Supply Double-stage vacuum Transformer oil Regeneration purifier and oil Filtration and oil Treatment machine for service Transformer

–Why need Treat Transformer oil?

In order to achieve optimal dielectric strength and insulating performance inside of transformers and circuit breakers, dielectric oils must be kept absolutely clean and dry. Substation Maintenance Contractors and Utilities need a rig that can quickly and reliably process transformer Oil Filling machine to meet or exceed very stringent specifications, so Oil Filtration Systems, Inc. designs and builds the most effective, durable, and user-friendly Hi-Vacuum system on the market today. Special engineered design features maximize the water extraction rates of our systems, and top-quality components and workmanship ensure years of maintenance-free operation and performance.

–How to treat Oil Filling machine manufacturer?

The series ZYD-I Double-stage vacuum Transformer oil regeneration plant is designed for the following application:

I. Degassing, dehydration and filtering impurities of Oil Filling machine

II. Remove acidity, sludge, free carbon, other soluble oil decay products and discoloration

III. It can vacuum Oil Filling machine manufacturer to transformer, vacuum dry transformer and on-line operation transformer .

IV. It is mainly used for purifying the insulating oil, transformer oil, mutual oil, switch oil, dielectric oil and so on. The standard ZYD-I system is designed for processing Oil Filling machine in workshops, in storage tanks or directly in transformers (energized or de-energized transformers).

Feature:

1. This machine is high effective and portable, which is very suit to operate on line. Also it can be used to dry the electric equipment and input the Oil Filling machine manufacturer into the electric equipment under the vacuum state.

2.The machine adopts the double-infrared liquid automatic controller, sensitive automatic pressure protector and the high effective equipment for degas, so it is easy to operate.

3. High vacuum limiting vacuum less than 5pa, working vacuum less than 35pa.

4. High absorption speed, absorption speed power more than 333L/Sr.

5. Duplex 3D stereo-evaporation technology, eliminating the liquid water very effectively.

6. UK G technology by which the trace water that is show chain, such as dissolved water, can be removed effect.

7. Distinctive removing impurities technology filtering through double FH trapezoidal network and absorbing by high polymer without the mechanical power.

8. Carbon fiber infrared heating system that can make the Oil Filling machine contains zero sum of ethyne after treatment.

9. The oil of any grades can be treated on line at the working site.

10. The Automatic oil purifier model is installed with PLC (Programmable logical control system) which can control the equipment automatically to every stage of its process and ensure its process and ensure its safe operation on site and on line without human supervision.

11. Can be operated both on-line and off-line.

 

Product diversification to achieve growth in packaging, sales and production volume for non-carbonated drinks

China's leading beverage packaging machine and PET bottling company, Zhangjiagang XingA Enterprise Holdings Limited ("Zhangjiagang XingA" or the "Company"; stock code: SZ000659), today announced its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2010.

During the period, Zhangjiagang XingA reported stable sales and production volume. As of 30 June 2010, the Company's total operating income increased by 8.39% to RMB 1.6 billion. Operating profit decreased by 12.32% to RMB 146 million. Net profit dropped 19.09% compared with the same period last year, to approximately RMB 111 million. Net profit attributable to shareholders dropped 18.63% compared with the same period last year, to approximately RMB 78.82 million.

Mr. Gary Guernier, Chairman of Zhangjiagang XingA, said, "China's beverage industry continued to grow in the first half of 2010. However, the current year's widespread and severe cold weather significantly affected beverage consumption. Additionally, we have not yet entered the peak season for beverage. These factors resulted in our slower profit growth, with the effect in carbonated beverages being most apparent. However, we have seen higher growth in bottled water, tea, fruit juice and other non-carbonated products, underpinning the long-term business prospects for the Company."

Zhangjiagang XingA is regarded as the leader in China's beverage and non-beverage packaging machine industry, providing safe and environmentally friendly beverage and non-beverage products. Its product quality, R&D, cost control, customer service and employee training have also been well received in the industry. Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Uni-President are its major customers.

Mr. Guernier concluded, "The Company will take proactive measures to combat the negative impact due to bad weather in the first half of the year. In particular, we will vigorously diversify our services and products, most notably expanding our packaging, sales and production volume for bottled water, tea and fruit juice. We will also increase our marketing efforts for non-carbonated beverages. And we will continue to build further on our core strengths, which include continual efforts to cement our established partnership with customers, actively upgrading our service quality, expanding our production capacity, improving our products design, fully utilizing our production facilities, and persistence in stringent cost control. We are confident about delivering stable, solid business growth."

About Zhangjiagang XingA Enterprise Holdings Limited

Zhangjiagang XingA Enterprise Holdings Limited ("Zhangjiagang XingA"; stock code: SZ000659) was established in 1982. It is primarily engaged in the production and marketing of PET bottling, PVC and OPP labeling, and it is also engaged in drink refilling. Zhangjiagang XingA is one of the largest PET bottle manufacturers in China, and the first company supplying PET bottles to Coca Cola in China. The Company has over 80 production facilities and an annual production capacity of over 5.5 billion. Its products include PET bottles for carbonated soft drinks, drinking water and beer. It has received various honors and awards at the national and provincial level. The Company was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Main Board) in 1996, the first entity in China's beverage packaging machine manufacturer industry to be listed.

Proper packaging increases the quality feel of any product to a great extent. Every manufacturer knows this fact and takes great pains to pack their wares in a proper way. Packaging prevents the product from getting damaged in transit too. This has made packaging industry a very prominent peripheral service in our industrial field. Along with the demand of packaging material, the demand for packaging machinery has also gone skyward.
Beverage packaging line is of different kinds. The features of these machines differ along with the materials they use. Many types of packaging techniques are in vogue. They include bag packaging, shrink packaging, blister packaging, vacuum packaging etc. The machines used for these techniques differ in attributes.

Packaging Machinery come in hundreds of types. Binding machines, bottle capping machines, bottling machines, carton sealing machines, coil binding machines, cold laminators, heat sealing machines and strapping machines are the best known and the more used ones in this group. There is a machine to cater to any aspect of packaging.

Packaging industry has become an established one with business volumes growing to unimaginable heights. Packaging is a process where a chain of activities like cleaning, packing, labeling, binding etc. are required. The machines used for these processes have become more efficient and dependable over the years.

Filling machines help in packing finished products into containers. Liquid and semi liquid products like alcohol and syrups are packaged using filling machines . Different types of filling machines such as vacuum fillers, displacement filler, overflow filler, piston filler and auger filler help in filling operations. Once filled, other services like sealing machines, labeling machines and packing machines take over. The end result is that your product is now cocooned in a nice nest where the chances of getting spoilt by water seepage, leakage and breaking is almost non-existent.

In a way, you can say that packing machines play a very important role in the overall sale of a companys products. A notable trend seen is that many companies prefer to reuse their packing material, in order to cut costs. These recycled materials also give perfect services, if put through high technology packaging machines.

Customer friendly services and after sale advises provided by manufacturers of packaging machinery helps the users to keep the efficiency and durability of the machines intact for long years. These manufacturers employ skilled technicians to help you sort out any problem. Wear and tear is the part and parcel of anything under the sun, but most manufacturers offer extended warranty for parts that may not wear out quickly, and limited warranties are offered for parts that are prone to quick wear out.

