MPS's Step-by-Step Guide to Developing a New PET Container

When looking to design a new PET container using our two-stage PET blow moulding process, this involves the preform and blow moulding stages. Below is a series of steps from the design process to the delivery of your container/bottle by MOULDED PACKAGING SOLUTIONS.

Define & Development

• The intended use – Food, Beverage, Personal Care, Home Care, Pharmaceutical etc.
• What’s already in the market – gathering information, including your competitor information and any potential patents.
• Deciding on the shape, taking into consideration the material, the contents, weight (g) required and planned closure(s) to be used – note that at MPS we also manufacture some of our own caps.

Design

• We can simply take as little as a rough sketch on a piece of paper and develop the product with our mould partner.
• Generation of CAD/Product Specification, including critical dimensions
• Customer feedback – potential changes or/and improvements.
• 3D print (optional) – although this will be in PLA material but to scale.
• Sign off to proceed building the mould.

Creating the mould

• This can take as little as 8 weeks from approval to delivery of the mould into the UK.
• We have worked with our mould partner for many years with great success!

Trialling and testing:

• On delivery of the mould at MPS we’d initially produce samples and trials to ensure that we are meeting your requirements, including the packing configuration on the pallet.
• Take your product into full production.

We also recommend that you read our 'Bespoke Moulded Sustainable Plastic Packaging Solutions' article for more information about how to create a bespoke pack that is sustainable. If you have any further questions, contact us and we'll be happy to respond.