PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2017

BOTTLE MAKING 31 PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 05/17 www.petpla.net PETplanet: What is the jar’s size and capacity? Ankit Kedia: The size of the top jar is 55.5mm high with a 25g capac- ity; the lower jar is 132.5mm high with a capacity of 225g. PETplanet: Presumably you will be relying on single stage tech- nology for produc- tion? Or are you in fact using two stage equipment? Ankit Kedia: We use ASB 70DHP single stage technology with SP400 neck finish, 73mm neck diameter for the bottom container and 56mm for the top container. The moulds used are from ASB, too. PETplanet: The tea jar has been on the market for a year now. Where can you actually obtain it? Ankit Kedia: Currently you can find it in supermarkets all over India. PETplanet: Thank you very much, Mr Kedia! PETplanet: Mr Kedia, how did the idea of this double jar come up? Ankit Kedia: The idea came up after the customer gave us the brief that they wanted to pack two types of tea in one container, so that the cus- tomer can blend both the tea varieties to create a unique beverage. PETplanet: What role exactly did Tata Tea play in this development? Ankit Kedia: The Tata Tea team was instrumental in giving us valu- able consumer insights which we were able to incorporate in the overall design of the final packaging. PETplanet: Okay, but of course such packaging could pose particular problems in production. Did you face any difficulties while designing and modelling prototypes? Ankit Kedia: During the prototyp- ing phase, we faced various challenges especially in making the packaging tam- per-evident. The top container is fixed on the top of the lower container making it vulnerable to pilferage or tampering on the retail shelf. We overcame this by interlocking the top container firmly to the cap of the lower container. Ankit Kedia, Director Manjushree Indian double package for Tata Tea PET fusion jar by Kay Barton Manjushree Technopack from Bangalore, India, has developed, as the first converter in the country, a PET fusion jar made up of a main jar, small jar main cap and small cap. The advantage is that the main cap and the small jar have a locking mechanism which interlock to form a single component. The two jars cannot be separated without breaking the locking mechanism. Thus the consumer can access two very different taste enhancers which can be blended to create a unique brew. The fusion jar has been on the market since 2016. In conversation with Director Mr Ankit Kedia, we learned interesting details about this unusual packaging.