Stretch Blow Molding
Recyclability of PET/PEF Multilayer Barrier Bottles Gets Further Validation
Europe’s RecyClass considers PET/PEF multilayer bottles to be fully recyclable in the PET stream.
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Cobot Automates Label Reel Loading for High-Volume PET Beverage Bottles
Sidel’s new CoboREEL system uses a cobot to automate a shift’s worth of label reel loading.
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Ultralight PET Preform Design
The Factor 101 design created by KHS and Husky uses just 5.89 g of material to hold 591 mL of product — equivalent to a 20-ounce water bottle.
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Precision Concepts Buys Meredith-Springfield
Latest acquisition by this diversified producer of rigid packaging is a Northeast leader in technical blow molding.
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Make PET Containers From 20 ml to 5 L on One Machine
Cypet’s new PRO Series of one-stage injection stretch-blow molding (ISBM) machines boasts high flexibility, high output, fast payback.
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Lightweight Bottle Base for 100% rPET Still Products in High-Speed Production
Sidel’s new StarLITE-R Still base design for still products meets the combined challenges of lightweighting, high-speed production and 100% rPET.
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Is There a Better Way to Heat PET Preforms for Stretch-Blow Molding?
Is near-infrared (NIR) heating better, faster and more energy efficient? So far, only two machine builders are making such claims for NIR in place of standard mid-infrared preform heating, though their systems appear to be well accepted. Meanwhile, an altogether different alternative is in the works.
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SACMI’s PET Bottle and Labeling Machinery Integrated Into Omnia Techologies
SACMI Bottling and Labelling are now subunits of Omnia’s ACMI.
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New ‘Eco-Audit’ for Your PET Bottle Lines
Sidel introduces a three-phase audit of environmental impact of PET stretch-blow molding operations.
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All-Electric Stretch-Blower for up to 3L PET Bottles
PET Technologies debuts compact APF-Max 2L liner reheat machine with quick changeovers, NIR heating and blowing-air recovery.
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