Bottles, Preforms and Closures

Part One: PET Preforms (Ottmar Brandau, Dr. Laura Martin):

1 Introduction;

2 Manufacture and States of PET;

3 Behaviour in the Blow Mould; 4 Manufacture of PET Preforms;

5 Preform Design Methodology;

6 Preform Design Examples;

Part 2: PET Beverage Bottles (Dr. Christian DeTrois, Thomas Steinbauer):

1 From the First Idea to the Finished Bottle;

2 Determination of Bottle Properties;

3 Generating the First Design in CAD;

4 From Shape to Fully-Fledged Design for a Safe Process;

5 Verification of the 3D Design through FE Simulation;

6 Selection of the Mould Concept to Meet Customer-Specific Criteria;

7 Mould Design and Mould Manufacture;

8 Mould Trials and Examination of Sample Bottles;

Part 3 Closures for PET Bottles (Ottmar Brandau, Romeo Corvaglia):

1 Introduction;

2 Neck Finishes for Various Bottle Types;

3 Closure Types;

4 Tamper Evident Bands;

5 Resins;

6 Manufacturing Methods;

7 Economic Guidelines;

8 Test Procedures;

9 Process Control during Injection Moulding; Light-weigh caps, new standards