PET machines see growing use with PP, PS & PC.Aoki Laboratory America in Elk Grove Village Elk Grove Village, village (1990 pop. 33,429), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1956. With a population of c.100 at the time of its establishment on open farmland, the village has grown dramatically and steadily, largely because of its , Ill., reports there is increasing use of its one-stage PET injection stretch-blow machines for making specialty containers of PP, PC, PS, and PEN. Aoki officials add that stretch-blow molding enhances clarity and toughness of PP and PC, and the same molds can be used for these materials and PET.. PP offers excellent moisture barrier properties, favoring its use in packaging products such as salt, spices, pills, candies, medicines, and face creams. PP also puts stretch-blow processors into contention for some hot-filled food-packaging markets. PP's superior thermal properties allow it to replace more costly heat-set PET bottles for some beverages and sauces. PS has been chosen in some cases for stretch-blow molded yogurt yogurt: see fermented milk. yogurt Semisolid, fermented, often flavoured milk food. Yogurt is known and consumed in almost all parts of the world. pots. PC is also being stretch-blow molded into baby bottles and housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. that are dishwasher-safe. Temperatures and chemicals used in dishwashers frequently degrade TO DEGRADE, DEGRADING. To, sink or lower a person in the estimation of the public. 2. As a man's character is of great importance to him, and it is his interest to retain the good opinion of all mankind, when he is a witness, he cannot be compelled to disclose or stain Stain (microbiology) Any colored, organic compound, usually called dye, used to stain tissues, cells, cell components, or cell contents. The dye may be natural or synthetic. The object stained is called the substrate. PET containers. Tel: (847) 981-6000. www.aokitech.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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