If you are in the business of packaging or plan to test the waters, please do survey the scene and check out the service offered by different beverage packaging line manufacturers . Some companies from newly emerging countries have come out with comparable products, but at lesser costs.

 

 

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Are you familiar with a show on the Discovery Channel called How Its Made? The show basically takes its viewer's through the elaborate process from the raw materials the product is made from to the finished product. Many episodes from How Its Made talk about the different filling machines that partake in the creation of the product throughout the different stages of the production line. Furthermore, some of the products they show are either foods or beverages.

Many of us prefer to drink soda while others like bottled water, however they both involve the same type of equipment that transfers the gallons of liquid which is mixed in large tanks to the containers the liquid will fill, which end up in your pantries or refrigerators. Mass production wouldn't be possible if it were not for the water filling machines that participate in this process, can you imagine doing all that by hand?

When you shop in a grocery store and you stroll up the condiments aisle, for the cookout later this week, you notice all the containers filled with ketchup, mustard, relish, and BBQ sauce which you could find in many grocery stores around the world. This is all made possible with these machines that bottle all sorts of edible or inedible things that allow these companies to mass produce them.

Here is a brief walk through of the tedious tasks involved with these filling machines .

 

 

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This disclosure relates to an unexpected increase in the strength of a bottle bottom of the champagne type by the addition of ribs internally of the preform when the preform is axially stretched prior to the blowing thereof within the Blow Moulding Machine . Most particularly, by adding internal ribs to the interior surface of the bottom defining portion of the preform, the preform has the bottom forming portion unduly strengthened against shrinkage in wall thickness when the preform is axially lengthened through the use of a stretch rod. The net result is that the stretching of the preform and the thinning of the wall is held to a minimum in the bottom forming portion of the preform and is transferred primarily to the body forming portion of the preform where lesser wall thickness does not unduly detract from the strength of the bottle.

Budding scientists jump at the chance to blow things up. Though in this experiment, the only thing blowing up is the balloon, it's still a really cool way to see the effects of carbon dioxide gas. With very few materials, you can amaze your friends with your talented feat!Gather the materials for your bottle balloon blow up. You'll need a clean, empty bottle, a balloon, white vinegar, water, baking soda and a funnel. Try to find a bottle with a thin neck. Single-serve soda bottles are ideal for this experiment.Pour about 1 inch of vinegar and 1 inch of water into the bottom of the bottle. If you're not very good at eyeballing measurements, then use a 1:1 ratio of liquid. If you use 1 to 2 tbsp. each, you should have it just about right.Place the neck of the funnel inside the balloon. Slowly pour baking soda into the funnel until the balloon is about half full. If it's difficult to get the baking soda into the balloon, remove the funnel, blow up the balloon to stretch it out a little bit, deflate it and try again.Attach the balloon to the neck of the bottle. Stretch the top of the balloon over the bottle, making sure it's very secure and that none of the baking soda has fallen into the bottle. The balloon will flop to the side because of the weight of the baking soda. That's fine as long as the weight doesn't cause the balloon to detach from the bottle.Grasp the balloon where it attaches to the neck of the bottle with one hand and grab the heavy end of the balloon with the other hand. Let the baking soda pour into the bottle.Listen to the pop, fizz and crackle as the baking soda interacts with the water and vinegar to create a carbon dioxide reaction.Hold on tight to the neck and balloon as the gas rises and begins to blow up the balloon!

A Bottle Blowing Machine for beverages, said bottle being of the type including a tubular body portion and an integral bottom structure, said bottom structure including an internal axially inwardly directed generally conical part and a generally arcuate cross-sectional axially inwardly opening base ring, said bottom structure being improved by said generally conical part and said base ring being reinforced by a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially extending ribs integrally formed on the interior of both said generally conical part and said base ring and bridging said base ring and terminating in said bottom structure, and said ribs forming means resisting thinning of said generally conical part and said base ring during blow molding of said bottle and providing for a greater wall thickness of said generally conical part and said base ring between said ribs than in a like bottle formed in the same Blow Moulding Machines with the same preform but without ribs.

In the construction of containers such as bottles formed of plastic material, the weakest part continues to be the bottom of the container. When bottles are formed with champagne bottoms of plastic material and are filled with a beverage under pressure, there is an undue tensile stress on the bottom which has a tendency to invert the dome-like center of the bottom. While the above-mentioned patent to Adomaitis has strengthened the bottom in the junction ring area, there is still insufficient material in the bottom to resist deformation. Numerous attempts have been made to strengthen the bottom, but all of these attempts primarily require much more plastic material than is economically feasible.

In accordance with this invention, in lieu of the continuous reinforcing rib proposed by the Adomaitis patent, it is proposed to provide the bottom with a plurality of radiating shallow ribs in the form of added material on the inner surface of the bottom structure. These ribs extend across the junction ring and terminate in the lower section of the side wall of the bottle. An additional advantage is obtained when the preform is initially longitudinally stretched by means of a stretch rod prior to the blowing of the preform within the associated Blow Moulding Machine manufacturer . It has been found that the forming of the bottom structure of the preform with the axial ribs strengthens the bottom portion to the extent that when the preform is initially stretched to lengthen the preform, in lieu of the bottom structure thinning in the same amount as does the intermediate portion of the preform which forms the bottle body, the bottom structure is stiffened by the ribs and is stretched only a minimum with the stretching occurring primarily in the intermediate portion of the preform. Since the bottom portion of the preform is not stretched, two advantageous features occur. First, the body of the preform is thinned which is permissible as far as the central strength of the resultant bottle body is concerned. Secondly, since the bottom portion of the preform is not axially stretched, the bottom of the resultant bottle has the added material therein which is normally removed by stretching. The net result is that by the provision of a small quantity of additional plastic material for the ribs, many times the weight of that material is retained within the bottom structure of the preform and thereby the bottom of the bottle is strengthened without the addition of a relatively large amount of plastic material in the preform.

With the above and other objects in view that will hereinafter appear, the nature of the invention will be more clearly understood by reference to the following detailed description, the appended claims, and the several views illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

The beverage outlet channel formed in the body portion and the compartment containing the beverage ingredients communicate in such a manner that, in use, the compartment and the beverage outlet channel co-operate to act as a filter during the preparation of a beverage from the package. This can be achieved in a variety of ways. For example, when the beverage production line is formed in a flange which surrounds or at least partially surrounds the compartment containing the beverage ingredients, then the top portion of the package may be sealed not only to the body portion adjacent the periphery of the flange, but also at various points along the edge of the outlet channel which communicates with the said compartment. similarly, when the beverage outlet channel is formed along at least a part of the periphery of the compartment containing the beverage ingredients, the top portion of the package may be sealed to the body portion not only adjacent the periphery thereof, but also at various points along the edge of the outlet channel which communicates with the said compartment, for example by making appropriate spot welds of the top portion of the package package to this edge. The seals along the edge of the outlet channel may be formed by providing castellations in the edge to which the top portion can readily be sealed. In this manner, a plurality of very narrow channels or slots are provided connecting the compartment containing the beverage ingredients to the beverage outlet channel, thereby acting as a filter. It will be understood that the channels or slots should be of a size such that the majority of the roast and ground coffee particles are retained in the coffee bed. This will generally be achieved with castellation 0.2 to 0.5 millimetres high, depending upon the particular particle size of the coffee contained in the beverage packaging machine .

