IN Brief:
- A new online tool allows PET packaging scenarios to be modelled against cost and GHG outcomes.
- The platform covers changes to bottle neck, body, and base design, partial labels, and recycled PET content.
- The launch links lightweighting decisions more closely to mould, line, and material planning.
Sidel has launched an online packaging optimisation tool designed to help PET bottle users model material, cost, and greenhouse-gas savings across a range of packaging scenarios.
The tool, now live on the company’s website, allows users to test changes to bottle neck, body, and base design, while also factoring in partial labels and the integration of recycled PET. The system is intended to give producers a clearer view of what different lightweighting routes could deliver before they move into line changes, mould work, or broader packaging redevelopment.
Sidel said the platform has been built around customisable use cases, allowing packaging teams to compare present formats against alternative designs and see how annual savings shift as specifications change. The company said producers can achieve substantial reductions through lightweighting and packaging redesign, including bottle neck weight cuts of up to 40%, body reductions of up to 35%, and base reductions of up to 20%, depending on the application.
The launch comes as PET users continue to balance material-cost volatility with tougher emissions targets and ongoing pressure to reduce packaging weight without undermining performance on line or in distribution. In that context, a modelling tool is not simply a design exercise. It shortens the distance between packaging development and plant economics, particularly where bottle performance, labelling, and secondary packaging all interact with throughput and material consumption.
Sidel is also using the launch to underline the wider set of technologies feeding into PET reduction strategies. It said its EvoBLOW Laser can deliver a further 10% lightweighting on average, while its partial-label roll-fed solution can reduce label material use by up to 75%. Its EvoFilm Stretch system, meanwhile, is positioned as a route to cutting secondary-pack film use by 50%.
