GEA Procomac has released a new lightweight polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle in collaboration with PET Engineering and Novapet.
The 1l White and Safe bottle has a 33/15 neck finish that weighs just 21g – thought to be the lightest of its size on the market. It is designed specifically for extended shelf life (ESL) and ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk applications and features a variable concentration of light barrier additive.
By adjusting the concentration of TiO2-based solution in the preform, the new packaging format offers fillers the opportunity to match the light protect levels to their particular needs, with associated cost benefits.
Of this process, GEA Procomac said: “There is no need for dedicated technology for the injection process. With little investment, and in a very short time, the preforms can be produced by an high speed standard mono-layer injection machine. That can happen at whatever TiO2 concentration required, without any risk of delamination during blow molding process because of due the single-layer technology.”
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