to offer solutions adapted to the needs of producers in the South Asia region.
"As demand for safer, longer lasting and higher value dairy products grows across the region, Sidel will demonstrate how its aseptic technologies help producers raise food safety standards, create new growth opportunities and supply next generation dairy beverages with higher efficiency, reliability and confidence, and the highest level of safety," comments Harbinder Kathuria, Vice President South Asia at Sidel.
Aseptic solutions tailored to the Indian market
One of the key elements of Sidel's presentation at the event will be Aseptic Combi Predis, the company's flagship integrated solution for blowing, filling and capping bottles. The system uses dry preform sterilisation technology, designed to ensure a high level of food safety while reducing resource consumption in the production process.
Package sterilisation takes place at the preform moulding stage, which minimises the risk of contamination and streamlines the process flow. The solution eliminates the need to handle and store empty bottles, improving overall line efficiency and potentially supporting sustainability targets through reduced water and chemical consumption. The applied technology also enables an extended product shelf life, which is important for distribution on the extensive Indian market where maintaining freshness over longer logistics chains is crucial.
Another solution showcased by Sidel is Aseptic Predis X4, the latest evolution of the Aseptic Combi Predis series dedicated to sensitive beverages in PET bottles. The system has been developed as a flexible, high performance aseptic filling platform which, thanks to an improved design and broader digital capabilities, represents a further step in the development of aseptic technology in bottling plants.
The solution builds on Sidel's long standing experience in processing sensitive products and PET packaging. The company underlines that it has been continuously developing its technologies for 53 years to address changing market and consumer needs. In the case of sensitive beverages, such as dairy products or functional drinks, control of every stage of the process is critical. Aseptic Predis X4 is intended to reflect this long term commitment to ensuring stable and predictable aseptic quality.
The system offers a wide range of production capacities, allowing different line speeds and product types to be handled. As a solution described as an industry benchmark, Aseptic Predis X4 is equipped with the QSense filling system, presented as the safest valve for aseptic filling of teas, juices, nectars, isotonics and liquid dairy products, including UHT milk and soy milk, in PET packaging. According to the manufacturer, the system can operate continuously for 240 hours without stopping the line for cleaning or sterilisation, which is important for plants aiming to maximise production line availability.
Booth F4A: 12–14 February, Yashobhoomi convention centre, New Delhi, India.
Digital quality control with the Qual-IS platform
In addition to hardware solutions, Sidel is also developing digital tools to support quality management in plants producing aseptic beverages. One example is Qual-IS, a quality control platform designed to address the growing needs of Indian producers of aseptic dairy products and beverages.
Qual-IS centralises key quality related functions in a single system accessible via interfaces on mobile devices, desktop computers and operator panels on production lines. The platform covers, among other things, the management of sampling plans, operation of in house laboratories, traceability functions, supervision of the HACCP system, calibration records and monitoring of the overall quality status.
For companies entering the aseptic market, Qual-IS is intended to provide a more intuitive and structured way of managing process changes. Established producers can use the platform to implement a consistent method of supervising multiple plants in real time, which facilitates the standardisation of procedures and streamlines decision making across the organisation.
By strengthening quality control and food safety practices, Qual-IS helps producers respond to the rapidly growing demand for safe, nutritious long shelf life beverages on the Indian market. At the same time, the system is designed to support the protection of product integrity as production scales up and distribution coverage expands.
