PTI, Hemetek open PET testing lab

PLASTIC Technologies Inc. (PTI) and Hemetek Techno Instruments Mumbai have recently entered an agreement to provide polyethylene terephthalate (PET) package evaluation services in Southeast Asia.

 

The partnership will involve state-of-the-art PET material and bottle testing to be done in Hemetek’s expanded testing facility in Baroda, located in the Gujarat state, in western India. The open house is scheduled for January 20, after which the facility will start accepting bottle performance projects.

 

Brand owners and suppliers in Southeast Asia use limited in-house capability or send components to laboratories outside the region for evaluation. The PET material and bottle testing facility will address this need for a local resource to evaluate if preforms and bottles meet performance parameters. The PET resin, preform, and bottle testing will cover solution intrinsic viscosity, acetaldehyde and moisture content, finish dimensions, and bottle expansion and burst.

 

According to PTI global analytical labs director Greg Fisher, “For the past 30 years, PTI has earned a global reputation as the leader in PET bottle development and performance testing. Through our new partnership with Hemetek, a company that has established itself as a respected package testing solutions provider, we are now able to bring these services to Southeast Asia.”

 

“Empty PET bottles do not typically sustain long journeys well, and particularly those that are subjected to temperature extremes typically found in Southeast Asia,” added Hemetek president Viraj Devasthale.

 

Partnering with PTI in locating testing services in closer proximity to bottling plants will help reduce time and costs, and provide brand owners with critical data to meet performance standards, Mr. Devasthale said.