PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2012

TRADE SHOW REVIEW 29 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 05/12 www.petpla.net T he s p e c i a l is t s i n p l a s t i c r e c y c l in g s y s t e m s. VA CU R E MA ® – P ET e x t ru si on t ec hn ol og ie s Choose the Number One. Interview with Oriol Vives, MD Side Spain and Josep Jimenez, Export Manager, Side Spain The Specialities At the NPE in Orlando we met Oriol Vives, MD and Josep Jimenez, Export Manager, both from Side Spain. They were exhibiting a 2l con- tainer with a moulded recess handle strongly reminiscent of the com- plete through-handle featured on the traditional HDPE bottles. PETplanet: These are the first handles on stretch blow moulded PET bottles that you can get a reasonable grip on, even if the handle does not go all the way through. Jimenez: Yes, we always try to come up with good solutions for our customers. This handle is one of those solutions. We mould the handle within the stretch moulding operation. The finished bottle can be readily removed from the mould for direct filling. Any further steps, such as where you would normally expect an additional stage for mounting the handle, are omitted. Our customers like the solution. And we only need 90g worth of PET material in order to implement it. PETplanet: You are well known for individual customer solutions; I believe Tupperware also work with your equipment? Jimenez: Yes, here we have developed equipment to manufacture stretch blow moulded bottles from PP for the company. The bottle is refillable. The plants that operate in Germany and India are based on the same design. The bottle is suitable for use in the microwave, it is dish- washer-proof and it can also be filled with hot liquid. This has been a very nice as well as a very sophisticated project. PETplanet: Thank you very much. www.sidemachines.com Oriol Vives (left) Managing Director Side Spain, and Josep Jimenez (right), Export Manager Side