Case Study: High-Density Polyethylene

Customer Opportunity: Improve cycle time and reduce operational costs.
Process: Blow molded HDPE travel size shampoo bottle.

Previous Performance
Cycle Time: 11.2 seconds
Weight: 14.9 grams

Performance with Vitrolite®
Cycle Time: 8.74 seconds
Weight: 13.6 grams

Improvement: 
With the addition of 0.5% of Vitrolite® the cycle time was lowered by 22% and the weight was reduced by 8.7% while maintaining application specifications and a uniform wall thickness.