A key factor in the design of bottles and packaging containers is performance during conveying. The ability of a bottle to remain standing while traveling through a conveying plant for production, cleaning, filling, packaging, etc allows that plant to be automated. If bottles fall or jam during conveying then human intervention is required to correct the situation. Finite element analysis can be used to verify new bottle designs and ensure that changes to current designs will not cause a reduction in conveying performance.

In the attached technology brief, an Abaqus/Explicit analysis of a group of fluid-filled bottles traversing a conveying system is highlighted.