Plastic is used as a popular, inexpensive form of packaging throughout the world. Unfortunately, plastic packaging also accounts for a significant amount of residential and commercial waste, the US Environmental Protection Agency estmiates 13.7 million tons of plastic was disposed of in landfill's in 2005.There are six chemical compounds commonly used in plastic packaging, including polyethylene terphthalate, high density polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride.Alternatively, the dimensions of the various parts of the device may be so chosen that the top portion is sealed across the body portion in a relatively taut manner so that only a very narrow passageway remains connecting the compartment containing the beverage ingredients to the beverage outlet channel, thus acting as a filter.

When the body portion also acts as the bottom of the package it may be desirable to form one or more channels in the base of the compartment containing the beverage ingredients, in order to assist in the even distribution of the water used to make the beverage. Baffles may also be incorporated into the compartment containing the beverage ingredients, for example to prevent undue movement of insoluble beverage ingredients such as tea leaves therein, or to improve the water distribution for soluble powdered materials so that they dissolve more readily.

The beverage packaging machine of the present invention is designed, as discussed above, in order to incorporate a primary filter therein. This primary filter acts to retain at least the majority of any particles of insoluble beverage ingredients in the compartment containing the said ingredients. However, it may be desirable also to incorporate a secondary filter into the beverage package. In particular, when the beverage package contains leaf tea it may be difficult to prevent leaves of tea from escaping from the beverage compartment through the primary filter. Similarly, using a secondary filter for the preparation of coffee from roast and ground coffee enables any fine coffee particles which have passed through the primary filter to be collected and this results in coffee of less turbidity which may be preferred by the consumer.

Plastic is used for packaging a number of grocery products including egg, milk and beverage containers. Other packaging uses include medicine bottles and dry cleaning bags.The Plastics Industry Trade Association developed a recycling program which labels each plastic container with a standard mark and number. Plastic bottles and containers marked with the numbers 1 and 2--adding up to 96 percent of the plastic bottles and containers used in the US--are recyclable.A secondary filter may be positioned between the compartment containing the beverage ingredients and the beverage outlet channel, or immediately above the outlet from the package. The secondary filter may be formed from any conventional filter sheet material such as a cellulose, a spun-bonded polypropylene or a random weave polyester.

It is believed that a beverage packaging line both a primary and secondary filter is novel and, accordingly, in a further aspect the present invention provides a sealed beverage package containing one or more beverage ingredients and being formed from substantially air-and water-impermeable materials, which package incorporates therein a primary filter which is formed by the particular mode of construction of the package and a secondary filter. The secondary filter is preferably formed from a conventional filter material.

When the beverage package contains roast and ground coffee, it may also be desirable to provide a layer of roast and ground coffee particles at the top of the compartment of such a size that they are too large to escape from the compartment into the filter channel. In this aspect of the invention it is preferred that this upper layer of coffee particles has a particle size in the range of from 100 micrometres to 1 millimetre. Plastic bags are created from a hydrocarbon which is difficult to degrade due to its strong molecular structure. However, it will degrade with a combination of heat and ultraviolet light.The US Environmental Protection Agency reported that in 2005, beverage packaging machine made up 56 percent of all plastics waste in the USA, of which approximately 75 percent was household waste.

The remainder of the package may be filled with a lower layer of ground coffee adjacent the first layer. The lower layer preferably has a particle size such that 98% by weight of the ground coffee passes a 75 micrometre mesh. The particles of the upper layer act essentially as a filter and prevent the very small particles of the lower layer of coffee from escaping from the package.

A blow moulding machine designed as a two station machine has at least one extrusion device  and an accumulator head which supplies a tubular thermoplastic parison to two blow molds arranged next to each other and having two horizontally movable blow molding halves. In order to simplify the construction of the machine at reduced space and to achieve a high productivity, the blow molding machine according to the invention has only a three-platen system with three mold mounting plates for clamping the four blow molding halves .

Blow molding is a method for making a variety of hollow plastic products. Molten plastic is extruded, in a tube shape, from a die, then a mold closes around it. The plastic is then inflated.Blow molding first appeared late in the 1800s, but modern polyethylene bottle production did not commence until the early 1940s. The blow molding process can take four forms: reheat and blow molding, injection blow molding, stretch blow molding and extrusion blow molding machines . The machinery can vary significantly, though the major difference tends to be the point of plastic inflation.

The invention refers to a blow molding machine designed as two-station machine including at least one extrusion device, possibly with accumulator head, which supplies a tubular thermoplastic parison to two blow molds arranged next to each other and having two horizontally movable blow mold halves, and a machine frame upon which the two blow molds or four blow mold halves are slidably supported.

Such a two-station blow molding machine is generally known per se. The known machine is provided with a complex encircling frame structure with four bars and additional external support of the drive unit as five-platen-system. This incurs significant initial costs, requires a need for large space and necessitates a complicated control of two separate closing devices.

The various processes are used to create a range of products, including bleach and milk bottles. Stretch blow molding is used in the production of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) bottles, which are widely employed for carbonated beverages.The plastics used in the various blow molding machine manufacturer processes can include HDPE (high density polyethylene), LDPE (low density polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), and PVC (polyvinyl chloride).As of 2006, an estimated 30 billion to 40 billion bottles are produced using blow molding processes every year in the United States alone.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an efficient two-station blow molding machine which enables a high productivity at low initial costs and operating expenses and at reduced demand for space. In accordance with the invention, this object is attained by providing only one three-platen system with three mold mounting plates for clamping the four blow mold halves, with one blow mold half of each of both blow molds being affixed to the central mold mounting plate. The central mold mounting plate thus carries one blow mold half on each side to the right and to the left.

A proper handling of the machine with unrestricted product removal capability and no obstructing cross bars is advantageously attained by designing the machine frame only in form of a table which is exclusively arranged underneath the blow mold halves and mold mounting plates. The horizontal movement and rapid feed-closing movement of both Bottle Blowing Machine halves is thereby provided in an amazingly simple manner by only one single driving cylinder, the piston rod of which is mounted at both sides to the machine frame while the final locking motion of the respective blow mold halves to their final locking position is effected by providing each mold mounting plate with separate locking units comprised of small locking cylinders with opposing locking pins. For smaller products like e.g. a 10I canister, it is sufficient to provide in the center of a respective blow mold at half height two neighboring closing cylinders with locking pins (as shown in the drawings). For larger blow molding products (e.g. a 220 I drum) and at larger blowing pressures and prevailing forces, all four corner areas of each mold mounting plate are provided with the respective closing cylinders and locking pins.

In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the single driving cylinder is operatively connected with the respective blow mold halves to be actuated via a coupling, preferably in form of a hydraulic cylinder with pinion engageable and shiftable in the racks of the synchronizing devices. Thus, in a most simple way, a 2-station blow molding machine can be made available with an operationally advantageous motion system.

A particular feature is the complete mobility of the entire two-station blow molding machine, for example via rails in the foundation and wheels underneath the base frame of the machine. Suitably, the moving wheels for the entire machine unit are equipped with a separate drive motor. This embodiment is in particular very advantageous when replacing molds or dies because the accessibility is considerably improved.

