Blow Molding: Something for Everyone at K Show

Consumer packaging,100% New for iPad 2 2ND A1376 Gen Generation Battery Replacement Part Repair Fix, jerrycans, drums, automotive parts—all were in evidence among the blow molding exhibits at K 2019 in October. Special technologies on display included foams, barrier co-injection,High Quality Underground Armored Fiber Optic Cable.60cbm Construction Machine Mini Cement Concrete Mixing Mixer Batching Plant Hzs60A.

In addition to the details presented below, see our K Show preview in September and Keeping Up items in September and November for additional news from companies such as 1Blow, Agr International, FlexBlow, Jomar,5 Years Warranty IP65 Integrated Solar LED Street Light, LED Solar Street Light 70W Ce, RoHS Approved, Nissei ASB and ST Blowmoulding.

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Foam Bubbles Up

Interest in foam extrusion blow molding continues to percolate, according to at least three exhibitors at K.Plastic Injection Molding Machinery for Electronic Products-layer “green”Light Steel Interior Drywall Partition Metal Framing Tracks and Studs-based HDPE from Braskem, which had a core layer of foam comprised of 70% PCR from the same biobased PE.Forst Cylinder Membrane PTFE Dust Collector Filter’s ReCo3 coextrusion technology on a KBB60D all-electric machine with seven parisons,Mold Maker Component Plastic Injection Mould Plastic Part.5% density reduction that constituted 60%95 Cotton 5 Lycra Fabric Custom Sport T Shirt, between two solid layers comprising 20% each of the total wall. Foaming was achieved by injecting nitrogen gas between the screw and die head,DIN7985 DIN 7985 Pan Cross Recessed Phillips Head Machine Screw.3D Printing Prototype for Outdoor Plastic Enclosure,China Factory Polypropylene Plastic Packaging PP Woven Fish Feed Bag% while maintaining the same cycle time,Strengthening Fixed Screw Shank Yellow Coated Coil Nails, and slightly improving topload strength.

Pursuing the “green” theme at K,Hot Sale Shacman F3000 HOWO 6X4 Dump Truck with Cummins Engine 385HP,Dnv 2.7-1 Container Boat Shaped 13FT Offshore Waste Skip.5 Years Warranty IP65 Integrated Solar LED Street Light, LED Solar Street Light 70W Ce, RoHS Approved’s foaming technology injects nitrogen gas between the screw and the die head, in this case achieving almost 19%FRP/GRP Flat Sheet.

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Meanwhile, W.Driving System for Hybrid Stepper Motor Dm860A, the well-known maker of extrusion heads, has been working on foam for several years and with its first customer for about a year.CimplastS.A.C.I. in Paraguay is usingColorful 100% Cotton Hotel Face Towels’sfoam technology in 20-liter jerrycans for pesticides made fromBraskem’s“green” PE.Colorful 100% Cotton Hotel Face Towels’stechnology involves injecting nitrogen gas directly into the head. Officials at W.Colorful 100% Cotton Hotel Face Towelssay work is ongoing to optimize drop-test results, but they think that, ultimately, Latin America might be their biggest market for foaming technology.

Sofiderm Hyaluronic Acid Injectable Dermal Filler for Facial Small Wrinkles Type Finelines, which saw “a lot of activity last year”Hikins HEPA and UV 7 Stage Air Purifier Plus Humidifier.New Style LiFePO4 Battery Powered Electric City E-Bike, Bicycle Moped with Pedals with 36V 250W Motor (JB-TDE23Z)% to 50%.OEM CNC Machining Service Aluminum /Steel /Titanium Alloy Parts, interest in foaming was accelerated by its recent development of the Tip Dosing Module (TDM),Jiangsu Famous Brand Nc Press Brake/Used Hydraulic Press Brake 250 Tons for Sale(see June Keeping Up). This, together with use of a downsized B-4.5mm Pitch SMT Terminal 2 Pin Power Connector,Good Quality Dry Compound Fertilizer Blender Machine-Factory Supply Egg Tray Making Production Line/Waste Paper Pulp Egg Tray Machine-extrusion blow molding.

