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PTI joins IncuBev alliance

IncuBev, a collaboration among four companies with significant beverage commercialization expertise, has been launched to help brand owners bring their beverages to market faster by offering a unique turnkey project management solution. The companies are harnessing their collective knowledge and expertise to dramatically accelerate pre-commercial activities.

01 Oct 20

PTI, Big 3 enter into business alliance to help brand owners achieve PET bottle quality, speed-to-market goals

PTI has entered into a business alliance with Big 3 Precision Products, Inc., Centralia, Illinois, to help brand owners achieve quality and speed-to-market goals for products sold in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles.

05 Nov 18

Plastic Technologies appoints Thierry Fabozzi president of global operations

Thierry Fabozzi has been appointed president of Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), a leader in package development and design, rapid prototyping, and material evaluation engineering for plastic packaging. Effective immediately, Fabozzi will be responsible for global operations and will report to the company’s board of directors.

23 Aug 17

Report highlights colored, other problematic PET bottle recycling challenges

The use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for packaging has seen tremendous growth due to the material’s ability to offer light weighting options, unique container designs, clarity, long shelf life and recyclability. But unfortunately, only non-colored and lightly-tinted blue PET bottles offer reclaimers a high value in today’s recycle market.

14 Jun 17

Clasper bottle technology wins AmeriStar award in alcoholic beverage category

Clasper bottle technology has won the prestigious Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) 2017 AmeriStar Package Award in the alcoholic beverages category. AmeriStar Package Awards Competition judges considered more than 80 packages for 12 category awards, four student awards and AmeriStar’s top three awards.

07 Jun 17

Study shows that optimal cross section, thickness distribution can maximize top/squeeze load performance for oval food, household chem products

Many food items and household cleaning products are often packaged in oval-shaped containers that dispense their contents by being squeezed. However, some of these containers can result in dispensing frustration and shelf-presence issues.

12 May 17

Plastic Technologies announces new technology for smaller quantity, injection-molded PET preforms to support validation, market tests

Brand owners interested in conducting package validation testing (performance, filling line, shipping, etc.) and small test market distribution before committing to a wider launch now have access to a cost-effective alternative. Additionally, converters needing development and production support also can tap into a new resource.

18 Apr 17

Multiple factors including lightweighting, labels, colorants, can negatively impact water bottle recyclability

The most common strategy deployed by many water bottlers to meet sustainability initiatives has been to significantly lightweight their PET containers. However, a recent study found that oftentimes these bottles might meet consumer expectations for convenience and price, but may not minimize the carbon footprint.

07 Apr 17

PET packaging driven by emerging technologies; seminar provides answers to challenging production, materials questions

The use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) continues to grow for a wide variety of packaging applications. However, technological inroads also continue to advance at an equally fast pace challenging those who want to use this versatile and sustainable material in new product applications.

22 Mar 17

Plastic Technologies partners with The Packaging School to provide expert PET curriculum

Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI) is partnering with The Packaging School to help packaging and plastics professionals enhance their polyethylene terephthalate (PET) knowledge via an innovative, online educational platform.

22 Mar 17

Two-container snap-fit PET package now available to brand owners

The Clasper™ blow molded bottle technology is now being made available to brand owners who want to market a product in a package with two separate containers.

04 Oct 16

Study shows that rPET use in hot-fill bottles has no significant impact until the blend exceeds 50 percent

The use of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) in hot-fill packages has no significant adverse impact on the bottles until the blend exceeds 50%, according to a research study conducted by Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI).

27 Sep 16

Yumix brand uses two compartment snap-fit PET package to launch disruptive cocktail brand

A two compartment package—with the bottom container snapping into the base of the larger top bottle—is being used to launch a disruptive new portable, shelf-stable cocktail line. Called the Clasper™ bottle, the innovative package development was driven by brand owner Yumix’s desire to give adult consumers a great tasting cocktail, which they could mix themselves anywhere, anytime.

07 Sep 16

PTI Online Academy formed to provide self-paced educational assistance for plastics industry professionals

To help address the need for additional bottle-making and process knowledge by plastics industry professionals, a new on-demand, web-based video training program has been developed.

09 Jun 16

Plastic Technologies teams with HRSflow and ERMO to provide turnkey commercialization path for single-serve beverage/food capsules

With interest in single-serve capsules for a broad variety of beverage and food products on an upward growth trajectory, the ability to provide a turnkey path to commercialization is becoming increasingly important.

27 Apr 16

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