PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2019

15 PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 06/19 www.petpla.net JUBILEE BOTTLE MAKING 15 In issue 8 there was some controversy about whether a 13 g lightweight hot fill bottle was a possibility, with a material saving of 30%. 2007 Intended for dairy functional drinks, PET Engineering set a new lightweighting record with 10 g/200ml (issue 1+2). French company ADS highlighted at Embal- lage a 4 l container blown from a preform with an integrated handle. Issue 10 featured Amcor PET Packaging Europe and their new range of monolayer PET- based material bottles for long life milk. 2008 In issue 4 we pulled together some of the extreme lightweighting options for 500ml still water bottles: Krones stood with 8.85 g, Sipa at 10.9 g, Sidel with the Sidel No Bottle at 9.9 g (launched in 2007 as the hitherto lightest bottle). However, these were all found in the development department, not at the supermar- ket shelf. Amcor expanded its hot fill line with the introduction of PowerStrap lightweighting technology. The unique strap design base took lightweight hot fill containers to a new level by offering enhanced side compression properties for improved line handling as well as “feet” that provide vertical loadbearing properties for stack- ing. Another addition to the hot fill portfolio was ActiveHinge technology, which is incorporated into the sidewall of the bottle for improved rigid- ity and enhanced label aesthetics. ActiveHinge incorporates horizontal ribs in the label area that stiffen the hoop structure of the bottle. The 20oz Vitaminwater bottle, which won a 2017 DuPont award, uses both PowerStrap and Acti- veHinge to improve performance, while weighing less than conventional hot fill containers. 2009 With Bottle Fly, PET Engineering pushed the limits of lightweight bottles further, in issue 1+2 presenting a 500ml water bottle with 6.6 g. The design eliminates the need for a nitrogen blanket. In issue 4 we discovered the lightest water bottle in production in 2009 at Niagara Bottling www.sacmi.com SACMI manufacturing technology: the advanced solution,from single machines to complete lines Product design Product development Product validation Industrial production plant Process & quality control On-site and start-up assistance After-sales and Customer service SACMI 4.0 THE COMPLETE CLOSURE, PREFORM AND CONTAINER SOLUTION FOR YOUR SMART FACTORY Your Smart Factory will be child’s play. sculpture by Antoine Geoffrion / bottlerobot.com Products created using SACMI compression technology can be made from PCR polymers too.