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Blow Molding
Modified extrusion and injection-molding process
Characteristics
Hollow thin-walled parts of various sizes
High production rates
Low cost for making beverage and food
containers
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(1) and (2) parison is pinches at the top and sealed at the bottom around a metal blow pin as
the two halves of the mold come together
(3) the tube is inflated so that it takes the shape of the mold cavity
(4) mold is opened to remove the solidified part.
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The continuous nature of the Six ways to solve the problem of interference:
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Extrusion Injection
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Bottles over ½ pound • Long runs and smaller bottles
• Tooling costs are 50% to 75 % less • No trim scrap
• Generates 20 to 30% scrap • Higher accuracy in the final part
• Additional machinery needed to grind scrap • Uniform wall thickness
• Total cycle time is shorter • No seam lines or pinch marks
• Wider choice of resins • Better transparencies
• Greater flexibility in part design • Improved mechanical properties
DISADVANTAGES
Very temperature sensitive, therefore not
normally injection blown because the
process requires two heat cycles
PROCESSING PARAMETERS
Typical melt temperature range for PVC is
375o – 420oF.
December 09, 2006
Mitchel Plamondon
Polyethylene terephthalate
(PET)
ADVANTAGES
Easily recycled, very lightweight, it makes
a good gas and fair moisture barrier. It is
strong and impact-resistant. It is naturally
colorless and transparent.
DISADVANTAGES
Have to be careful to avoid a temperature
that is two high or acetaldehyde forms.
PROCESSING PARAMETERS
Temperature range for PET to blow mold
o o
is 200 – 212 F. Mold temperatures should
be in the range of 35o – 40oF
DISADVANTAGES
Cycle times are slower than
injection molding. Piece
prices are higher than
injection molding.