Revolutionary Liquiform simplifies bottle forming and filling

MICHIGAN, USA - A revolutionary new technology is expected to bring about energy and cost savings, and other benefits to liquid packaging producers around the world. LiquiForm is a breakthrough blow moulding and filling manufacturing technology which uses consumable, pressurized liquid instead of compressed air to form plastic containers. By combining the bottle forming and filling processes into one step, this innovative technology eliminates numerous manufacturing steps, significantly reducing cost and waste.

 Ann O’Hara, President of LiquiForm, said that LiquiForm represents a significant opportunity for the consumer products industry by creating a step-change in efficiency and flexibility. By partnering with respected equipment manufacturers as well as international converters and leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies, the company is geared to push the technology toward its full potential.

How it works

The preform is placed in the mould and then the actual liquid or whatever product is to be bottled is forced at high pressure into the preform, moulding it into the bottle shape. This results in a filled bottle, ready for capping and labelling. The LiquiForm technology has been validated with a significant range of packaging substrates, products and conditions using the same LiquiForm machine for cold, ambient and hot-fill containers.

LiquiForm Group is now actively seeking additional commercial partners. The LiquiForm technology will be widely available through a licensing and royalty system, which encourages partners and licensees to invest in future innovation and development.

LiquiForm is the result of a joint venture originally established by Amcor, a multinational packaging leader, and Sidel, a global provider of PET solutions for liquid packaging.  The LiquiForm Group has signed agreements with Yoshino Kogyosho, Japan’s largest plastic bottle manufacturer, to further develop the technology, and with Nestle Waters, one of the world’s leading bottle water companies, to acquire their intellectual property in this innovative technology.