Sustainable Plastic Innovation

rPET Processing Excellence

rPET is rapidly becoming the leading sustainable plastic for food and beverage packaging. Compared to glass, aluminum, and paper, rPET offers unmatched advantages: lowest carbon footprint, lightweight durability, full recyclability with up to 100% recycled content, versatile design flexibility, and cost efficiency through advanced lightweighting.

But achieving these benefits requires solving complex processing challenges. rPET’s variable quality, contamination, and color differences demand specialized expertise and advanced molding technologies.

Husky’s rPET processing solutions enable manufacturers to achieve high recycled content without compromising clarity, consistency, or cycle times, delivering sustainable packaging at scale.

 

Quality Without Compromise

Overcoming rPET Processing Challenges

Husky's specialized recycled plastic molding machines address the inherent challenges of rPET processing through advanced technology and comprehensive quality control systems:

  • Automated controls managing feedstock variability and contamination
  • Advanced melt filtration removing impurities and preventing dust creation
  • Real-time color correction with closed-loop monitoring
  • Integrated inspection detecting defects, haziness, or off-spec parts before they enter the supply chain
Smart Implementation, Proven Results

Achieving Success with High rPET Content

Our end-to-end rPET processing strategy ensures reliable performance at every stage:

  • Material evaluation services assessing rPET quality before production
  • Integrated drying systems with automated vacuum adjustment
  • Hot runner designs optimized for variable material flow
  • Self-cleaning mold technology reducing downtime and ensuring part integrity
  • Advantage+Elite™ monitoring for continuous performance optimization
From Design to Production

Husky’s Complete rPET Expertise

With decades of PET leadership and unmatched rPET know-how, Husky provides comprehensive support to ensure successful adoption:

  • Technical expertise proven in high-rPET applications worldwide
  • Full process integration with training and support
  • Robust quality systems from incoming resin to finished part
  • Innovation leadership advancing rPET capabilities and compliance standards
Streamlining Implementation and Validation

Implementing Design Changes Efficiently

With proven tooling and design methodologies, Husky enables faster, lower-risk transitions to compliant packaging, minimizing downtime and development costs:

  • Simulation-driven design optimization to reduce development timelines
  • Coordinated lightweighting and tethered closure implementation strategies
  • Validation and prototyping at Husky’s Package Development Center
  • Optimized tooling conversions minimizing component changes

Recycled PET Insights and Application Spotlights

Explore our latest blog posts for practical guidance and real-world examples of rPET processing. From expert advice to customer success stories, these articles share strategies to help you achieve higher recycled content in your packaging

rPET Processing Guides

Looking for more? Husky regularly produces a wide variety of practical, in-depth guides that explore key strategies for integrating more rPET material into your packaging. The guides below can enable you to achieve up to 100% recycled content and overcome rPET processing challenges.

Guidance at Every Step

Partner With Husky for rPET Success

Transitioning to high recycled content requires specialized knowledge and proven recycled plastic molding technology. Husky enables manufacturers to achieve up to 100% recycled content while maintaining world-class quality and efficiency.

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