Blow mold Training

For Engineers
By Eng. Ahmed Hassan
Eng. Mahmoud Khairy
Eng. Ahmed Abdel Khalek
 Molding machines type

Blow molding Injection molding

 Molding machines type

Accumulator extrusion Continuous extrusion

Blow molding
 HDPE Raw Materials
Melting point = 120 to 130 °C
1. ‫اثيدكو‬
2. Exxon Mobile
3. Lotrene
4. ‫كرير‬
• The material properties is present in the material Data sheet which comes
with the raw material
 HDPE Raw Materials
• The working temperature of the materials depends on the melt flow index
of the batch.
• Melt Flow Index (MFI) is a measure of how many grams of a polymer
flow through the die in ten minutes
• As the density of the material increases , the rigidity , rupture resistance ,
heat resistance and ESCR increases (Directly proportional relation)
• ESCR stands for Environmental stress cracking resistance.
Master batch
 General Data
• Barrel & Extruder
• Reducing Gear Box
• Heaters
• Head
• Parison controller
• Top , Bottom & Hand
Deflasher
• Mold
• Blow pin
 General Data
• Cycle time: is the time taken by the machine to produce one product unit
• Blow time : time taken by blow pin to blow the Blow
product time
• Exhaust time: time taken by blow pin to exhaust
the air from the product
• Motion time: time taken by mechanical parts
to move in sequence. Exhaust Motion
time time
 Hopper
Components
1. Material Dryer
2. Vacuum unit for
raw material
3. Magnetic network
4. Mixing
 Screw & barrel
1. Feed Zone
2. Compression Zone
3. Metering Zone
 Screw & barrel
1. Feed Zone
Feeding throat
cooling with water
Temperature = 20°C
 Screw
• Screw design using L/D ratio
• The length of any zone in the screw
Depends on screw diameter.
• Screw diameters from 30 to 160 mm.
 Heaters

Ceramic Band Stainless steel mica Band

1. More efficient 1. Cheaper

2. Withstand higher temperature 2. Higher watt density
3. Last longer 3. customizable
Die & Pin
Parison controller
Parison controller
Blow Mold
 Gear box
• Reducing Gear box used to reduce
the motor rpm (1500-3200) to (50-200) rpm
Blow Mold
 Flash
• The flash is the excess plastic being pressed to the edges
of
the mold.
• When the two halves of the mold press onto the suspended
plastic, the excess plastic is squeezed to the top and bottom
of the mold, where it stays during blowing.
• After the bottle is blown, the flash stays attached to the
bottle during the cooling process, and must be removed.
• This isn’t really “waste” though! After the flash is removed,
it can be reground and introduced back into the extrusion
process. This can help provide a cost-effective and
environmentally sustainable alternative to the “virgin,”
or new material, which comprises parts of the bottle.
Material Head
 Hydraulic circuits
Hydraulic pressure= 100 Bar
1. Clamping
2. Carriage motion up & down
3. Mold opening & closing ( done by two valves high and low pressure)
 Machine Movements
Electromechanically
1. Movements

Hydraulically
 Mold opening movement
Horizontal

1. Mold movement Diagonal

On arc

2. Moulds open and close under the heads, and the parison is accumulator extruded. (Section 20L except M/C
5,6 )
3. Alternatively moulds open or platens are moved horizontally while the parison continuously extrudes, e.g.
Uniloy and Bekum CS/CST. (M/C 28 5L)

4. Mold movement horizontally or diagonally or on an arc. This is a very popular system. Single- and
twinstation units are available and can be used with single or multiple heads (up to four), fitted to single or
twin extruders, e.g. Bekum, Kautex. (Section 5L)