Blow Moulding Manufacturers


Plastixportal lists plastic blow moulding manufacturers. Blow moulding companies in South Africa. Blow moulding is a manufacturing process by which hollow plastic products such as bottles are formed. In general, there are three main types of blow molding: extrusion blow moulding, injection blow moulding, and stretch blow moulding. The blow moulding process begins with melting down the plastic and forming it into a preform. The preform is a tube-like piece of plastic with a hole in one end in which compressed air can pass through.

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Flex Tools
Flex Tools specializing in the following: - Precision Tool and Die Making - Injection Moulding - Blow Moulding - Plastic Bottles for Hospitality and Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industries, synthetic rubber balls for the milling industry, caps and closures.
Tullys Plastics
Plastic packaging products ranging from containers for the chemical industry, to milk and juice plastic bottles, to a range of spray bottles trigger nozzlesand soap dispensors, and including a range of plastic jars and medicine bottles, refuse bags, PET Bottles, Vitamin Bottles, Tablet Containers, Plastic Tubs and buckets, Plastic Jars and closures to fulfill your packaging requirements.
Herber Plastics
plastic injection moulding and blow moulding manufacturer of a wide range of plastic products including plastic containers, plastic cosmetic containers, plastic cups, plastic bottles, plastic medical containers, plastic handles, plastic spice jars and various custom made plastic products and parts. We manufacture the plastic injection moulds and blow moulds used for production
Integrated Pool Products (Pty)Ltd
Manufacturers of a wide range of high quality, precision engineered pool products. Upholding the IPP standards of excellence in design, ease of assembly and use. Pool Cleaners, Pool Filters, Pool Salt Chlorinators, Pool Hoses, Pool Lights.
Ultrapack
The Ultrapack range of injection-moulded, stretch blow-moulded and blow-moulded containers and closures, such as manufacturers food packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, cosmetic containers, cleaning detergent bottles, toiletries packaging and specialising in PET containers and PET bottles.
M & S Plastic (PTY)Ltd
The company manufactures plastic packaging products such as a range of plastic drums, openhead plastic drums, plastic drums with screw in plastic taps, plastic watering cans, polycans, plastic bottles, jerry cans, collapsible lids and caps, and interlocking plastic floor tiles. M & S Plastics also custojerry cans, plastic injection mould various other plastic products.
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Blow moulding process
Extrusion blow molding

blow moulding machine, stretch blow moulding machine, film blowing machine, film blown machine, pet stretch blow moulding machines, blow moulding machines, plastic blow moulding machine, blow moulding machine,stretch blow moulding machine,film blowing machine, film blown machine, pet stretch blow moulding machines, blow moulding machines, plastic blow moulding machine blow moulding machine, stretch blow moulding machine,film blowing machine, film blown machine, pet stretch blow moulding machines, blow moulding machines,plastic blow moulding machine, > In Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM), plastic is melted and extruded into a hollow tube (a parison). This parison is then captured by closing it into a cooled metal mold. Air is then blown into the parison, inflating it into the shape of the hollow bottle, container or part. After the plastic has cooled sufficiently, the mold is opened and the part is ejected. Extrusion Blow Moulding processes may be either continuous (constant extrusion of the parison, or intermittent. Examples of parts made by the Extrusion Blow Moulding process include dairy containers, shampoo bottles, and hollow industrial parts such as drums.

Basic polymers, such as PP, HDPE, PVC and PET are increasingly being coextruded with high barrier resins, such as EVOH or Nylon, to provide permeation resistance to water, oxygen, CO2 or other substances. In dairy applications, it is possible to extrude a black light-blocking layer in the center layer of containers, with opaque white resin used in the inner and outer layers.

Compared to injection molding, blow molding is a low pressure process, with typical blow air pressures of 25 to 150 psi. This low pressure process allows the production of economical low-force clamping stations, while parts can still be produced with surface finishes ranging from high gloss to textured. The resulting low stresses in the moulded parts also help make the containers resistant to strain and environmental stress cracking.

Stretch blow moulding
In the Stretch Blow Molding process, the plastic is first molded into a "preform" using the Injection Molded Process. These preforms are produced with the necks of the bottles, including threads (the "finish") on one end. These preforms are packaged, and fed later (after cooling) into an Extrusion Blow Moulding blow moulding machine. In the SBM process, the preforms are heated (typically using infrared heaters) above their glass transition temperature, then blown using high pressure air into bottles using metal blow molds. Usually the preform is stretched with a core rod as part of the process. The stretching of some polymers, such as PET (PolyEthylene Terepthalate) results in strain hardening of the resin, allowing the bottles to resist deforming under the pressures formed by carbonated beverages, which typically approach 60 psi.

The main applications are bottles, jars and other containers. The Injection blow moulding process produces bottles of superior visual and dimensional quality compared to extrusion blow molding. The process is ideal for both narrow and wide-mouthed containers and produces them fully finished with no flash. A sign of injection blow moulding is the seam where the two halves of the mold meet.

This picture shows what happens inside the blow mould. The preform is first stretched mechanically with a stretch rod. As the rod travels down low-pressure air of 5 to 25 bar (70 to 350 psi) is introduced blowing a 'bubble'. Once the stretch rod is fully extended, high-pressure air of up to 40 bar (580 psi) blows the expanded bubble into the shape of the blow mould.

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