An injection blow molding machine utilizing an extruder and having interchangeable machine tooling components, for manufacturing injection blow molded articles of different configurations and sizes, includes a stationary machine platen; a movable machine platen which is movable toward and away from the stationary machine platen along a machine axis, to close and open a mold; opposite support rails mounted to the movable platen; a shuttle plate mounted on the movable machine platen between the opposite support rails for movement with the movable machine platen and movable perpendicular to the machine axis and having a rear surface in close proximity to the movable machine platen; core pin retainers mounted on the shuttle plate for movement therewith, each core pin retainer holding an interchangeable core pin that receives a parison to be blown into a bottle; slides movably mounted on the shuttle plate for movement with the shuttle plate and movable toward and away from each other in close proximity to a front surface of the shuttle plate around the core pin retainers mounted on the shuttle plate, the slides having interchangeable neck rings; an injection mold with interchangeable injection cavities mounted on the stationary platen; Bottle Blowing Machine assemblies with interchangeable blow mold halves defining blow mold cavities, the blow mold assemblies fixed relative to and positioned adjacent to the stationary machine platen; take off stations mounted on the shuttle plate and including interchangeable pick off pins and stripper bushings.

The production of glass dates back to 1600 B.C. and the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, small bottles were first produced by the Egyptians around 1500 B.C. The materials used by the Egyptians included limestone, soda, sand and silica--these ingredients have altered very little as the centuries have progressed and mass production of glass packaging has overtaken techniques such as glass blowing.
An injection blow molding machines utilizing an extruder and having interchangeable machine tooling components, for manufacturing injection blow molded articles of different configurations and sizes, said injection blow molding machine comprising:

a stationary machine platen;

a movable machine platen which is movable toward and away from said stationary machine platen along a machine axis, to close and open a mold;

opposite support structure mounted to said movable platen;

a shuttle assembly mounted on said movable machine platen between said opposite support structure for movement with said movable machine platen, said shuttle assembly including a shuttle plate movable perpendicular to the machine axis and having a rear surface in close proximity to the movable machine platen;

at least one core pin retainer mounted on said shuttle plate for movement therewith, each said core pin retainer holding a core pin that receives a parison to be blown into a bottle;
After the Egyptians produced small glass bottles, the process of creating glass changed very little until around 250 B.C. when the Babylonians began the process of Bottle Blowing Machine which dramatically reduced the cost of glass production. By reducing the cost, the Babylonians made glass available to everybody within their society.

 slides movably mounted on said shuttle plate for movement with said shuttle plate and movable toward and away from each other in close proximity to a front surface of the shuttle plate around said at least one core pin retainer mounted on the shuttle plate, said slides having interchangeable neck rings;

an injection mold with interchangeable injection cavities mounted on said stationary platen;

at least one blow mold assembly with interchangeable blow mold halves defining blow mold cavities, said at least one blow molding machine manufacturer assembly fixed relative to and positioned adjacent to said stationary machine platen; and

at least one take off station mounted on the shuttle plate and including interchangeable pick off pins and stripper bushings movable along the pick off pins for removing a blown bottle on the pick off pins.
The Roman Empire took the Babylonian's glass blowing technique and exported it around the Empire around the year 100 A.D. The Roman's introduced glass blowing and glass packaging to countries yet to discover the merits of glass, including England and France.

American engineer Michael Owens created his automatic bottle blowing machine in 1903, pushing glass packaging into the mechanized age by producing uniform bottles and jars made to specification at a rate of over 2,500 bottles per hour.

A Water Filling Machine operable to dispense a fluid from a fluid supply to a container having an opening and a cap configured to cover the opening. The filling machine includes a housing that defines a fill chamber and a cap removal assembly at least partially located within the fill chamber. The cap removal assembly is operable to remove the cap from the opening of the container within the fill chamber. The filling machine further includes a fill line assembly having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is configured to be coupled to the fluid supply and the outlet is located within the fill chamber. The outlet is configured to be placed in fluid communication with the opening of the container. The fill line assembly is removably coupled to the filling machine, and fluid flowing from the fluid supply to the container flows through the fill line assembly. .

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Look at the floor drain to make sure it isn't clogged. Sometimes it's not even the washing machine, but the drain causing those puddles of water on the floor. Unclogging the drain can be an easy and quick fix.

The present invention provides a Oil Filling machine operable to dispense a fluid from a fluid supply to a container having an opening and a cap configured to cover the opening. The filling machine includes a housing that defines a fill chamber and a cap removal assembly at least partially located within the fill chamber. The cap removal assembly is operable to remove the cap from the opening of the container within the fill chamber. The filling machine further includes a fill line assembly having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is configured to be coupled to the fluid supply and the outlet is located within the fill chamber. The outlet is configured to be placed in fluid communication to the opening of the container. The fill line assembly is removably coupled with the filling machine, and fluid flowing from the fluid supply to the container flows through the fill line assembly.

Inspect the hoses for leaks or wear and tear in certain spots. beverage filling machine the washing machine may help identify any leaks or faulty hoses. If hoses are worn, replace them with non-burst stainless steel mesh hoses.
Check the fittings of the existing hoses to the faucet fixtures and on the back of the washing machine. Sometimes a loose connection is the cause for the leaks. Tighten couplings and hose clamps if necessary to fix the leaks.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a filling machine operable to dispense a fluid from a fluid supply to a container having a body portion and a fill conduit extending from the body portion. The fill conduit defines an opening of the container. The filling machine includes a housing that defines a fill chamber and an aperture configured to receive the fill conduit to position at least a portion of the fill conduit within the fill chamber. The filing machine further includes a fill line assembly and a conduit sealing assembly operable to seal the fill conduit. The fill line assembly includes an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is configured to be coupled to the fluid supply and the outlet is located within the fill chamber. The outlet is configured to be placed in fluid communication with the opening of the container. The fill line assembly is removably coupled with the filling machine, and fluid flowing from the fluid supply to the container flows through the water filling line assembly.

Replace internal washers inside of the hoses if not replacing the entire hose. Something as small as a rubber gasket can create a lot of water damage. Use a screwdriver to pop the worn washer out and replace it. Repeat replacing washers on the other end of the hose.
Examine internal components by opening the cabinet and starting the fill cycle to see if anything is leaking internally. Calcium deposits and rust may be evident around areas that have leaks.

In yet another embodiment, the invention provides a method of operating a filling machine. The method includes inserting a fill conduit of a container into a fill chamber of the fillings machine such that a body portion of the container remains outside of the fill chamber, and inserting a cap that covers an opening of the container defined by the fill conduit into a cap removal assembly of the filling machine. The method further includes removing the cap from the opening of the fill conduit, dispensing a fluid from a fluid supply into the container, and sealing the fill conduit of the container.

In yet another embodiment, the invention provides a method of installing and removing a fill line assembly from a filling machine. The water filling machines manufacturer is operable to dispense a fluid from a fluid supply to a container. The method includes coupling an inlet of the fill line assembly to the fluid supply, routing a flexible fill line of the fill line assembly through a portion of the filling machine, and positioning an outlet of the fill line assembly within a fill chamber of the filling machine such that the fluid passes through the fill line assembly without directly contacting other surfaces of the filling machine. The method further includes removing the fill line assembly from the filling machine.

EP 1 084 020 B1 describes a device for manufacturing containers of plastic material in which two opposing parts of a blow mold are pivoted in relation to one another to open the mold in such a way that an outer part of the Blow Moulding Machine is pivoted downward about a horizontal pivot axis. However, this embodiment has the disadvantage that a great deal of space is required to pivot the one blow mold part out of a vertical position into a horizontal position.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,415,915 describes a machine having a similar design with the same disadvantages.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,901,769 describes a device for manufacturing plastic articles, in which two opposing blow mold parts may be pivoted about a common pivot axis, with the two parts being pivoted in opposite directions to open the mold.

