Blow Moulding Technologies (BMT) will exhibit state-of-the-art innovations BLOWSCAN and THERMOSCAN at this year’s drinktec event.
Said Yannis Salomeia, CEO & Co-founder: “At BMT we engineer the virtual world for real-world environmental impact. By making sustainability achievable, we’re helping brands and manufacturers optimise material use, reduce waste, and improve bottle performance.
“Join us at drinktec, (C6-531) where we’ll be showcasing our advanced lab tools, BLOWSCAN and THERMOSCAN, designed to unlock data-driven improvements in stretch blow moulding. Visitors can also explore our signature, the BMT Way, a collaborative workflow that combines data, hardware and technical expertise to streamline PET bottle production – Let’s shape a more sustainable future, one bottle at a time.”
At drinktec, BMT addresses this challenge directly, showcasing its cutting-edge innovation, BLOWSCAN. This lab-based, single-cavity SBM platform delivers deep, data-driven insight into material performance, preform quality, and bottle development, without disrupting production.
Its modular design allows easy switching between free-blow and mould-blow modes. In free-blow mode, materials such as recycled PET (rPET) or bio-polymers are stretched without mould constraints, making it ideal for benchmarking material behaviour. Mould-blow mode supports rapid prototyping and validation of new geometries, enabling fast iteration during early-stage design and, in some cases, improving material validation rates by up to 20%.
BLOWSCAN uses a batch-fed preform system, no conveyors or hoppers and uses infrared to replicate industrial conditions. It captures key data, including preform temperature, inflation pressure, and blow geometry, enabling robust comparison across materials and machine setups.
Added Josh Turner, Head of Materials Characterisation: “As brands push for lighter, more complex bottles, even small changes can create processing issues. BLOWSCAN helps de-risk early-stage development with quantifiable insights, while supporting site-specific process optimisation.”
Sustainability targets are accelerating the shift to rPET, but recycled materials behave less predictably than virgin PET (vPET), leading to thermal variability and inconsistent bottle performance. Traditional responses, like adjusting oven power, often rely on guesswork, resulting in inefficiencies and quality issues.
The company will also exhibit THERMOSCAN, a lab-based thermal imaging system that provides high-fidelity temperature data for preforms and bottles. By capturing the temperature profile of a successful vPET run, teams can set informed starting points for rPET and use THERMOSCAN to compare and fine-tune heated preforms. This ensures more consistent processing and performance.
THERMOSCAN offers a data-driven way to manage material changeovers, narrowing process windows and reducing reliance on guesswork. It accelerates setup time, improves quality, and supports more controlled, efficient operations. For more visit hall C6, stand # 531 or at bmt-ni.com/
