Manufacturing Industry
Injection molder taps into beverage market.(OF MATERIAL INTEREST)
Advanced Materials & Processes, March, 2007
A multipart beer-tap system, injection molded from polypropylene by Quadrant CMS, Tielt, Belgium, is a critical component of the new 5 L (1.3 gal), single-use DraughtKeg from Heineken N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands. The tap system represents the injection molder's first venture into the beverage market.
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The easy-to-install tap consists of five injection-molded parts and a small extruded tube, all made of polypropylene. It's delivered in a blister pack together with a protective plastic ring that doubles as a carrying handle. The keg proper is made of recyclable steel, while the ...
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