The Resource Hub
Our resource hub has resources featuring classroom-based training for PET professionals, industry articles, white papers, and much more. Developed by experts for professionals to expand their skills, and explore trends and perspectives that permeate the plastic industry.
Enhance Your Technical Knowledge
Our plastics and packaging industry experts with extensive years of experience designed a catalog of courses to provide industry professionals with training on a variety of subjects from materials to recycling. Most courses are conducted in small groups to encourage interaction, networking and practical application sessions.
Scheduled classes are offered at PTI locations in the U.S. and Europe. We can also host off-site courses at your location, or tailor a specialized course based on your company’s needs and objectives. Keep checking back for new trainings in the resource hub.
Technology and Application of PET Training
CHOOSE YOUR LOCATION
Blow Mold Operator Training
CHOOSE YOUR LOCATION
Injection Mold Operator Training
CHOOSE YOUR LOCATION
Plastic Packaging for Hot-Fill & Aseptic Beverages Training
CHOOSE YOUR LOCATION
IV Calculator
Looking for an easy way to measure the resulting IV of a resin? Check out our IV Calculator, available for use on a PC or a mac – or via app on your smartphone for when you are on the go.
When the user inputs the IV values of the specific resins being used for the blend, the app will instantly display the resulting IV. The calculator also provides the molecular weight of the individual resins.
Proper drying is required for good melt processing of PET. At melt processing temperatures, hydrolytic degradation occurs as a reaction of PET with moisture in the resin pellets.
Permeation Testing
Package Shelf-Life Evaluation Case Study The Opportunity One of our customers faced unexpected quality issues with their packaged product, affecting its taste, color, and long-term shelf-life. However, their usual quality control tests did not highlight any...
Plastics Today: AI could be a game changer for bottle design
By: Sumit Mukherjee – Chief Technology Officer, PTI Differentiation is the name of the game when marketing products to consumers. Differentiation’s mandatory companion is performance. Both of these are driven by creative individuals who use the latest...
Plastics Today: The Packaging Conference 2020: New technology for plastic sustainability and more
By: Dan Durham – Director of Technical Client Services, PTI It’s no surprise to Plastics Today readers that the focus on plastics, packaging and the environment has accelerated. However, what is newsworthy are the emerging approaches to addressing these complex...
Plastics Today: Plastics advocacy and the power of one
By: Sumit Mukherjee – Chief Technology Officer of PTI Whether it’s on social media or in mainstream news, it’s virtually impossible to go a few days without reading a post or article that describes how bad plastic is for the environment. Some of the information...
Plastics Today: Subcontracting work to other vendors can boost productivity
By: Sumit Mukherjee – Chief Technology Officer of PTI If you are a packaging supplier or service provider, there is a natural tendency to want to execute all aspects of your client’s needs internally. However, that may not be the best choice. In fact, it can be...
Plastics Today: How to Get the Most out of Your R&D Budget
By: Sumit Mukherjee - Chief Technology Officer of PTI Here are some key considerations to keep in mind to have successful, profitable outcomes from your research and development (R&D) initiatives. This assumes that you have an R&D budget. However, when...
Plastics Today: 6 reasons why predictive modeling benefits packaging design
By: Sumit Mukherjee – Chief Technology Officer of PTI Wouldn’t it be great if the creative side of the packaging development process could have access to an invisible engineer that could guide the process? Sound farfetched? Perhaps, not. Predictive...