JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, vol.212, no.11, pp.2400-2405, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
Plastic bottles are most commonly made from poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) by injection stretch blow molding (ISBM). The required bottle performance criteria vary with its application but typically include top load strength, burst strength, and barrier properties, each of which is influenced by the bottle processing parameters. Experimental process optimization is time-consuming and costly, and computer modeling methods now offer a viable alternative.