Optimising PET Bottle Production

The blow moulding sector has been increasingly meeting the challenges in the production of PET bottles and containers through more advanced production techniques.

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In addition, the growing availability of automated management system has created positive impact in the design, production and overall quality of the final product.

In this area, Agr International offers a number of products that are designed to aid bottle manufacturers achieve their most aggressive light weighting and sustainability goals while maintaining the highest quality. Agr products are designed to assist container producers, converters and fillers stay competitive while meeting the increased quality demands of today’s changing world. In particular, Agr has introduced several advances in aid of PET bottle production. The company’s Process Pilot® automated blow moulder management system – with Individual Mold Control™, is designed to help PET bottle manufacturers measure, control and optimise their bottle blowing process in order to produce the highest quality, best performing bottles possible while maximising production efficiency. The Process Pilot system interfaces with the blow moulder to provide precise material thickness distribution on a per bottle basis while managing the blow moulder to eliminate the effect of process and environmental variables that impact bottle material distribution throughout the production cycle.

The Process Pilot system offers a simple three-step approach towards PET blow moulder management. The first step entails the measurement of material distribution and pearlescence on every bottle. The second step controls the blow moulder to overcome process variation and maintain ontarget material distribution. The third step optimises the process to suit the product, application or business objective of the production facility.