Panel-less PET bottles win first commercial use.The first commercial use of Amcor PET Packaging's panel-less and ribless PET bottle technology is a 16-oz ready-to-drink tea from Tradewinds Beverage Co., Cincinnati. The beverage company converted from glass because Amcor's PowerFlex design fulfills hot-fill and aesthetic requirements. The company's logo was replicated on the bottle neck and the smooth panels permitted the use of an existing pressure-sensitive label. Previously, sidewall side·wall n. 1. A wall that forms the side of something. 2. A side surface of an automobile tire, between the edge of the tread and the wheel rim. Noun 1. panels were needed to absorb distortion as a hot-filled beverage cools to room temperature. With Amcor's PowerFlex design, vacuum distortion occurs only in the base, where an inverted inverted reverse in position, direction or order. inverted L block a pattern of local filtration anesthesia commonly used in laparotomy in the ox. conical diaphragm diaphragm (dī`əfrăm'), term used to describe any of several large muscles, found in humans and other mammals, which separate two adjacent regions of the body. The most commonly known muscle of this class is the thoraco-abdominal diaphragm. draws upward as the liquid cools. The straight-wall design reportedly provides excellent top-load strength. With no points of stress concentration, there is no potential for bending. Superior stacking characteristics open up opportunities in premium beverages sold in warehouse or club stores. Amcor is based in 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. Another beverage company, Trinity Springs in Boise, Idaho “Boise” redirects here. For other uses, see Boise (disambiguation). Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County and the principal city of the Boise metropolitan area. , is also using the Amcor technology for its first "certified organic" flavored water in 16-oz PET bottles. Amcor: (800) 666-7741 * www.amcor.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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