Bottles / Bottle Making

Bonaqua, the spring water of The Coca-Cola Company in Argentina has traditionally been bottled in a premium glass bottle for the on-premise market. For the water running a truck travel for more than 700km to its main market, the company was keen to create a premium glass-like PET bottle proposed to

Wine consumers are demanding portable, lightweight bottles for home delivery and consumption at venues where glass is prohibited or isn’t practical. Amcor Rigid Plastics will showcase its portfolio of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium (Booth #1613) Jan. 23-25 in Sacramento, California. Amcor’s solutions cater to

Pretium Packaging’s recently launched SureHandle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container with an integrated handle has received validation that it can be used for high-pressure processing (HPP) food and beverage applications. Because HPP does not rely on heat for pasteurisation, this validation opens the door for products that are using this relatively new

The latest two additions to the wide range of standard PET jars: The Ovar Round (available in 1300 and 3000ml) is a combination of simplicity and clean lines. Both jars have the 100SP400 neck finish. This gives an ample choice of many standard caps. In addition, the Ovar Round offers unlimited

“The Rapid Guide to Perfect PET Bottles” (by Ottmar Brandau) is a troubleshooting guide that should be in every operator’s toolbox or on their smartphone or tablet. Over 125 pages the author analyses 31 common defects of PET bottles and gives tips on how to solve them. These tips focus separately

A leading firm in the Vietnamese beverage sector has purchased two complete preform inspection solutions from Sacmi. Each inspection unit consists of an advanced PVS-3 – the vision system recently developed by Sacmi’s Automation & Inspection System Division – and comes with an automatic centrifuge positioner upstream. Designed to operate directly

The recently launched Jack Body Wash – part of actor Richard E Grant’s Jack Perfume range – utilises the popular 500ml Flat Based Boston Round design in PET from Spectra Packaging’s range of standards. Uk-based company Spectra’s range of Boston Round designs are available in both glass-like PET and HDPE, with

Square, robust lines are being increasingly chosen to stand out more on the shop shelves. The different shape immediately catches the eye between all the round bottles. PET Power has expanded the Square family with a nice 400ml model. This volume is particularly special because of the height – width ratio.