One disadvantage of such devices may be that inaccuracies in the manufactured articles may occur due to the mobility of the two blow mold parts.

The production of glass dates back to 1600 B.C. and the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, small bottles were first produced by the Egyptians around 1500 B.C. The materials used by the Egyptians included limestone, soda, sand and silica--these ingredients have altered very little as the centuries have progressed and mass production of glass packaging has overtaken techniques such as glass blowing.
The object of the present disclosure is therefore to make available a blow molding machine that is as compact as possible and operates with the greatest possible precision.

To obtain the simplest possible mechanism and be able to manufacture the most accurate articles possible, a blow mold part is stationary in the blow mold in comparison with the position of a finished blow molded article.

The position of a finished blow molded article in the blow mold is predetermined, for example, by a compressed air valve outlet, a stretching rod, a holder or the like, which are used in the blow molding operation.

Due to the fact that this blow mold part does not move in comparison with the position of the finished blow molded article, there are no inaccuracies due to the relative mobility of this blow mold part. Due to the movement of the other Bottle Blowing Machine part in a lateral movement, much less space is needed in comparison with a movement downward. This movement may possibly also include a component upward or downward because a more compact design is possible already due to the movement with a lateral component. Movement only in the lateral direction is preferred.

The two blow mold parts may advantageously be opposing blow mold parts, which means that with the blow mold closed, they are on opposite sides of the position of a finished blow molded article.
After the Egyptians produced small glass bottles, the process of creating glass changed very little until around 250 B.C. when the Babylonians began the process of blowing glass which dramatically reduced the cost of glass production. By reducing the cost, the Babylonians made glass available to everybody within their society.
The Roman Empire took the Babylonian's glass blowing technique and exported it around the Empire around the year 100 A.D. The Roman's introduced glass blowing and glass packaging to countries yet to discover the merits of glass, including England and France.

The Blow Moulding Machines is advantageously arranged on the whole so that one blow mold part revolves farther inward than the other blow mold part. Since some space is needed to open the blow mold, such an arrangement makes it possible to achieve the result that the opening includes at least a significant component of movement in a radial direction, so that the blow molds can be arranged as close together as possible in the tangential direction. Only relatively little space is needed between any other blow molds that might be present in order to open the blow mold.

The blow mold part that can be moved away laterally is advantageously pivotably mounted on the blow mold holder and preferably has a pivot axis that is vertical. This yields a movement with an exclusively lateral component.

The blow mold part that can be moved away is advantageously moved forward in the direction of rotation of the blow mold holder when opening the blow mold. Therefore, parisons and finished blow mold articles can be inserted into the blow mold and extracted from it at the rear as seen in the direction of revolution.

In addition, it may be provided that the two Bottle Blowing Machines manufacturer mold parts can be pivoted together in the same direction.
Glass production was still restricted to glass blowing until 1821 A.D. when the split mold method of production was introduced. The split mold allowed for different shapes of glass to be produced and gave the opportunity for the brand of the product to be imprinted into the packaging along with the maker's name.

In addition, transfer star mechanisms for transferring the parisons and receiving the finished blow molded articles are advantageous also provided. These transfer star mechanisms must be designed in such a way that they allow movement tangentially in relation to the blow mold. Thus, for example, the parison may be inserted from the rear into the blow mold, which is opened at the rear, and the finished blow molded article may be removed at the rear accordingly.

The blow molding machine is preferably designed for manufacturing containers such as bottles, in particular plastic bottles, preferably PET bottles.
American engineer Michael Owens created his automatic bottle blowing machine in 1903, pushing glass packaging into the mechanized age by producing uniform bottles and jars made to specification at a rate of over 2,500 bottles per hour.

A sealed beverage packaging machine containing one or more beverage ingredients and being formed from substantially air- and water-impermeable materials, the said package comprising a body portion having a compartment containing the beverage ingredients and a beverage outlet channel formed therein, the beverage outlet channel and the compartment of the body portion containing the beverage ingredients communicating in such a manner that, in use, the said compartment and the outlet channel co-operate to act as a filter during the preparation of a beverage from the package.

he present invention relates to beverage packages and, in particular, to sealed beverage packaging machines which are formed from a substantially airand water-impermeable material and which contain one or more beverage ingredients.

The production of freshly brewed tea or coffee involves contacting tea leaves or roast and ground coffee with hot water and separating the beverage from the tea leaves or coffee grounds. Various methods for the production of freshly brewed coffee or tea are well known. For example, tea is prepared traditionally in a teapot, the tea leaves being immersed in boiling water and allowed to stand before being poured from the pot. Freshly brewed coffee may be prepared by the continuous passage of hot water through roast and ground coffee contained in a filter and the coffee collected in a jug or other receptacle, or by percolation which involves the continuous Plastic recycling Machine of water through the roast and ground coffee.

It has previously been proposed to seal fresh roast and ground coffee or tea leaves in individual air-impermeable packages. For example, cartridges or capsules containing compacted ground coffee are known for use in certain coffee making machines which are generally termed "espresso" machines. In the production of coffee using these coffee machines the coffee cartridge is placed in a brewing chamber and hot water is generally caused to pass under pressure through the cartridge, thereby extracting the aromatic coffee constituents from the ground coffee and producing a coffee beverage.

Cartridges containing roast and ground coffee in which hot water flows under gravimetric force through the cartridge are also known. A cartridge of this general type is described in British Patent No. 1397116.

The cartridges for use in "espresso" machines and those through which water flows under gravimetric force contain a filter positioned beneath the charge of coffee. In the production of coffee from these cartridges water is generally injected into the coffee containing cartridge through a needle. The cartridge is filled with water which flows through the filter and is collected in a cup or other receptacle.

We have now developed a sealed beverage packaging line one or more beverage ingredients which does not require the charge of the beverage ingredients to be placed above a conventional filter.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a sealed beverage package containing one or more beverage ingredients and being formed from substantially air- and water-impermeable materials, the said package comprising a body portion having a compartment containing the beverage ingredients and a beverage outlet channel formed therein, the beverage outlet channel and the compartment of the body portion containing the beverage ingredients communicating in such a manner that, in use, the said compartment and the beverage outlet channel co-operate to act as a filter during the preparation of a beverage from the package.

The body portion of the package of the invention may be provided with an inlet or an inlet may be formed in the package during use. In the embodiment where the inlet is formed in the body portion one or more inlet channels will preferably be provided which communicate with the inlet nozzle and with the compartment containing the beverage ingredients and assist in the distribution of water through the said compartment.

The body portion of the beverage production line is preferably made from a rigid plastics material, such as polypropylene. The body portion may be coated with a thin layer of a barrier material, if desired, in order to improve the shelf life of the package.

Packaging Is Important for Food:
1.Proper food packaging is vital to great tasting and healthy food. Proper packaging is like armor for food. If the food is properly packaged, it will protect the state and quality of the food and prevent it from getting tampered with. It's important that you understand not only why packaging food is important but how to properly package the food. Unfortunately there is not one clear packaging option. Food packaging depends on the type of food, its size, and whether or not it's refrigerated or frozen.

