subject: All about PET Containers and Bottles [print this page] All about PET Containers and Bottles All about PET Containers and Bottles
These days, PET bottles and containers have gained lots of demand. But it is essential to know what PET plastic is first? PET plastic or polyethylene terephthalate plastic is a thermoplastic polymer resin. It belongs to the family of polyester. This plastic is best package for food and non-food products. It is the most desirable material for the manufactures because of some of its characteristics such as transparency, strength, and thermo-stability. On the other hand, consumer like it because it is very light in weigh, inexpensive, re-sealable, resistant to shattering, and the best part is that it is recyclable. You can identify the PET plastics by the #1 code present at the bottom of containers and bottles.
The first PET plastic bottle was launched in 1973 and since then it has grown in popularity every year. There are various benefits of PET plastic. It is very transparent and strong plastic that can store water safely and easily. Most of the people in market believe that PET plastic provides the brilliant container for storing the water. Against the some rumors, PET bottles can be refilled and re-used.
PET plastic is very safe to use. As an inert plastic, it does not leach any harmful substance into its contents even when the beverages are stored opened or when the bottles are refilled. It should be noted that opened bottles can be a good site for bacteria. But, with PET bottles, there is less risk of harboring of bacteria than any other packaging container. You can re-use the PET plastic but make sure them you have sterilize and clean it properly.
PET bottles can be designed by plastic injection molds. This technique is very reliable for making the PET bottles. It makes use of hot runner systems to inject molten plastic in the cavities of mold. Hot runner systems have to maintain the heat uniformly to keep the plastic material within them, while cooling the rest of the injection mold to solidify the product immediately. Cap and closure molds are also used by plastic injection mold for the preparation of PET plastics.
