Blow Molding 101 - Accumulator Head Blow Molding by Bob Jackson Jackson Machinery John Rathman Chevron Phillips

ps Chemical LP Annual Blow Molding Conference 2009 October 7-8, 2009 Bartlesville, OK
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Blow Molding Process

CONTINUOUS EXTRUSION INTERMITTENT EXTRUSION

RECIPROCATING SCREW RAM ACCUMULATOR ACCUMULATOR

INJECTION BLOW INJECTION STRETCH BLOW CO-EXTRUSION

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CONTINUOUS EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDING

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Diagram of Typical Continuous Extrusion Blow Molder

Mold in Blow Position Mold under Die Head Parison

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INTERMITTENT EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDING RECIPROCATING SCREW

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Diagram of Typical Reciprocating Screw Blow Molding Machine

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INTERMITTENT EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDING RAM ACCUMULATOR

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Diagram of Breakdown of Ram Accumulator Blow Molding Machine

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Accumulator Head Blow Molding

Reasons for Development of Accumulator Head

The desire to mold even larger parts The need to extrude parison quickly to minimize hang

time and parison sag Issues with parison knit line Strength Appearance More difficult to process high molecular weight polyethylene and form a good parison Circumferential wall thickness distribution
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INTERMITTENT EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDING ACCUMULATOR HEAD

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Diagram of Typical Reciprocating Screw Blow Molding Machine

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Accumulator Head Blow Molding

Development of Accumulator Head

The head can be fed polymer continuously The polymer stream enters and splits to flow around the

upper core to form the round parison shape Longer time for polymer to weld back together and form a strong knit line Capable of fast parison extrusion rate Polymer flow does not have to split and rewelded during parison extrusion Better parison circumferential wall thickness distribution
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Diagram of Hartig Accumulator Head

Ram Programming Rod Manifold Flow Divider Pressure Ring Core Receiver Mandrel Stem
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Development of Accumulator Head

LIFO Design
Last In First Out Partition wall for

plunger Good parison quality but large temperature differential from bottom of parison to top of parison

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Development of Accumulator Head

FIFO Design
First In First Out No partition wall for

plunger Good parison quality with a more balanced temperature differential from bottom of parison to top of parison

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Development of Accumulator Head

Bleed Ports
First In First Out Lubrication between

the plunger and ID of accumulator barrel & flow divider Material will flow past plunger and out of bleed ports on top of accumulator
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Uniloy Accumulator Head

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Diagram of Kautex In-Line Head

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Diagram of Hartig Accumulator Head

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