2.Food packaging has several primary objectives. The biggest purpose is the physical protection of the food. Physical protection provides support from shock, vibration, compression, temperature, or other factors that may ruin or reduce the quality of the food. Food packaging also provides barrier protection so oxygen, water vapor, dust or chemicals remain outside the package. Food packaging provides containment or agglomeration, so small items are grouped together in one package or powders and minute materials are contained. Last but not least, packaging provides a space to post nutritional labels as well as marketing information such as name of product, brand and price..

3.One of the primary goals of beverage packaging machine is to extend the "shelf life" of the food. Some foods have a much longer shelf life than others. For example, canned goods and freeze-dried products have the longest shelf life, often lasting years on end. Other products will go bad quickly, especially when the original package is opened. In order to prevent the food from going bad, consumers must repackage the food or freeze it.

 

 

An integrated filling and pasteurising apparatus comprising a filling machine, a pasteurising machine, and control means for providing synchronous operation of said Water Filling Machine and said pasteurising machine;

said pasteurising machine including a balance tank for temporary storage of the product to be pasteurised, and a pasteurising station means coupled for receiving the product from said balance tank and for delivering the pasteurised product to said filling machine;

said beverage filling machine including a hopper coupled for receiving the pasteurised product from said pasteurising station means, a container-filling station means coupled for sequentially receiving metered quantities of the pasteurised product from said hopper and for sequentially filling containers with the metered quantities of the pasteurised product, container-closure station means for receiving filled containers from said container-filling station means and for closing the containers, and indexing drive means operating at varying rates for sequentially delivering containers to be filled to said container-filling station means and sequentially moving filled containers from said container-filling station means to said container-closure station means and for controlling the sequential delivery of the metered quantities of the pasteurised product from said hopper to said container-filling station means; and

said control means being operatively connected with said drive means for controlling the indexing rate thereof and including liquid level sensor means associated with said hopper for emitting signals to govern the control of the indexing rate of said drive means.
 Filling machines for filling containers with potable liquids are already known in various configurations. The potable liquids may be milk, water, beer, fruit juices, wines or the like and the containers may be cartons, bottles or cans. In these known oil filling machines the liquid to be containerised is held in a bulk storage vessel and is intermittently delivered in measured volumetric quantities to a filling station at which a succession of empty containers is presented for respectively receiving a quantity of liquid sufficient to fill a container, each filled container is then removed from the filling station and is presented to at least one other station whereat the filled container is sealed.

In order to render liquids potable throughout the expected duration within the container, that is fit for human consumption throughout that duration, they require to be processed by pasteurisation prior to being containerised. To effect this processing pasteurising machines of various configurations are already known in each of which liquid to be pasteurised is temperature elevated to above ambient and maintained at the elevated temperature for a predetermined duration. The elevated temperature is usually in the range 60°-75° C. and the predetermined duration is usually in the range 15 seconds to 30 minutes.

It is an object of the present invention to provide integrated filling and pasteurising apparatus for liquids.

According to the present invention there is provided an integrated filling and pasteurising apparatus comprising a water filling machine and a pasteurising machine, said pasteurising machine having a balance tank for temporary storage of product to be pasteurised, a pasteurising station coupled to receive product from the balance tank and to deliver pasteurised product to the filling machine, said filling machine comprising a hopper coupled to receive pasteurised product from said pasteurising station, a container- filling station coupled to the output of the hopper, drive means for sequentially delivering containers to be filled to the filling station and for sequentially moving filled containers from the filling station to a container-closure station, wherein control means are provided for controlling operation of said drive means to provide synchronous operation of said pasteurising machine and of said filling machine.

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates the invention in block form; and

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 show an implementation of the invention in front elevation, side elevation and plan views respectively.

In FIG. 1 of the drawing an integrated filling and pasteurising apparatus 10 comprises water filling machines 11 and a pasteurising machine 12. Machine 12 comprises a product inlet 13 through which product to be pasteurised is delivered to a balance tank 14. The output of the tank 14 delivers product via line 14A to a pasteurising station 15 and pasteurised product from station 15 is delivered on line 15A to a diverter 16. A temperature sensor 8 at the input of diverter 16 controls diverter 16 to output the product either to the balance tank 14 via line 17, should the product require reprocessing, or via line 9 to a cooling section 15B within station 15 and hence to the filling machine 11 should the product be fully pasteurised.

In order to effect pasteurisation at station 15 the product is temperature elevated for a predetermined duration and in this embodiment this is achieved by a water circulator 19 which circulates water along a closed path incorporating electrical water heating elements (not shown), this path being separated from the product flow path within station 15 by one or more plates. It will be noted that the drawing is diagrammatic and whilst it does illustrate water and product contra-flow for the purpose of efficient heat exchange it does not define particular flow orientation nor does it define pumping which may be necessary in the product flow path.

Beverage Filling machine 11 receives pasteurised liquid from the cooling section 15B of station 15 via line 18 which delivers into a hopper 20 acting as an accumulator or buffer between the pasteurising machine 12 which of necessity operates with a continuous flow output and the filling machine 11 which operates with a discontinuous or intermittent flow output. The output of hopper 20 is fed to a container- filling station 21 at which a succession of empty containers is presented for respectively receiving a measured quantity of the pasteurised liquid. Delivery of empty containers to the station 21 is effected by a drive 22 which also progresses filled containers to a container-closure station 21a where the filled containers are sealed or closed and from which the containerised product is delivered.

Drive 22 is an indexing drive which operates discontinuously and in addition to container movement controls the discontinuous delivery of metered quantities of product from hopper 20. Drive 22 is itself under the influence of a control 23 which operates according to a level sensor 24 associated with hopper 20, the arrangement being such that drive 22 provides synchronous continuous operation of machines 11 and 12 despite the inherent conflicting requirements for normal operation of the respective Blow Moulding Machine 11, 12.

A selector 23A may be set at any one setting from a range of settings such as container sizes 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 liters etc. in order to define the volumetric quantity of product to fill each container.

Level sensor 24 provides a plurality of signals representative of discrete product levels within hopper 20 and provided the sensed level does not exceed a predetermined level, drive 22 is arranged to operate normally (i.e. discontinuously but at its normal index rate). If the predetermined level is exceeded, drive 22 is increased in speed whereby the product level within hopper 20 is constrained. If the sensed product level within hopper 20 drops below a base level, drive 22 is controlled to operate at a reduced or zero rate until such time as the sensed level within hopper 20 returns to a level at which normal operation of drive 22 can be resumed.

It will be appreciated that the apparatus 10 may take any one of a large number of configurations. Pasteurising station 15 for example may be a plate pasteuriser or an infrared pasteuriser. Product may be pumped through pasteurising station 15. Filling station 21 may be linear or circular and may be arranged to handle containers in bottle or carton form. Level sensor 24 may comprise a plurality of discrete probes or only a single probe providing a continuous (analogue) output signal requiring comparison within control 23 with a plurality of threshold levels.

Furthermore, the machines 11, 12 may be packaged within a single frame for example the pasteurising machine 12 may be located underneath a bottle filling machine 11 so that the apparatus 10 takes up the same space as the known filling machine 11. Such an arrangement is illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 respectively showing front elevation, end elevation and plan views of the arrangement.

