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 in Samuel Belcher’s Practical Guide to Injection Blow Molding. Taking a straightforward approach, the book explores the entire industry from conception, design, costing, tooling, and machinery, to troubleshooting, testing, and daily production.
The author, a highly knowledgeable industry insider, and a member of “The Plastics Hall of Fame,” discusses the history of the industry, as well as the ins and outs and dos and don’ts of its daily workings, reinforcing the information in the text with pictures, charts, and figures. He instructs in product and tooling design and material and machine selection, explaining the advantages and the disadvantages and elaborating on efficiencies that can be realized. The book also details basic costing procedures considering resin costs, machine costs, tooling, labor, energy, floor space, overhead, and sales and administration.
History
The Process: Injection Blow Molding
Resin (Raw Materials) for Injection Blow Molding
Resin
Colorants
Regrind
Advantages and Disadvantages
Future
Container
Parison
Core Rod Design
Injection Blow Mold Tooling Design
Die Sets
Keys
Manifold
Secondary Nozzles
Secondary Nozzle Retainers
Parison Mold
Blow Mold
Parison and Blow Mold Neck Ring
Bottom Plug (Push Up)
Side plates
Core Rod Retainers
Stripper
Face bar
Extras
Mold Setup and Installation
Mold Setup Tool List
Mold Setup Instructions
Air Assist Mold Die-Set
Mold Cleaning
The Machine
Components
Plastifiers
Index Unit and Interchangeable Rotating Table
Horizontal Platen
Clamps
Stripper Station
Guarding
Process control
Processing
Maintenance
Hydraulic Oil
Grease Fittings
Gear Reducer
Index Unit
Hydraulic Oil
Never Mix Brands of Oil
Weekly Machine Maintenance
Trouble Shooting
Formulas
Determination of Blow Ratio
Determination of Average Part Thickness
Determination of the Heath Extraction Load
Reynolds Number
Checklist
Typical Injection Blow Molding Machines and General Information
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Belcher\, Samuel L.