What is being demanded from PET and rigid plastics at a manufacturing level?
A. In Australia’s very competitive marketplace, there is a demand for more custom shapes, a faster turnaround of new designs and a greater range of capacities. In terms of the European market, we have had to meet a demand for very large PET bottles, usually for water. European customers carry their drinking water home in 5L bottles, as opposed to Australian customers who buy companion-sized bottles. SMI Pacifica is also supplying polypropylene blow-moulders for corrosive products, oils and chemicals. Now, more than ever, bottle making has become part of the bottling process. Q. What are some of the latest innovations and technologies in the PET and rigid plastics industries? A. Reliability is always going to be the latest news. By replacing ‘knee and thighbone’ mechanicals with computer-controlled motors throughout the machine, SMI Pacifica came up with bottle blow-moulders that are the core of many beverage businesses. Being fully automated, an SMI Pacifica blow-moulder can stand alon
