Posts Tagged ‘PET bottle manufacturing’
The role of Compressors in the PET Bottle Manufacturing Industry
PET, or polyethylene terephthalate accounts for around 70% of the total number of soft drink bottles manufactured around the world, comfortably making it the most popular material choice, ahead of aluminum and glass. In an industry where there’s an abundance of compressor variations in use, from standard models to customized or bespoke systems, there are…
Read MoreThe PET Bottle Manufacturing Process Explained
Plastic bottles are most commonly produced from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a thermoplastic polymer. The advantages of using PET for bottling are its strength, light weight, and recyclability. In order to manufacture plastic bottles, the PET must first go through polymerization to create long molecular chains. This process can be complicated and can result in…
Read More