Agr International, Butler, Pa., introduced a new capability in its Pilot Profiler system to manage CO2 and water loss in PET bottles.
The Pilot Profiler in-the-blowmolder thickness management system monitors shelf life for CO2 or water loss at the point of production by incorporating a version of the M-RULE container performance model. This provides plant managers with a continuous status of the predicted shelf-life performance as well as the capability to proactively manage critical bottle parameters to maximize the shelf life of containers in production.