Blow Molding PDF
Blow Molding PDF
Blow Molding PDF
Dr. Anthony Brennan University of Florida Department of Materials Science & Engineering
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Agenda
Introduction
Examples of blow molded products General Principles Equipment Design
Process Parameters
Troutonian Viscosity Flow Properties
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Capabilities Overview
3-D Blow Molding using XY Technology Produces complex parts with minimal flash Dual materials are introduced to create hardsoft-hard products for flexibility and high performance Secondary operations are performed by robotic technology Reduced cycle times compared to traditional blow molding
XY Manufacturing System
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XY Blow Molding Process Parts are produced using blow molding process on an XY plane for complex geometries
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Mold opens
Part is trimmed
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Features & Benefits Dual durometer Part consolidation Seamless parts Produces complex parts with reduced flash Parts incorporate both strong, rigid and soft, flexible features
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Secondary Operations
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Parts Trimming
Produces consistently trimmed/drilled parts Quick cycle time
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Thermoplastic elastomers for hard-soft-hard applications A wide range of fillers are available for improving material properties over different temperature ranges 8/24/2012
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Applications
OEM Truck Agriculture Lawn & Garden Marine Construction Equipment Recreational Vehicles Automotive Industrial Gen-Set
Tooling
High-performance machined aluminum or cast aluminum production tooling
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Prototype Tooling
High-performance cast aluminum
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Lead Times
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Bottles Bottles
http://www.uniloymilacron.com/u nirecip.htm
Injection Blow
IBS 122 Injection Blow
Completely refurbished 2.5 inch screw 250 gram shot size (HDPE)
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DIE H HEAD
MOLD
PARISON
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RAM ACCUMULATOR
MOLD PARISON
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Parison Molding
Parisons
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Parison Morphology
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Viscosity Response
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Process High/Low Rate Planar Extension Blow Pressure Stock Temperature Mold Temperature
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References
Introduction to Physical Polymer Science, 2nd Edition, Lesley H. Sperling, Wiley Interscience (1992) ISBN 0-471-53035-2 Some figures were reproduced from: Polymer Processing Fundamentals, Tim A. Osswald (1998), Hanser/Gardner Publications, Cincinnati, OH. The Physics of Polymers, Gert Strobl (1996) Springer-Verlag, New York.
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