Blow-trim breaks into high-volume PET jars.Amcor PET Packaging, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich., is making extensive use of blow-trim technology to boost production rates for PET food jars. Most recently, Amcor converted Hellmann's 15-oz mayonnaise jar A mayonnaise jar is a glass container that once contained mayonnaise, which can be re-used for other purposes once it is empty. The mayonnaise jar is an icon of Soviet life, which is now losing its symbolic significance in the former Soviet countries due to the adoption of to PET using two-step stretch-blow molding after launching a 32-oz version late last year. Until now, the blow-trim approach has been used for smaller runs of food packaging on slower one-step stretch-blow processes. The blow-trim process allows a wide-mouth jar to be produced from a standard narrow-neck preform pre·form tr.v. pre·formed, pre·form·ing, pre·forms 1. To shape or form beforehand. 2. To determine the shape or form of beforehand. n. 1. , eliminating the need for separate, costly preform injection tooling. The 70-mm widemouth finish is built into the bottle mold and not the preform. When the container is removed from the mold, it has two portions, the threaded finish and an upper dome that is trimmed off during an in-line process. Amcor's high-volume approach utilizes a Husky preform injection machine, a high-speed Sidel Series2 reheat Re`heat´ v. t. 1. To heat again. 2. To revive; to cheer; to cherish. Verb 1. reheat - heat again; "Please reheat the food from last night" stretch-blow molder, and a Belvac rotary trimmer trimmer see resco nail trimmer, toenail scissors. . Amcor claims that the output achieved with this blow-trim technology is similar to that of PET beverage bottles. The Hellmann's jars are said to represent two of the industry's highest-volume blow-trim applications. Amcor: (734) 428-9741 * www.amcor.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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