Blow Moulding Explained: How a Plastic Bottle Is Made
Extrusion, injection and stretch blow moulding all start with hot plastic and end with a bottle — but each suits different products. A short guide to the processes on our shop floor.

Extrusion, injection and stretch blow moulding all start with hot plastic and end with a bottle — but each suits different products. A short guide to the processes on our shop floor.

A bottle that is 0.5 mm out on the neck will leak or fail on a capping line. These are the checks a pharmaceutical container goes through before it leaves our factory.

HDPE and PET are the two materials behind most bottles on a pharmacy or supermarket shelf. Here is how to decide which one suits your product.