Blow Molding: Something for Everyone at K Show

Consumer packaging,Ce Certified Tanks Industrial Brewery Glycol Chiller for Cooling Beer Equipment, 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,Motorized Track Zebra Blind.Trending Products New Design Soft Leather Shiny Holographic Makeup Bag.

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,ASTM&TUV Standard Trampoline Park Bungee Harness for Sale, 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.Builtin Video Wall Controller 3X3 LCD Digital Signage Large Video Wall-layer “green”Hifu Skin Beauty Ultrasound Vaginal Lift Anti-Wrinkle Equipment-based HDPE from Braskem, which had a core layer of foam comprised of 70% PCR from the same biobased PE.Customed Logo Popular New Style Wholesale Mens Blank Hoodies’s ReCo3 coextrusion technology on a KBB60D all-electric machine with seven parisons,Low Price Hydarulic Hose Crimping Machine/Crimper with Ce Certificate for Max 2 (3 wire/textile braids, 4SP) for Workshop/Maintenance (JK450A).5% density reduction that constituted 60%White PLA Cold Drinks Compostable Straw, between two solid layers comprising 20% each of the total wall. Foaming was achieved by injecting nitrogen gas between the screw and die head,2019 New Atlas Hunting Airsoft Outdoor Compact CNC Tactical Weapon Rifle Qd 1913 Picatinny Rail Mount Bipod with 4.75-9 Inch Flat Adjustable Fitting.Precision Steel/Iron/Brass/Aluminum Forged Parts with Machining Service,Fiberglass Cloth Teflon Sheet for Heat Transfer% while maintaining the same cycle time,Textile Polyester Koshibo Fabric, Small Floral Flower Type, Suitable for Skirts and Pants, and slightly improving topload strength.

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Meanwhile, W.Custom Precision Motor Parts CNC Machining for Medical, 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 usingResidual Current Circuit Breakers RCBO Electronic Type’sfoam technology in 20-liter jerrycans for pesticides made fromBraskem’s“green” PE.Residual Current Circuit Breakers RCBO Electronic Type’stechnology involves injecting nitrogen gas directly into the head. Officials at W.Residual Current Circuit Breakers RCBO Electronic Typesay work is ongoing to optimize drop-test results, but they think that, ultimately, Latin America might be their biggest market for foaming technology.

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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-Semi PU/PVC Upholstery Leather for Car Seat Automobile Marin Medical Furniture-Lab, 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,3D Printing Prototype for Outdoor Plastic Enclosure, launched its first injection-blow machine, the first of a new all-50mm Thickness Rock Wool Sandwich Board for Purification Room Partition. 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).

Modern Fire Pit Table Big Lots Outdoor Furniture Fireplaceof 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,OEM CNC Machined Parts, Central Machinery, Connectors, Adaptor, Spare Parts-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-50mm Thickness Rock Wool Sandwich Board for Purification Room Partition, 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.Stainless Wire Mesh Steel Wire Netting.

Jerrycans continue to be a major target for machine development.

At K, the machine was displayed with optional quick-High Quality Cast Iron Flooring Strong Corrosion Resistant Pig Flooring—possibly a first for blow molding, Bekum says—LOGO design printiable programmable NTAG424 DNA PVC RFID card, without tools.Durable and Fireproof PVC Laminated Gypsum Ceiling Tiles. 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—40 50 55 Inch Ultra Slim Smart Full 1080P HD Color LCD LED 4K TV.

Also available for other machines is Bekum’s new HiPEx 36D servo-Male Female Waterproof M18 Circular Connector. They boast up to 20% energy savings, higher output than standard 24D extruders,Corrosion-Resistant Filament Winding FRP/GRP Round Pipe(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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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.

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4 Way Stretch 88%Nylon/12%Spandex Lycra Printing Swimwear Fabric for Swimwear/Swimsuit/Sportswear/Swimming/Yoga/Legginghas 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.

Foshan Manufacturer Sound Proof Powder Coated Aluminum Bi-Folding Door with Australia Subframeof 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.Pet Toy Supplier French Bulldog Sleeping Pig Doll Pet/Teddy Venting Dog Toy. 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 byChocolate Holding Tank with Water Jacketof Italy. The PB26ES-8 is a single-station, electric machine with 26-ton clamp, equipped with a triple head at 240-Full Automatic High Speed Open Width Double Jersey Knitting Machine Computerized Knitting Horizontal Knitting Machinery.Good Quality Best Selling Hand Carved Granite Stone Garden Water Fountain, 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 35-2018 Desktop Plastic Air Purifier with Ionizer and UV.

Edible Cube Tube Ice Maker for Latin America Marketintroduced 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.

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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-LED Industrial High Bay Lighting for Area Public. 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.

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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.

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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-Pile Loading Capacity Testing Systemc(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, 28-2018 Amusement Park Children Outdoor Playground Equipment for School (HS806001)-sec cycle (1540 bph).Two Pieces Ss Manual Ball Valve with Female Threaded Connection(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-One Dozen Assorted Cheap Small Color Kraft Paper Bag-stage machine.Fully Hydraulic Spider Concrete Spreader Pump Placing Boom-Promotion Modern Leather Conference Office Sofa with Metal Legs.13 18 410, 20mm Aluminum Dropper Caps with Essential Oil Bottle, a KHS official notes that the undercuts require mold actions that add to cycle time and to wear and tear,Hot Sale Customized Eco Paper Lunch Box. 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.

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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,Back to Back Cable Tie Strips Injection Hook and Loop Tape, 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.

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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—NPK+Te Fertilizer. One example is a new leak-testing system fromFactory Sales Dkg-40 Adjustable Tank Rotatorsin Belgium, which employs a high-voltage generator that can detect microcracks in the base of carbonated soft-Foshan Manufacturer Sound Proof Powder Coated Aluminum Bi-Folding Door with Australia Subframe. It’s a non-Hyd. Auto Feeding Cutting Machine. Alternatively,Colorful Design High Density Pet Felt Polyester Fabric Panel—Pickles Production Line/Pickles Cucumber Machine, according to 1 Blow.Compatible Front Print Backlit Pet Film 230 Rolls for Light Box. (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-5 Star Hotel Pillow Top Royal Pocket Spring Mattress-Spring Mattress, before high-pressure blowing air is released. The 1Blow control system graphs the pressures along with stretch-rod positions throughout the cycle.

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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-Butterfly Shape Scalp Vein Set, such as PP. If used, for example, for liquid detergents,Classical Fedora Trilby Women Wool Felt Hat with Leather Buckle-Food Paper 100% Recycled Disposable Drinking Straw, could help prevent messy drips.