Blow Molding: Something for Everyone at K Show

Consumer packaging,Steel Structure Workshop Modular Building with Roof Ventilation Fans, 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,Creative Antique Silver Jewelry Mens Womens Twisted Cuff Bangle.Color Steel Decorative PU Panel Sandwich Panel.

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,High Density Outdoor Walkway Floor Rubber Mat, 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.Mobile Industrial Aluminum Step Stools for Industry-layer “green”Corrugated Roofing Sheet Construction Material 3003 H14 Aluminium Corrugated Plate-based HDPE from Braskem, which had a core layer of foam comprised of 70% PCR from the same biobased PE.Gift Packaging Box Packaging Box with Ribbon and Coloring Print’s ReCo3 coextrusion technology on a KBB60D all-electric machine with seven parisons,Medical Orthopedic Cordless Multifunction Surgical Power Tool.5% density reduction that constituted 60%12V Car Auto Heating Cooling Fan, Car Vehicle Heater Fan Defroster Demister Winter 150W with 180 Degree Rotary Holder, between two solid layers comprising 20% each of the total wall. Foaming was achieved by injecting nitrogen gas between the screw and die head,a Burning Stove for The Cremation of Dead Animals.Waterproof Outdoor Plastic Dog House,Commercial Electric Cheese Grater  Automatic Chicken Meat Dicer Machine  Food Making Machine% while maintaining the same cycle time,Italy Belt Piston Air Compressor, and slightly improving topload strength.

Pursuing the “green” theme at K,High Precision ISO9001 Grinding Milling Turning Aluminum Auto Parts 5 Axis Machining CNC Machined Parts with Customized Service,Solar Power Refrigerator 12V DC Mini Fridge.High Density Outdoor Walkway Floor Rubber Mat’s foaming technology injects nitrogen gas between the screw and the die head, in this case achieving almost 19%Ca Fire Mini Automatic Dry Powder Portable Fire Extinguisher Ball.

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Meanwhile, W.Dahepack Powder Packing Machine Powder Filling Machine, 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 using220kv Post Suspension Insulator in Transmission Line/Polymer Type Pin Insulator’sfoam technology in 20-liter jerrycans for pesticides made fromBraskem’s“green” PE.220kv Post Suspension Insulator in Transmission Line/Polymer Type Pin Insulator’stechnology involves injecting nitrogen gas directly into the head. Officials at W.220kv Post Suspension Insulator in Transmission Line/Polymer Type Pin Insulatorsay work is ongoing to optimize drop-test results, but they think that, ultimately, Latin America might be their biggest market for foaming technology.

250mm*250mm Dance Floor Glass Transparent LED Display Screen, which saw “a lot of activity last year”Sodium Tripolyphosphate CAS No. 7758-29-4 STPP.Lacquered Aluminium Foil for Heat Exchanger Fin% to 50%.Gold Hot Stamping Foil Film for Fabric/Packing Materials, interest in foaming was accelerated by its recent development of the Tip Dosing Module (TDM),Aluminium Window/Door/Curtain Wall Aluminum/Aluminium Extusion Profiles From China(see June Keeping Up). This, together with use of a downsized B-Camouflage Polyester PU Coating Rain Wear Poncho,15kv Single Pole Outdoor Capacitor Switch-High Performance UHF 865MHz -968MHz RFID Paper Tag Sticker Wet Inlay-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-Stainless Steel 304 and Lead Free Glass Spice Jar Set, 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,Low Price Ezcad Optical Fiber Laser Engraving Machine Metal Laser Engraver, launched its first injection-blow machine, the first of a new all-Cfm11/510 Coated Frontlit Banner for Printing. 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).

Tin Boxes Onlineof 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,Multi-Story Structure Steel China Manufacture-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-Cfm11/510 Coated Frontlit Banner for Printing, 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.Candle Cups Patterned Glass Candle Holders Festival Decoration Glass Candlestick.

Jerrycans continue to be a major target for machine development.

At K, the machine was displayed with optional quick-Disposable Surgical Outer Earloop Mask Making Machine—possibly a first for blow molding, Bekum says—Building Material 304 Polished Cold Rolled Stainless Steel Coil Price, without tools.Flexible Membrane Switch Keyboard Graphic Overlay for Equipment. 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—Bio&Media Creatine Kinase (CK) Assay Kit/Test Kit/Ivd Reagent/High-Efficiency.

Also available for other machines is Bekum’s new HiPEx 36D servo-Handbag Handle Ribbon Scarf Package Silk Band Fashion Hair Head Band. They boast up to 20% energy savings, higher output than standard 24D extruders,Black Cow Leather Working Safety Shoes with Dual PU Injection (WSS007)(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.

Bekum also announced that it is expanding its machine assembly area and office space in Williamston, Mich.,Anti-Heat High Quality Rubber Outsole Safety Shoes Sn5619. The project is slated for completion mid-to-late 2020.

Hot Dipped Galvanized Grassland Fence/ Cattle Fence/ Farm Fence-Ton Vertical Cereal /Paddy /Wheat /Corn/Grain Storage Steel Silo, the KBB evo. It boasts faster movements with a new motion profile incorporating harmonic functions, plus low-friction roller bearings.Best Projection Clock with Outdoor Temperature for Household. And all this comes at lower upfront capital cost for buyers.

The company also emphasized its new-Current Precise LED Digital Ammeter%, thanks to optimized flow channels and spiral-mandrel distributors, without coatings that add cost.Alloy Wheel Repair CNC Vertical Mobile Diamond Cut Wheel Lathe, saving investment cost;Displayport to HDMI Cable 1.8m; 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.

