LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
PREFACE
ABOUT THE EDITORS
6.BLOW MOLDING
INTRODUCTION
Container
Industry Size
BLOW MOLDING PROCESS
Blowing Requirements
Airflow Control
Extrusion versus Injection Blow Molding
BASICS IN PROCESSING
EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDING
Extruder
Melt Flow
Parison Sag
Parison Head
Parison Wall Thickness
Machine Design
Single—Stage Design
Two—Stage Design
Continuous Extrusion Design
Intermittent Extrusion Design
INJECTION BLOW MOLDING
STRETCH BLOW MOLDING
Injection Stretch Blow Molding
Special Machines
Extrusion Stretch Blow Molding
Dip Blow Molding
Multibloc Blow Molding
Other Blow—Molding Processes
Blow Molding with Rotation
MOLD
Basic Features
Materials of Construction
Pinch— Off Zone
Flash Control
Blowing and Calibrating Device
Venting and Surface Finish
Cooling
PLASTIC MATERIAL
Blow Molding and Plastic
Behavior of Plastics
Barrier Plastic
Barrier Material Type
Blow Molding Reinforced Plastic
DESIGN
Bottle Design
Industrial Products
Complex Irregular Shape
Oriented 3—D Parison
Other Design Approaches
SUMMARY
History