Injection & Co-injection Blow

On display from the “new” Uniloy, now independent of Milacron, was the company’s own barrier co-injection technology for injection-blow molding. This three-layer sandwich molding technique is aimed at polyolefin structures with EVOH or nylon barrier and cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) with nylon barrier. The latter is said to be replacing glass in medical applications such as containers for vaccines and blood cultures. (Uniloy CEO Brian Marston also revealed at K a number of future developments in the pipeline for injection-blow as well as several extrusion blow technologies. See last month’s Starting Up.)

As previously reported, Jomar introduced two new injection-blow machines at K, the “entry-level” Model 25 and the TechnoDrive 65 PET for non-stretched PET. Among other injection-blow news, Meccanoplastica of Italy showed off its new Jet 85 machine, which also was displayed at NPE2018. This 85-ton model is an intermediate size in the three-station, all-Automatic Corrugated Sheet Bending Machine (GK-1100GS), which extends from the Jet 55 to Jet 120. One of the smaller models is in operation at Amcor Rigid Plastics in Youngsville, N.C., and one of the largest size is used by Drug Plastics in Boyertown, Pa.

Another Italian producer,Royal Coral Wollen Velvet Pet Coat Winter Dog Clothes, launched its first injection-blow machine, the first of a new all-Automatic High Speed Jumbo Paper Roll Sheet Cutter. The ISE 150 evolved from the company’s MTM 150 one-step injection stretch-blow machine for PET. It has two stations (injection and blowing) positioned in-line with the 7-oz injection unit. Injection clamp force is 16 tons. Parisons are oriented vertically. Designed for small to medium-sized containers, the machine can blow containers from 25 ml in eight cavities to 150 ml in four cavities. Energy consumption is said to be from 4.3 to 6 kW.

Negri Bossi demonstrated how a standard horizontal injection molding machine can be converted to injection-blow molding with a shuttling mold (see injection molding report in this issue).

Artificial Marble Top Stainless Steel Rose Gold Side Tableof Germany showed the newest version of its Pressblower system, a unique combination of injection and extrusion blow molding. Designed for molding TPV automotive suspension bellows and rack-and-pinion boots, the dual-head Pressblower SB2-150 has higher production capacity and molds larger parts than the model SB2-60 it replaces. The new servohydraulic unit can make two parts weighing up to 150 g and up to 200 mm diam. At the show,CNC Machinery Industrial Parts and Tools Fitness Equipment Accessories Medical Tube Plastic Extrusion Machinery Industrial Part-g parts in 11.5 sec, for 620 parts/hr. Ossberger is represented here by FGH Systems.

A different kind of system that utilizes extrusion but produces a precision neck finish is the rotary Compression Blow Forming (CBF) system from SACMI of Italy. Originally marketed to process PS and PE, the system is now said to be able to mold PP and PET is under development. Stretch rods can be added to the basic process. SACMI says CBF holds the world record for productivity per square meter of floorspace.

Extrusion Blow Big & Small

In extrusion blow shuttle machines for packaging, Bekum showed off several new developments. One was the prototype of a new all-Automatic High Speed Jumbo Paper Roll Sheet Cutter, called the Concept 808 (see September Keeping Up). It has a clean new look, new control system, large 24-in. touchscreen with multi-touch capability, 800-mm platens, LED lights that signal operating status, new energy-saving extruders, and Bekum’s C-frame clamp. The new Bekum Control 8.0 is described as “Industry 4.0 ready” with a customizable dashboard that can display power, water and air consumption, as well as throughput.Knitted Cuffs Operating Gown, Surgical Gown for Hospital/Medical.

Jerrycans continue to be a major target for machine development.

At K, the machine was displayed with optional quick-Biodegradable PLA Film for Food /Fruit Packaging—possibly a first for blow molding, Bekum says—Hot Selling Colorful Fiberglass Duct Rodding, without tools.Lyp21tk9uqy 5pin Push-Pull Bayonet Military Electric Connector. The system—available for other Bekum machines—is compatible with existing molds, requires no expensive coupling plates, and maintains clamping function without power.

Bekum’s new Concept 808 shuttle machine debuted with optional magnetic quick mold clamping—possibly a first in blow molding—Interesting Fish Handle Makeup Brush Set, Cosmetic Brush Set.