In the arrangement of FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 product to be pasteurised is circulated by main pump 30 connected in line 14A through a plate pasteuriser 31, the exit product line 15A leading into diverter valve 16. Product which is up to temperature and therefore properly pasteurised is diverted along line 9, which is in the form of a length of tubing providing a holding time interval for the product at that temperature, line 9 leading through a secondary circuit of the pasteuriser 31 which functions as cooling section 15B before emerging on line 18 which leads to hopper 20.

Water circulation pump 19 circulates water via lines 19A, 19B, line 19A containing three electrical water heaters 32 in the horizontal portions best seen in FIG. 3 whereby the water temperature is elevated and controlled to provide the required pasteurising effect on the product.

The drive motor 22 of the Wine filling machine 11 which is controlled by a thyristor contoller 23 drives a gearbox 33 the output shaft 34 of which rotates an overhead gantry 35 having depending arms 36 which form part of a container folding mechanism whereby folded and formed containers are delivered to the filling station 21 (not shown). In this connection it will be understood that the containers are made of cardboard or plastics and initially are flat packed with no containment capacity and the folding mechanism opens each flat pack and provides a bottom seal fold to provide the relevant containment capacity.

As will be appreciated filling machine 11 is essentially located over pasteurising machine 12 and filled containers are delivered on a run-out table 37 located above water circulating pump 19.

 

 

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Blow molding is a process commonly used to create plastic objects. In general, the process consists of generating a tubular form, referred to as a parison. The parison is placed into a mold and is injected with a gas. This causes the parison to expand to the shape of the mold, while leaving a hollow interior. The process is frequently used in the production of plastic containers and bottles. There are three types of blow molding: extrusion, injection and stretch.

Extrusion blow molding is the most basic and simplest form of blow molding. In this process, molten plastic is extruded directly over a mold in a tubular shape (parison). In blow molding, the mold is typically water-cooled. The mold is then closed around the parison. Gas is injected through the top of the parison. The gas fills the parison in much the same way that a balloon is filled by blowing into it. When the molten plastic touches the cooled walls of the mold, it solidifies the plastic into its final form. The plastic container is then ejected from the mold, and any excess is trimmed. This process allows for a wide range of shapes and sizes, as well as neck sizes.

The injection blow molding process occurs in two stages. In the first stage, thermoplastic is melted in a barrel, generally through a combination of barrel heating and sheer force applied by a screw. The molten plastic is then injected into a preform mold that contains a mandrel or blow stem (a hollow component inside the die-head). In the second stage, the mandrel shapes the parison. The preform mold is typically heated to maintain the molten state of the thermoplastic material. The parison is then extruded over a mold, which closes around it. Gas is injected, and the parison expands to the shape of the mold. The plastic solidifies on contact with the cooled mold walls. The piece is ejected from the machine and is trimmed. Injection blow molding is preferable for smaller containers.

Stretch blow molding machine can be achieved in two ways. The first, referred to as injection stretch blow molding, begins with creating a preform through injection. The preform is then heated to a specified temperature and placed in the mold. In the mold, the preform will be mechanically stretched and then inflated with gas.

The second method, called reheat and blow molding, involves the use of premade preforms. The preforms are generated off site and purchased by a factory, for example. The preforms are then placed into a machine to reheat the plastic and to inflate the preforms in the molds.

Attempts have been made to incorporate integral handles in PET and like injection blow moulded containers—for example see U.S. Pat. No. 4,629,598 to Thompson, assigned to Tri-Tech Systems International, Inc. The parison or preform from which the handled bottles of U.S. Pat. No. 4,629,598 are produced is illustrated in FIG. 1. To date, however, attempts to produce a practical, mass produced version of this arrangement have been unsuccessful. Instead, the best that appears to have been done in commercial practice is an arrangement whereby the blown containers are arranged to accept a clip on or snap on handle in a separate production step after the container itself is formed. See for example WO82/02371 and WO82/02370, both to Thompson.

Injection-stretch  blow moulding machine manufacturer is a process in which the parison is stretched both axially and radially, resulting in biaxial orientation.

Biaxial orientation provides increased tensile strength (top load), less permeation due to tighter alignment of the molecules, and improved drop impact, clarity, and lightweighting of the container.

Not all thermoplastics can be oriented. The major thermoplastics used are polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polypropylene (PP). PET is by far the largest volume material, followed by PVC, PP, and PAN.

There are basically two types of processes for stretch- blow moulding: 1) single-stage in which preforms are made and bottles blown on the same machine, and 2) two-stage in which preforms are made on one machine and blown later on another machine.

Single-stage equipment is capable of processing PVC, PET recycling line , and PP. Once the parison is formed (either extruded or injection moulded), it passes through conditioning stations which bring it to the proper orientation temperature. The single-stage system allows the process to proceed from raw material to finished product in one machine, but since tooling cannot be easily changed, the process is best suited for dedicated applications and low volumes.

Oriented PVC containers most commonly are made on single-stage, extrusion-type machines. The parison is extruded on either single- or double-head units Temperature conditioning, stretching, and thread forming are done in a variety of ways depending on the design of the machine. Many of the processes presently in use are proprietary.

Many oriented PET containers are produced on single-stage machines. Preforms are first injection moulded, then transferred to a temperature conditioning station, then to the blow moulding operation where the preforms are stretch-blown into bottles, and finally to an eject station.

With the two-stage process, processing parameters for both preform manufacturing and bottle blowing can be optimized. A processor does not have to make compromises for preform design and weight, production rates, and pet bottle washing line quality as he does on single-stage equipment. He can either make or buy preforms. And if he chooses to make them, he can do so in one or more locations suitable to his market. Both high-output machines and low output machines are available. Heretofor two stage extrusion-type machines generally have been used to make oriented PP bottles. In a typical process, preforms. are re-extruded, cooled, cut to length, reheated, stretched while the neck finish is being trimmed, and ejected.

It is an object of the present invention to produce a practical, readily implementable injection, stretch blow moulded container made from an orientable plastics preform material incorporating a handle joined in a loop at at least two points to the preform.

The production of glass dates back to 1600 B.C. and the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, small bottles were first produced by the Egyptians around 1500 B.C. The materials used by the Egyptians included limestone, soda, sand and silica--these ingredients have altered very little as the centuries have progressed and mass production of glass packaging has overtaken techniques such as Bottle Blowing Machine .

After the Egyptians produced small glass bottles, the process of creating glass changed very little until around 250 B.C. when the Babylonians began the process of blowing glass which dramatically reduced the cost of glass production. By reducing the cost, the Babylonians made glass available to everybody within their society.

The Roman Empire took the Babylonian's glass blowing technique and exported it around the Empire around the year 100 A.D. The Roman's introduced glass blowing and glass packaging to countries yet to discover the merits of glass, including England and France.
America's first settlers built a glass house in Jamestown, Virginia in 1608 A.D. using similar techniques to those used by the Romans. The glass house produced beverage packaging machine for pharmacists who displayed medicines in glass bottles.
Glass production was still restricted to glass blowing until 1821 A.D. when the split mold method of production was introduced. The split mold allowed for different shapes of glass to be produced and gave the opportunity for the brand of the product to be imprinted into the packaging along with the maker's name.

