Blow Molding
Chemical Purging: When and How to Do It Right
Extrusion blow molders are sometimes skeptical of chemical purging compounds (CPCs), and they have a point.
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Global Competition - High Shipping Costs Give U.S. Blow Molders an Edge
When it comes to foreign competition, blow molders feel relatively invulnerable in their biggest market–bottles.
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Eliminate Problems with Container Handles
Extrusion blow molding a container with a handle may sound easy.
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NPE 2006 News Wrap-Up: Blow Molding
Among new blow molding developments at the show was an innovative coextrusion system for the growing small-engine fuel tank market.
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What to See at NPE 2006: Blow Molding
Show-goers will see a range of new blow molding equipment that offers higher speeds, more cavitation, and faster changeovers.
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NPE News Preview: Blow Molding--Higher Speeds, More Cavities, Faster Changeovers
Improving productivity while minimizing capital cost and floorspace will be central themes of blow molding exhibits at NPE 2006.
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Small Fuel Tanks: New Emissions Rules Spur Hunt for Barrier Solutions
Coex blow molding has the inside track, but makers of small gas tanks and jerry cans are also looking at fluorination and other monolayer systems. Rotomolders, too, are considering multilayer alternatives.
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Smart Handling of Regrind Can Improve Your Bottom Line
Dealing effectively with regrind has been a tough challenge for most blow molders ever since the process was invented.
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Blade System Puts Ribs Into Structural Blow Molded Parts
A novel blow molding process incorporates movable blades within the tool to create a ribbed structure for load-bearing automotive parts.
Read MoreNew Association for IML, IMD
Last month saw the official start-up of the In-Mold Decorating Association (IMDA), an association of molders, printers, materials suppliers, and equipment manufacturers involved in in-mold labeling and decorating (IML and IMD) for any plastics process.
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