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PET preform guides for bottle makers
Plain answers for people who make bottles or want to start. Each guide opens with the answer, then gives the detail from Nawkiran's catalogue.
PET Preform Size & Weight Chart
Every family, neck finish and weight in the catalogue (79 combinations, 22–120 mm necks, 5.5–101.5 g), with an index of which families come in each neck finish.
Read the guide: PET Preform Size & Weight ChartHow to choose a PET preform for your bottle
Choose by what you will fill, match the neck finish to your cap, then settle weight and colour before you send an enquiry.
Read the guide: How to choose a PET preform for your bottlePCO 1810 vs PCO 1881 preforms
Both are 28 mm PCO finishes for carbonated drinks. PCO 1881 is the shorter, lighter modern finish and PCO 1810 the taller, classic one. Their caps are not interchangeable.
Read the guide: PCO 1810 vs PCO 1881 preforms