Amcor, a specialist in rigid plastic packaging for the food, beverage, spirits, home/personal care, and healthcare industries, has developed A-PEX63TM, a new system which introduces the use of metal lug closures to blow-and-trim 24oz hot-fill plastic jars. The “breakthrough technology”, which is claimed to be a first for the food packaging industry, was said to be achieved through the use of advanced design and engineering techniques. Bunlim Ly, Amcor’s senior …