PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2016

BOTTLE MAKING 15 PET planet insider Vol. 17 equipment, and provide PET bottles testing services in our own laboratory, in addition.” PET Technologies currently employs 200 staff members, of whom 160 are already working in the new 4500m² factory. Once the capacity is fully used the company plans long-term develop- ment of the PET markets for food and non-food in North and South America, and in Africa and Asia. Among the patents PET Technologies holds is one for a mould closure method that it says is unique. It confidently asserts that its machines are energy-saving, easy to use and straightforward to integrate into existing production lines. Its blow moulding systems use a compressed air recovery process that can achieve savings of up to 25%. “The packaging industry currently has several hot topics, including the produc- tion of PET kegs, wide-neck jars or the ongoing trend in preform lightweight, for example,” Poliansky con- tinues. “We will be able to present several innovations in these areas in the near future. Our investments include the modernisa- tion and refurbishment of our factories and further automation of them. We are continuously working on the improvement of our tools and increasing their output. We have recently added new CNC machines to our range. A DMG Mori is in use in the new factory, and more will be delivered in this year. Finally, we have just approved the layout for a building extension near the new plant, which will include a procurement department and new office spaces.” www.pet-eu.com