Origin Materials unveils world-first commercial-scale PET caps manufacturing system
Origin Materials unveiled its proprietary Origin CapFormer System, said as the world’s first commercial-scale manufacturing system for PET caps and closures, and announced it has successfully completed the system’s Factory Acceptance Test at commercial production scale.
The Origin CapFormer System is the world’s first commercial-scale manufacturing system for PET caps and closures. (Source: Origin Materials)
The CapFormer System has unique design and manufacturing approach, including novel use of thermoforming coupled with world-class slit and fold technology for PET closure production and key proprietary design elements.
These allow the system can operate at high levels of efficiency, with over 98% manufacturing efficiency on extended trials, while opening new design spaces for packaging.
The system also ensures packaging circularity as it is the first-ever commercial production of PET caps, including caps made from recycled PET. It enables 100% PET container-to-container beverage recycling.
“The first Origin CapFormer System has already made several million PET caps using recycled PET plastic, and we’re just getting started,” said John Bissell, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Origin.
Origin’s PCO 1881-compatible caps, which can be made with virgin or recycled PET, will be available beginning in Q4 2024, with PCO 1881-compatible tethered caps and other cap types to follow afterward.