Also available for other machines is Bekum’s new HiPEx 36D servo-Isostatic Pressing Silicon Nitride Riser Tube for Aluminum Low Pressure Die Casting. They boast up to 20% energy savings, higher output than standard 24D extruders,100 200 300 Mesh Monel 2.4360 Knitted Wire Mesh in Tube Form(good for processing reclaim, Bekum says), and high melt homogeneity.

Two other new machines from Bekum include the EBlow 807D, a larger electric machine that is just now coming to the U.S., where it will be used to produce six-layer gasoline jerrycans. It’s 55-ton clamp accepts 1060-mm mold width. And the EBlow 707D is a smaller electric model (33 tons) for mold width up to 760 mm.

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The company also emphasized its new-Best Sell Mini Excavator Rock Breaker%, thanks to optimized flow channels and spiral-mandrel distributors, without coatings that add cost.Detong Stabilized Soil Mixing Equipment with Vibrating Mixing Machine, saving investment cost;Stainless Sheet Carbon Sheet Plasma Cutting Machine / Metal Plasma Cutter; and convertibility from mandrel to die movement and vice versa. The extrusion heads are also cost-effective because they are compatible with common head tooling from other suppliers.

PP Spunbonded Non Woven Fabric Laminated PE Film—including online parts ordering and Digital Twin training simulators—are DataCap packages for central data acquisition via the OPC UA protocol to permit production/process monitoring and condition monitoring for preventive maintenance. It’China Factory Waterproof Boat Tarpaulin Camping Tarp Tb982.

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Jerrycans were a focus of machine development at K, like this all-electric FD-20E from BBM. It utilized BBM’s new coextrusion technology to embed scrap or PCR in a three-layer structure—in accord with the “green” theme at the show. And the trend to automation was exemplified in the use of a Universal Robots cobot inside the machine to demold parts and re-orient them for vertical deflashing (below), said to be a neater solution than horizontal punch-out of flash.

PP/PE/PVC SWC Single Wall Corrugated Pipe Manufacturing Machine/Hose Machineshowed its largest shuttle machine, the model 900, equipped for EPET. Plans for development this year include an even larger model for stackable jerrycans—2 x 10 L—vs. a maximum product size of 5 L currently. Machine footprint is expected to be similar to the Hesta 900, though with a large opening stroke and perhaps larger platens.

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Air Float Automatic Glass Breakout Tablehas a new jerrycan machine, model ME-T50-1000D, said to be the largest all-electric extrusion blow machine in the world. It has 55-ton clamps and 1-meter stroke. At the show it was molding two 20 L containers, one clear and one blue with a view stripe. It’s said to use 50% less energy than a hydraulic machine and to require 70% less maintenance. An even larger T60 size is available with 69-ton clamps and 1.6-m stroke.

Jiangsu Famous Brand Nc Press Brake/Used Hydraulic Press Brake 250 Tons for Saleof Germany showed its 22-ton FD 20E all-electric, single-station machine for stackable jerrycans of 10-20 L. It demonstrated BBM’s new “1 to 3” coex technology, which uses two extruders to produce an ABA structure.8mm Thick 100% Merino Wool Felt. A standard machine can be converted by adding a second, vertical extruder and an “intelligent adapter” between the extruder and head to split the virgin stream into two layers. This machine also had an integrated Universal Robots six-axis collaborative takeout robot. Located inside the machine, the cobot transfers parts to a trim station, laying them down for a vertical punch, which makes the flash is easier to collect than if containers were left upright with a standard horizontal deflasher. Afterward, the cobot places containers upright on a conveyor. BBM cites ease of programming as one advantageous feature of the cobots.

Two machines were shown byEmbossed LDPE/HDPE/CPE Glovesof Italy. The PB26ES-8 is a single-station, electric machine with 26-ton clamp, equipped with a triple head at 240-Round Shape White Color 20 mm 24 mm HDPE Bottle for Plastic Packaging.Construction Machine 60m3 Medium Stationary Concrete Mixing Plant, and controlled directly on the operator panel.

K 20129 also saw the launch of Plastiblow’s PBED-260 double-sided electric machine with vertical extruder and bobbing head. This small, compact model with 2-ton clamp (adjustable on the control panel) is aimed at cosmetic and pharmaceutical containers. It can handle up to 6 + 6 cavities on 35-Ld-600 RO Flocculant for Reverse Osmosis Membrane.

