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Not All Handles on PET Bottles Are Created Equally

Not All Handles on PET Bottles Are Created Equally

Everyone loves handles on big PET bottles. PET plastic is beautifully crystal clear and 100% recyclable. A strong, comfortable handle to make the pour easier on a heavy, large format PET bottle is the icing on the cake for consumers. This is especially true in food...

How HDPE Milk Jugs Are Made and a Great Alternative

How HDPE Milk Jugs Are Made and a Great Alternative

Did you know that most dairy plants produce their own HDPE milk jugs? They do! In this article, we explain the current production process, and then we'll introduce you to a better way of going about it. If you have ever wanted to know how HDPE milk jugs are made - and...

BottleOne Technology Featured in SIPA Presentation

BottleOne Technology Featured in SIPA Presentation

If you didn’t tune into PETnology’s Pack Passion Week 2022, you missed a good one. Even though I like the personal touch of being at the conference, I enjoyed watching the presentations from my desk. SIPA’s presentation, by Paolo De Nardi and Pablo Fiorentini, was my...

New PET Packaging Sensation – BottleOne

New PET Packaging Sensation – BottleOne

Before I get into the specifics of the new PET packaging sensation, BottleOne, I want to take you back a few years. For those of you old enough to remember the influential music critic, Jon Landau, when he first saw Bruce Springsteen in Cambridge back in 1975, he...

Personal Observations from the Floor of NPE 2024

Personal Observations from the Floor of NPE 2024

I had the opportunity to attend this year’s NPE in Orlando, where I saw some interesting developments that I think are worth sharing. Most of the OEMs and aftermarket suppliers we use at BottleOne exhibited at the show, and virtually every one of them had something...