Blow Molding 101 - Accumulator Head Blow Molding

by
Bob Jackson Jackson Machinery
John Rathman Chevron Phillips 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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