Lightweighting delivers immediate cost savings and sustainability benefits through strategic material reduction. For beverage packaging operations where resin accounts for 80–90% of total costs, even modest weight reductions generate substantial savings while supporting environmental goals and regulatory compliance.
However, achieving significant weight reduction while maintaining structural integrity, performance, and consumer experience requires sophisticated engineering and proven technologies.
Husky's lightweighting solutions combine advanced simulation tools, precision molding technology, and decades of packaging expertise to reduce material usage without sacrificing quality or performance.
Husky's lightweighting technology allows manufacturers to remove up to 10% or more material while maintaining structural integrity:
Husky's precision molding and control systems maintain part quality with aggressive material reduction:
Husky's comprehensive approach addresses every aspect of package geometry:
Explore our latest blog posts for practical guidance and real-world examples of lightweight beverage packaging solutions. From expert advice to customer success stories, these articles share strategies to help you sustainably reduce the weight of your packaging.
Bai-Kakaji Group Leverages Injection Molding Technology for Sustainable, Lightweight Closures
Learn how Bai-Kakaji Group, a leading regional beverage packaging company in India, worked with Husky to offer their customers a new, lightweight closure solution.
How to Reduce Your Costs with Lightweight Preform Design
Learn how to reduce your beverage packaging production costs by lightweighting your PET preforms and bottles
Sustainable Transition: Lightweight Caps And Closures For Still Water
Leading water packaging producers are using caps and closures to develop more sustainable packaging solutions. Read more about the role of neck finishes, lightweighting, and standardization.
APR Recognizes Husky’s Lightweight Recyclable CSD Barrier Packaging
Learn about the evolution of our fully recyclable Multi-Layer PET solution for small-format CSD bottles, which earned recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) for 3.3% MXD6 integration.
Lightweight-Focused Design and Manufacturing Guides
Looking for more? Husky regularly produces a wide variety of practical, in-depth guides that explore key strategies for lightweighting. The guides below can enable measurable cost savings and sustainability benefits.
Husky’s Essential Guide to Lightweighting
Lightweighting can help you reduce resin usage, save on production costs, produce more sustainable packaging and support the circular economy.
Husky’s Essential Guide to Lightweighting shows you how to go lightweight, the right way.
Sustainable Caps and Closures: Select the Optimal Solution for Your Beverage Application
Download our comprehensive guide to explore the latest global trends in caps and closures, discover the advantages of lightweighting, and use our tool to select a beverage closure solution that ensures a sustainable and future-proof packaging strategy.
Maximizing Your High Output Preform Molding
The production of preform-based PET packaging is evolving rapidly in response to changing market trends, fluctuating consumer preferences, and with the introduction of new technologies. Download our guide to learn how you can meet these growing opportunities.
Evolving packaging legislation requires proactive strategy, not just reactive change. Husky’s compliance experts partner with you from design through implementation, ensuring every product meets regional and global requirements while supporting your business objectives.