What is the difference between PET and PP bottles?

What is the difference between PET and PP bottles? PET and PP are the two most widely used resins in one-step ISBM bottle production. They produce bottles with different performance profiles, and choosing between them is one of the earliest and most consequential...

How to start a PET bottle production business?

How to start a PET bottle production business? Starting a PET bottle production business — whether as a standalone contract moulding operation, or as in-house bottle production for an existing filling or packaging business — requires a clear understanding of the...

What plastic is used to make water bottles?

What plastic is used to make water bottles? The vast majority of commercial water bottles — from small 330 ml single-serve bottles to 5-litre family containers — are made from PET: polyethylene terephthalate. PET’s combination of glass-like optical clarity, structural...

What is a PET preform and how is it made?

What is a PET preform and how is it made? A PET preform is the thick-walled injection-moulded intermediate from which a finished PET bottle is produced by stretch blow moulding. It resembles a thick-walled test tube: closed at one end, with the finished bottle’s neck...

How many bottles per hour does an ISBM machine produce?

How many bottles per hour does an ISBM machine produce? The output rate of a one-step ISBM machine — measured in bottles per hour — depends on four variables that interact with each other: the machine’s cycle time for your specific bottle, the cavity count of the...