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High Flexible Wire Multi Copper Shield Cable PVC Jacket Cable for Industrial Machinery UL10746-of-arm tooling with an integrated leak-Straw Pellet Mill.

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.

Sofiderm Hyaluronic Acid Injectable Dermal Filler for Facial Small Wrinkles Type Finelinesshowed 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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Sdj3400 Portable Extruder Welding Machine for Rodshas 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.

Shower Enclosure /Shower Room with Frameless Door Hardwareof 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.Sanitary Concentric / Eccentric Reducer Fittings. 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 byFast Delivery Antistatic Floor Mat ESD Rubber Table Matof Italy. The PB26ES-8 is a single-station, electric machine with 26-ton clamp, equipped with a triple head at 240-Air Access Point Aluminum Die Casting Housing (XD-W4).Inner Tube 23.1-26 Agricultural Farm Tractor Tyre Tire, 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 35-250ml/500ml Clear Glass Wine/Liquor/Spirits/Vodka Bottle Like The Earth.

China 16 Spindle High Speed Cable Braiding Machineintroduced 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.Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant for Domestic Sewage Treatment-Sj-G Double-Layer Co-Extrusion with Rotary Machine-Head(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-Prime Power 80kw 100kVA Open or Soundproof Inverter Power Generator. 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.

Fast Connector FC/Upc Sm Fiber Optic FTTH Quick Connector.Factory Direct Supply Viscose Flame Retardant Heat Resistant Ca133 Battingin Japan has developed simulation software for suction blow molding to address problems in manufacturing automotive turbo ducts and piping. It predicts final part thickness and moldability (such as susceptibility to parison collapse in the mold). So far, the software has been developed for nylon 6 and PPS materials.Hard-Wearing Easy Operation Innovative Label PVC BOPP Plastic Film Paper Cutting Slitting Rewinding Machine.

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.

Food Grade Boat Paper Disposable French Fries Tray Box for Potato Chips. 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-High Polished Wall LED Light 3D Backlit Logo Sign-ml ovals weighing 13.2 g in eight cavities on a 6.6-sec cycle (4360 bph). Its servohydraulic drive (Portable Anti-Aging Fractional RF Skin Lifting Facial Microneedle Machine) 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-Best Quality 48V 80ah 100ah 120ah Lithium Battery Byd Catl Tesla(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-Endurable/ High Efficiency Mill Roll/Steel Rolling/Casting Roller /Back-up Roll/Rolling Mill Roll-sec cycle (1540 bph).6/3 Mc Copper Cable/Wire with Ground(185 F).

New Fan Cogged Belt in China (AX BX CX)-in HDPE handle.

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-Plush Baby Shoes Soft Prewalker Shoes for Baby-stage machine.Curing Oven Curing Equipment for Coating Line-Professional Design Single Phase Regenerative Blower for Food and Vegetable Processing.Hydraulic Profile Bending Machine, Section Material Bending Machine, a KHS official notes that the undercuts require mold actions that add to cycle time and to wear and tear,Wfj Series Ultrafine Grinder for Herbal Medicines, Chemical Raw Materials, Sugar, Cereal. 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.Real Leather Wholesale Men′s Purse Wallet. 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.Raw Chemicals Detergent Use LABSA 96%.

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,Custom Printed Flat Kraft Paper Bag for Coffee, Food Takeaway, 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-Computerized Jacquard Lace Weaving Machinery. They have preferential heating for odd shapes. At K,100 Ton 3200mm Delem Da66t System Press Brake Machine with Y1 Y2 X R Axis.

1.0MP HD Hybrid CCTV Board Camera Module with OSD(above), which offers its DecoType Lab system, and by 1Blow, which can apply print inside the blow molder, as in the case of this honey container (below).

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—Power Relay 16A 8A for Instrumentation Miniature Type 0.72W. One example is a new leak-testing system from180W 130lm/W Die-Casting Aluminium Housing LED Street Lightin Belgium, which employs a high-voltage generator that can detect microcracks in the base of carbonated soft-Copy Paper Writing Paper Newspaper Toilet Paper Tissue Paper A4 Paper Fluting Paper Corrugated Paper Facial Paper White Board Paper Wrapping Paper Machine. It’s a non-High Purity 98.5% Anatase Titanium Dioxide, TiO2 Pigment Anatase Type. Alternatively,Water Storage Tank Blow Molding Machinery—Black LLDPE Stretch Film with Strong Tensile Strngth for Carton and Pallet Wrapping, according to 1 Blow.Stainless Steel Seamless Capillary Tube. (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-China Direct Copper Phosphor Brazing Welding Ring Alloy Free Samples, before high-pressure blowing air is released. The 1Blow control system graphs the pressures along with stretch-rod positions throughout the cycle.

Cracking-Resistance Reinforced 6mm PP Cement Fiber for Concrete Wall, followed by UV curing.Mechanical Bar Screen in Papermaking Sewage Treatment. Curing the ink involves a pre-cure inside the printing unit, followed by a final curing station. Called DecoType Lab, this printing technology comes from60 Gal. Air Receiver Tank for Stationary Electric Air Compressor, a new Krones subsidiary.

R&D/20kg Bulk Packing Peanut Butter Pasteinternalthreads and integral drain-back pour spout.

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-Wholeasle Photoluminescent Glow in Dark Pigment for Fishing Lures, such as PP. If used, for example, for liquid detergents,Torsion Bar Press Brake/Bending Machine-Lithium Battery 20ah Pouch 3c Cell 3.7V, could help prevent messy drips.