Garda Plast preform technology

Quality

The key component
of our offer.

In Garda Plast we are all committed to meet our customers’ needs. We are directly involved in each process, from management to production, supported by a highly experienced technical staff focused on new technologies and processes. New equipments guarantee high quality and a substantial reduction in costs. In addition to the water and soft drinks segment, we are capable of serving a wide range of sectors, such as food – oil, milk, juices, wine – cosmetics and detergents.

It is all put down in black and white

For us, controls ensure high standards of quality, this is why Garda Plast is a ISO 9001:2000 certified company since 2001. Our IT system allows us to carry out quality controls on each incoming batch of materials and inspections of each outgoing product package.

Support of computing devices

Every day we carry out the following tests in our laboratory:

Acetaldehyde test:
polymer, preform, bottle

Intrinsic viscosity test:
polymer, preform

Flows test:
cwith polarised light and colours

Dimensional controls on: weight with precision scales, perpendicularity and thickness

Quality control

Thanks to the technological tools that support our laboratories, we can guarantee:

The quality of incoming polymers

batch by batch

Control of the preforms we produce

box by box

Process traceability

at all stages of production

Traceability of raw materials

by production batch

Proprietary technology.
A newly designed system.

We use the Sacmi PVS system, a sampling machine for dimensional controls that checks possible faults. Further controls are carried out automatically on board of the machine, thanks to the system developed by Garda Plast.

Certifications

EcoVadis®

Collaborative platform that brings together companies from 110 countries and 150 different sectors and monitors social sustainability performance.

BRC Global Standard for packaging

It was created in 1998 to ensure compliance with the minimum requirements of quality standards and hygiene and health and safety of products.

Audit Etico SMETA

Sedex Member Ethical Trade Audit is an effective common audit methodology for sharing ethical data and improving procedures.

BRC PACKAGING MATERIALS
ISO 14001:2015 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ISO45001 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
ISO 9001:2015 QUALITY MANAGEMENT