The Sidel non-petaloid StarLite PET bottle base increases PET bottle rigidity by enhancing resistance to the internal pressure created by nitrogen dosing, even in harsh conditions.
“We wanted to get away from being just another typical spread jar on the shelf. With P28, we are always looking to change the game,” says Jeff Prince, director of operations for the company.
The KHS InnoPET Plasmax 20QS coating machine produces bottles with volumes ranging from 100 to 350 ml; it achieves outputs up to 48,000 PET bottles/hr.
Based on a non-contact optical technology, the GPR online system measures the thickness of plastic bottle and container walls at desired locations and displays the results instantly on a trend chart.
The Standard-Knapp 939 Versatron case packer includes technology for programmable pick-and-place motion and the positive placement of bottles and containers fully into the bottom of each case.
Created for coding onto dark-colored, reusable glass bottles, Domino high-contrast, alkali-washable yellow ink adheres to wet surfaces; it maintains adhesion even in areas where surface condensation is present during the coding stage.
Offered in pneumatic piston, servo piston and servo pump versions, Hinds-Bock multi-spout bottle fillers are compatible with products from thin brines to viscous soups with large particulates.
The KHS lightweight 1-liter PET bottle for milk and mixed milk beverages can be aseptically filled; its base compensates the negative pressure created in the bottle during the filling of warm beverages.
Amcor Rigid Plastics has been named the winner in the beverage/nonalcoholic category of the AmeriStar Package Awards Competition, sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP).