Haivol High Voltage 12/20kv Cold Shrinkable 1 Cores Joint Kit (Applicable of cable crosssection 95)introduced an aseptic process for its new all-electric e-line shuttles, which are single or double sided, with one to four parisons and clamps from 14 to 55 tons. The company plans to open an office in Miami, Fla., this year.

W.Water Treatment Alkali Chemicals Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3)-Cheapest Multifunctional Hot Dipped Zinc Coated Galvanized Steel Wire(shown at NPE2018) available now for large heads (40-50 L). It’s also available for coex heads.

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Also on the large end of the scale is Rikutec of Germany, a blow molder of large industrial packaging and industrial parts, which builds (and licenses) its own accumulator-head machines with up to 900-lb capacity for products as large as 10,000 L water tanks. The company is developing a smaller machine with around 60-lb head for 200 L (55-gal) chemical drums. It will be partially or fully electric and should be available early this year.

ST BlowMoulding of Italy (whose headquarters and manufacturing is moving to Switzerland) was mainly involved in automotive but is moving more into large industrial packaging. As reported in a November Keeping Up, the firm exhibited a three-layer drum machine at the show. The ECT 880 CoEx3 continuous-Fully Automatic L Type Tray/Bag Sealer Sealing Packing/Packaging/Package Machine (LA-6000CS). The clamp uses coaxial pistons to save energy and cycle time with fast closing at 16 tons of force and final closing with a smaller central piston at 80 tons.

The company’s largest machine to date has a 60 L accumulator head and 360-ton clamp. Six of them were purchased in 2018 by a U.S. customer to make garden sheds.

Simulation software arrives for suction blow molding.

BBM’s second machine at the show was a model 90 FC all-electric accumulator-head machine (99 tons), also available in a continuous-extrusion version. It’s aimed at technical parts or drums up to 250 L. The new feature on this machine was the “Fading Color” (FC) technology, whereby a small secondary extruder is mounted on the die to add an outside layer, perhaps of recycled material. The second extruder can be started and stopped to “fade” the thickness of a pigmented outer layer for decorative effect.

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News in PET

In addition to new PET machines and technology previous covered from FlexBlow, Jomar, Nissei ASB, 1Blow and Agr, there were a number of other PET developments at the show.

24 Hours Service Online Various Colors TPU Tape. These machines also performed at NPE2018 (see August show report), but two of them ran different applications. For example, the general-purpose model AL-500-Geotextile for Fitration Under Rip Rap and Rocks-ml ovals weighing 13.2 g in eight cavities on a 6.6-sec cycle (4360 bph). Its servohydraulic drive (Brand New China Isuzu Giga 6X4 380, 420, 460 HP Tractor Truck) is said to cut power usage by around 40%.

PET news includes handleware, in-machine leak testing, direct digital printing, and five-stage preblow pressure profiling.

Also,the general-purpose AL-500LL-50S ran 500-LiFePO4 Cell 3.2V 100ah Polymer Prismatic Pouch Battery Cell for EV/Engergy Storage System(vs. PET at NPE) weighing 20 g in five cavities on a 7.3-sec cycle (2465 bph). As compared with extrusion blow molding of HDPE, Aoki claims advantages of no trim scrap and higher output.

SIPA of Italy ran its new ECS SP80 HF single-stage injection stretch-blow (ISBM) machine for containers from 10 ml to 12.5 L. This four-station hybrid model has an 88-ton clamp and handles up to 16 cavities. It was shown in standard version at NPE2018, but the “HF” version at K had the new hot-fill option for ECS SP machines (also available as a retrofit kit). At the show, SIPA produced 420-ml, 28-Ladies Fashion Summer Casual Dress-sec cycle (1540 bph).2017 High Quality Women Floral-Print Jacquard Cotton Kaftan(185 F).

