Wednesday 22 May 2019

PET for Profitable Protective Packaging

Over the past five decades, consumerism has been the driving force of economy and it will continue to be so with more gusto. It may also be noted that despite certain recessionary trends, which in fact are manmade, the purchasing power is on the rise lending an impetus to consumerism.

These aspects are evident when one visits the neighbourhood grocer or a departmental store and even a mall in the town. What catches one’s eyes are the attractive manner in which various FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) are displayed in the showcase or on the shelf.

Yes, it is the innovative and colourful packaging of these items in bottles, jars and containers made from PET, acronym for polyethylene terephthalate. It is a resin that has revolutionised the concept of presenting a product on a striking note, courtesy the engineers in polymer science.

This technique has literally eclipsed glass, ceramic, aluminium and tin which were the conventional base materials to pack finished products, till the other day. So much so, the manufacturers have immensely gained.

Unlike the fragile glass or heavy ceramic, PET is not easily breakable and lighter in weight with superior barrier qualities to enable better shelf life for numerous products like –
Mineral Water, beverages, syrups, sauces, ketchup, jams, marmalades
Edible cooking oil, Ghee (clarified butter)
Personal care items a-la shampoo, lotions, deodorants, hair oils
Pharmaceutical and assorted chemical formulations
Disinfectants, Insecticides and pesticides
Industrial oils and lubricants

The credit for all these market trends goes to PET Preform Bottle Industries. It is they who have made it possible for the industry of consumer items to progress ahead and thus lend a fillip to the economy. It is the mold (spelt mould in UK and elsewhere) that is designed, developed, tooled and machined with a high degree of technical precision that gives shape to every container in which a product is packed.

Thus the mold makes it possible for the cash register in a store to constantly ring as the products packed with PET technology would be luring the customers and also selling like the proverbial hotcakes! These molds in various cavities are designed as per machines of the processing operation of ultimate packaging and only a reputed company is capable of achieving this.

Leading injection Mold equipment manufacturers can boast of having one of the best providers of solutions in PET technology in the world. Consequent to commissioning of hundreds of systems at home and abroad too, this company based in New Delhi has emerged as the leading turnkey consultant in the industry. It has successfully conceptualised and fabricated main base molds of 72 cavities and for caps and closures with rating of 32 cavities.

It has mastered the art of designing and fabricating optimised preform mold systems to suit all types of PET and other extrusion machines. The secret of its success has been attributed to the professional commitment to total quality management in the wide range of services.

Its trump card has been the complete in-house facilities for designing, manufacturing, inspection and testing as well as extending value added services to its clients. Among these are simplified exchange of inserts with almost no delay, low maintenance and problem free user benefits.