Panel discussion
Challenges Facing PET Preform Manufacturers Today
Panel Discussion
Cost-effectiveness is the order of the day in PET preform production. Otto Systems pursues this goal without compromise, with a strong focus on special applications outside the mass market. The company's expertise is based on the more than 40 years of experience of its sister company Otto Hofstetter AG and currently offers a range of high-performance solutions in two areas: the PET-Series and the HOD-Series.
In an interview, Wolfgang Bonerath, CEO of Rawoplast, Otto Hofstetter, CEO and Owner of Otto Hofstetter AG, and Reto Bamert, Sales Director of Otto Systems, discuss the various aspects of economical, sustainable and high-quality PET preform production.
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Wolfgang Bonerath
CEO | Rawoplast GmbH
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Otto Hofstetter
Owner & CEO | Otto Hofstetter AG
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Reto Bamert
Head of Global Sales |Otto Systems AG
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Wolfgang Bonerath is the CEO of Rawoplast GmbH in Ketzschau, Germany since 2022. The company is a specialist in high-quality PET preforms and is supplying clients all over Germany. Wolfgang Bonerath is also active in CGN Preform GmbH & Co KG and Kunststoff-Maschinen Service GmbH.
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Otto Hofstetter is owner and CEO of the Otto Hofstetter AG. The company was founded by his father in 1955 and started in 1977 to construct moulds for PET preforms. In 1997, Otto Hofstetter followed in his father's footsteps and grew the company into one of the world's leading PET specialists.
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Reto Bamert is Head of Global Sales at Otto Systems. After his education as a polymer engineer, he was certified as a marketing and sales specialist. In various roles at other well-known Swiss companies in the plastics industry he expanded his expertise and gained valuable experience.