Gen4Foam

The fourth foaming technology we have been involved in for lightweighting, stiffness and thermal insulation. By applying angled foam expanded ribs to containers, this method ensures the lightest weights with improved top load and hoop strength. The ribs also act as flow promotors, reducing L/T. The ribs inter-stack so no increase in stacking height. Can be applied to any Polypropylene container, round and non-round. Contact us for more information.

Preforms

Our AFM (Active Flow Moulding) technology reduced base thickness and allows for longer preforms with thinner walls. Minimum of 3% weight reduction for any PET bottle, up to 40% less energy to reheat. Contact us for more information.

MCPET Hot

*MCPET (Micro Crystal PET) is a thermoforming, or stretch blow moulding, technology that induces strain induced crystallinity, which is increased by heat conditioned to achieve Clear CPET, heat stable to 230C with clarity. Contact us for more information. *Exclusively licenced for Europe until June 2026.

MCPET Cold

MCPET (Micro Crystal PET) is a thermoforming, or stretch blow moulding technology, that creates strain induced crystallinity by applying biaxial orientation during the forming stage, the resulting products are very tough at low temperatures and therefore, ideal for Ice Cream packaging. Contact us for more information.

ICM

Injection Compression Moulding (ICM) is a technology that we at GR8 have been working with for over 25 years. GR8 offers full design and support for companies embarking on ICM for the first time or want to improve their own version of ICM. Contact us for more information.

Other

Other technologies include two stage injection moulding for PET containers, Ultra-low density, Polypropylene foam containers. We also have our EcoForm tech, preform to containers, a hybrid that combines the benefits of injection moulding with stretch blow moulding to create tubs, pots and trays. Contact us for more information.