Blow Moulding

The second edition of this widely accepted book provides a general understanding of the blow molding process. It offers a practical, hands on approach, concentrating on real life, day to day problems faced by those working to create cost effective blow molded parts.

The author used an...

Every successful manufacturer of blow molded products faces the challenge of utilizing advanced techniques which demand an understanding of the different plastic melt flow behaviours, operational monitoring and control systems, testing and quality control, statistical analysis, and so on....

An expert guide to the practical design of PET blow-moulded containers, written for both the novice and the experienced designer and engineer, providing concise, practical ‘hands-on’ guidance.

The first chapter of this book focuses on bottle and mould design, addressing topics...

Third edition of a Plastics Information Direct best-seller.

Cost management has always been a vital topic for plastics processors. This is not the same as cost cutting; cost management is a process of understanding where costs arise and how they can be controlled throughout the...

Second edition of a Plastics Information Direct best-seller.

Since the first edition of this handbook, the issues of energy management and energy efficiency have moved considerably higher up the management agenda for most plastics processing companies. Many processors have started the...

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Hollow plastic parts range in size from small unit dose liquor bottles, doll heads and syringe bulbs to large gasoline tanks, pallets, and playground equipment. Designers and design engineers are often familiar with...

PCRS has studied the North American industrial blow molding business periodically over the past decade. In our previous analysis (2001) we determined that following strong growth in the second half of the 1990s, marked by average annual growth of 11% in value terms and 6.5% in volume terms, there...

Offering detailed analysis from a practical, on-the-job perspective, this highly pragmatic "how-to" book reports on the most effective means of producing plastics by the extrusion blow molding process outlining proven methods from planning and manufacture to product testing. Providing a basic...

Blow moulding is a manufacturing process used to form hollow plastic parts. It evolved from the ancient art of glass blowing and it is used to particular advantage with plastic materials. Celluloid was used first to blow mould baby rattles and novelties in the 1930s, linear low-density...

Injection blow molding is one of the main processes used in the blow molding industry. And although you may find information on this topic in general books on blow molding, the coverage is skimpy and lacking in details. None of them supply the sharply focused, essential information you will find...

On the surface the North American bottle blow molding business has enjoyed buoyant growth over the past few years. The volume of consumption of plastic material has been growing at an average annual rate of 6%, reaching 10.8 billion lbs. by 2004. In the same way the value of output has been growing...

Stretch blow molding is the blow molding process used to produce bottles of the strength required for carbonated drinks. In this handbook, the author introduces the technology of stretch blow molding, explores practical aspects of designing and running a production line and looks at practical...

Plastics Custom Research Services (PCRS) has been researching and publishing since 1995 a unique series of multi-client reports covering all the major North American plastics processing businesses. In 2002 and again in 2005 we covered trends in the growth and technological change in the regional...

The focus of Understanding Blow Molding is on hands-on practical applications, which will benefit those new to the plastic blow molding industry, as well as those who are experienced but may not have been exposed to all facets of a blow molding plant. People from various disciplines such as...