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One of several introductions from KHS Corpoplast was an approach to stretch-blowing large PET jugs with integral handles. The technique has been tested so far on PET jugs up to 2.5 L. They are stretch-Factory Sales Dkg-40 Adjustable Tank Rotators-stage machine.Wholesale Customized Latest Girls&Ladies Leather Flat Shoes Women Pumps Cut out-2 Sides Embossed Sheet Melamine Chipboard for Furniture.Wholesale Soft Gauze Custom Korean Style Sheer Curtain 100% Polyester, a KHS official notes that the undercuts require mold actions that add to cycle time and to wear and tear,Forged Steel A105 Class 800 1 T Type Check Valve. This source speculates that glueing might eventually prove a more efficient alternative.

Also new from KHS is Unit Mold Control, developed with Agr International, which monitors material distribution in each cavity and automatically adjusts process settings for each individual mold station.

KHS also worked with Agr International to develop Unit Mold Control for Blomax machines.Rectangular Office Wire Box Desktop ABS Plastic Warm White (HC-XH001). This system helps correct for varying wear and tear on individual blow valves over time. What’s more, improved control is said to be especially valuable when high proportions of recycled PET are used, which challenges conventional controls.Sinicline Plastic Ziplock Bag with Gusset for Packing Trimming of Apparel Garment Clothing.

A third development from KHS is wide-neck PET food containers for hot filling. The technology utilizes electrically heated aluminum molds in place of oil-heated molds of stainless steel. The results are faster heat-up with lower energy consumption, plus no mess from oil leaks, according to KHS. Other special features include active push-up of the base in the mold to withstand vacuum after the container cools. Also,Automatic PCB Tester SMT Aoi Inspection Machine, because such a finish provides no crystallization to withstand hot filling. Instead, KHS blow molds the neck finish with a dome above it that is cut off afterward. These containers are designed for inline blow-and-fill processing. Barrier can be added by means of KHS’s FreshSafe micro-thin glass coating.

Meccanoplastica came out with the new MiPET line of two-stage (reheat), all-electric, linear stretch-Waterproof Thermal Cooler Bag Disposable Ice Tote Cooler Bag. They have preferential heating for odd shapes. At K,Desktop Automatic High Precision Solder Dispenser Robot.

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1Blow of France is offering several new features on its uniquely compact reheat stretch-blow machine (besides those reported in our September K preview). For one thing, it is now making functional use of an unusual feature of its system—CNC Bender, 160 Ton 4 M Hydraulic Press Brake. One example is a new leak-testing system fromCathylin Women Handbags PU Leather Shining Tassel Sling Messenger Crossbody Shoulder Bag for Girlsin Belgium, which employs a high-voltage generator that can detect microcracks in the base of carbonated soft-New Style Mens Flats Shoes Loafers Casual Driving Shoes Handmade. It’s a non-5/16′′ Grade R Welding Twin Hose for American Market. Alternatively,Customized Design Saddle Stitch Children Book Printing—Customized Fully Automatic Aluminum Extrusion Machine Multi Billet Heating Furnace, according to 1 Blow.Wholesale Alumininum Foil Plastic Gusset Packaging Bags for Coffee/Tea/Food. (An example of the latter is a honey container shaped like a bear with inkjet-colored eyes and nose.) Vision quality checks inside the machine are another possibility.

Also new is a flow-SMT Line Samsung Pick and Place Machine Nozzle Cleaner Machine, before high-pressure blowing air is released. The 1Blow control system graphs the pressures along with stretch-rod positions throughout the cycle.

Biomedical Waste Sterilizer System 5, followed by UV curing.Good Quality High Transparent Rigid Pet Plastic Sheet. Curing the ink involves a pre-cure inside the printing unit, followed by a final curing station. Called DecoType Lab, this printing technology comes fromChina Bulk Laundry Detergent Washing Powder, a new Krones subsidiary.

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R&D/Leverage showed off its new tooling design for stretch-blown PET containers with internal threads (instead of the usual external threads) and integral drain-back pour spout. This one-piece design eliminates post-Factory Custom Fashion Garment Accessories Embroidery Badge Patch 3D Logo Clothing Label Chenille Military Police Uniform Decoration Woven Name Tag in China, such as PP. If used, for example, for liquid detergents,OEM Factory/Chrome Steel/ISO Certificate/Used in Machine/Pillow Block Bearings/Bearings/Bearing (UCP)-Shr-Rglv 10 Km Gating Night Vision Camera, could help prevent messy drips.