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2017-08-24 0:41 min PET processing, Materials, Processing & Handling, Recycling & Compounding

„Eisbär“ - Innovative Technology

In the field of auxiliary equipment, Eisbär manufactures systems to improve quality ...

2017-08-23 12:10 min

Oxygen permeation measurement with chemical optical sensors

It is very important to determine the barrier properties of packaging and other synthetic materials to protect oxygen sensitive foods, pharmaceuticals, and technical applications. Therefore, new and innovative methods in material research are required for oxygen permeation ...

2017-08-23 4:59 min ONE:15

Investigation of stretch ratio dependent material models of PET bottles in O2-barrier and topload simulation routines

This article describes an approach to determine virtual prototypes of PET bottles from a given preform design and process parameters using a three-dimensional simulation of the stretch blow molding process. The material behavior of PET bottles is described considering the dependency ...

2017-08-23 4:11 min ONE:15

Quantitative measurement of residual stresses for PET Preforms and bottles offers new hope for our old nemesis – stress cracking

This article summarizes a study of a high precision quantitative stress measurement ...

2017-08-23 4:50 min ONE:15

Minting the preform base

Lightweighting PET bottles is a process where we are continuously seeking and ...

2017-08-23 5:25 min

Total process control Part 1: Optimizing the cold process

There are many factors to consider when speaking of process control in re-heat ...

2017-08-23 2:52 min

Milk in PET - Who wants to fill milk into plastic bottles has to make many decisions

”What counts is on the field.” This old saying from the world of soccer, although ...

2017-08-23 4:17 min ONE:15

Blowing pressure – Blowing pressure is a more complex topic than it might appear at the first glance

We do not sleep well with the unknown in the back of our heads. We all are human and ...

2017-08-23 2:31 min

The global approach to save raw material in the bottle base Part 1: The history of lightweighting of PET bottles

Substituting glass for PET beverage bottles was, in addition to many other ...

2017-08-23 7:25 min ONE:15

Connected World - Connected Packaging?

Industry 4.0 (i.FOUR.ONE) is one of those topics that every production company will ...