Glass packaging remained at the forefront of packaging when, in 1887, the Ashley glass company of Castleford, Yorkshire in the United Kingdom created a semi-automatic production method that produced over 200 bottles per hour.
American engineer Michael Owens created his automatic bottle blowing machine in 1903, pushing glass packaging into the mechanized age by producing uniform bottles and jars made to specification at a rate of over 2,500 bottles per hour.
Glass packaging remained important until the 1970s when plastic became the packaging of choice for items such as soda. Glass packaging production continued to decline until the 1990s when recycling became an issue with environmental groups and the general public. Recycling glass packaging reduces the amount of containers in landfill sites and reduces energy consumption, as it takes less energy to recycle used glass than it does to melt raw materials.

 said blow molding machines forming plastic containers with integral handles by extruding a hot tubular plastic parison around a blow pipe, the blow pipe having a lower free end within a blow mold and the blow mold being closed to form the plastic container from the parison and opened to remove the formed container, the blow pipe at selected times carrying compressed air to expand the parison into the closed blow mold, the blow pin being secured to the blow pipe near the lower free end of said blow pipe and said blow pin being moved to shear the parison after the blow mold is closed;

said blow pin being a right cylindrical member centered on an imaginary axis and having an external wall seal portion which cooperates with a portion of the blow mold to form a seal when the mold is closed, and a tubular portion having a tapered external wall shear portion with a cutting edge which cooperates with a portion of the blow mold to sever the formed parison upon shearing movement of the blow pin; said tubular portion forming a skirt having a bottom edge and spaced from said blow pipe;

characterized in that said blow pin includes a tube means which descends below said skirt bottom edge; said tube means being connected to said blow pipe so that it expels compressed air to cool the blow pin and to expand said parison; a portion of said tube means being positioned within said skirt and having a plurality of orifices to expel air directed at said skirt; said tube means having a plurality of guide orifice means below said skirt portion and adjacent said integral handles to properly form the integral handles, each of said guide orifice means being directed upwardly in the range of 25° to 45° and having their orifice means centers positioned in the range of between 2.0 and 3.5 inches from said shear portion cutting edge.

It is an objective of the present invention to provide a blow pin construction for a plastic bottle blow molding machine which will provide a blow of air of sufficient force and accuracy so that all portions of the bottle will be accurately formed, including the normally difficult to form integral handle portion, which is especially difficult to form in lightweight bottles, i.e., one gallon bottles of less than 65 grams.

It is another objective of the present invention to provide a blow pin construction for a plastic bottle blow molding machine which will enable the blow molding machine to be operated at a relatively higher speed due to a faster air flow and air exhaust cycle, resulting in a savings in labor, overhead and capital cost for each bottle produced by the machine.

It is a further objective of the present invention to provide a blow pin construction for a plastic bottle blow molding machine which will be accurately centered along the center closing line of the mold so as to relatively decrease wear on the shear steels compared to the wear on the shear steels occasioned by off-center positioning of the blow pin.

It is a still further objective of the present invention to provide such a blow pin construction for a plastic bottle blow molding machine which will prevent the blowing of bottles having webbing (closed holes) in the handles of the blow bottles.

It is a still further objective of the present invention to provide such a blow pin construction for a Plastic recycling Machine which will be formed of relatively few parts and welded into a solid unitary member and constructed of hardened tool steel to avoid problems of wear of parts, loss of parts, loosening of nuts and breakage of parts which may occur with blow pins formed by an assembly of a number of parts.

It is a further objective of the present invention to provide such a blow pin construction for a plastic bottle blow molding machine which will decrease the number of bottles which are rejected because they are badly or incompletely blown and to thereby effect a saving in material and in production time.

It is a still further objective of the present invention to provide such a blow pin construction for a plastic bottle blow molding machine which is precision ground so that it produces cleaner bottles for a longer period of time.

Blow molding, also known as blow forming, is a manufacturing process by which hollow plastic parts are formed. It is a process used to produce hollow objects from thermoplastic.

In general, there are three main types of blow molding machine : extrusion blow molding, injection blow molding, and stretch blow molding.

The blow molding process begins with melting down the plastic and forming it into a parison or preform. The parison is a tube-like piece of plastic with a hole in one end in which compressed air can pass through.

The basic process has two fundamental phases. First, a preform (or parison) of hot plastic resin in a somewhat tubular shape is created. Second, a pressurized gas, usually air, is used to expand the hot preform and press it against a mold cavity. The pressure is held until the plastic cools. This action identifies another common feature of blow molded articles. Part dimensional detail is better controlled on the outside than on the inside, where material wall thickness can alter the internal shape. Once the plastic has cooled and hardened the mold opens up and the part is ejected.

The process of using air to blow hot material was first used by the Syrians. The method is attributed to Syrian glass workers in the first century BC, who realized that a glass bulb on the end of a blow pipe could be shaped into many useful hollow forms, with handles and feet and decorated adjuncts added at will. This involved placing a long tube, into a receptacle, which is located in a blast furnace containing liquid glass, and removing a blob of white hot liquid glass and spinning it and then blowing into a mouthpiece on the other end of the tube. This process was refined in Europe during the Middle Ages because of the demand for bottles to contain and ship products such as wine. Reliefs on the walls of Egyptian royal tombs record the art of Bottle Blowing Machine . Egyptians further developed the art of blow molding in 1700-1600 B.C.

Enoch Ferngren and William Kopitke were the first verified people who used the Blow Molding Process. In 1851, S.T. Armstrong, U.S. patent reference to blow molding a plastic material other than glass. In the mid 1930s, ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) developed low-density polyethylene (LDPE), which was commercialized in 1939 and perfected in 1945 for squeeze bottles. In 1938, Ferngren and Kopitke produced a blow molding machine and sold it to Hartford Empire Company. This was the beginning of the commercial blow molding process. During the 1940s the variety and amount of products were still very limited and therefore blow molding did not take off until later. Once the variety and production rates went up the amount of products created followed soon thereafter. In 1950, Kautex Werke (Reinhold Hagen, Germany) developed and soon offered the first commercially available blow molding equipment. The design uses a rising mold technique with continuously extruded open ended parison.

In 1953, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) was discovered by both Paul Hogan of the Phillips Petroleum Company in the United States and Professor Zieglar in Germany. Later, Professor Natta from Italy went further and polymerized both propylene and butylenes. With the appearance of HDPE in the marketplace, a virtual explosion of blow molded products occurred in both Europe and North America. In 1970, Coca-Cola test markets the world’s first beverage packaging machine , a methacrylonitrile/styrene bottle by Monsant. In 1970s, biaxial oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was developed with introduction of the two-step process in which the preform and the bottles are produced on separate machines by Cincinnati Milacron, USA.

In 1977 Nissei, ASB Company (Japan), began to offer biaxial orientation of PET using blow molding equipment based on a one-step process. In the United States soft drink industry, the amount of plastic containers went from zero in 1977 to ten Billion in 1999. With the introduction and application of microprocessor resins, a wide range of material properties became available. Also the availability of larger, more robust, equipment and microprocessor technology led to the production of a range of industrial products such as automotive fuel tanks, armrests, and air conditioners. Then from Japan and Germany complex shapes and irregular contours were possible with the introduction of 3-D blow molding. Today, an even greater amount of products are blow molded, and it is expected to keep increasing.

A blow molding renaissance is occurring in which engineers and designers are discovering and promoting blow molding for a wide variety of industrial or technical application. Toy wheels, automobile seat back, ductwork, surf boards, bellows, fuel tanks, flower pots, automobile bumpers, double- walled tool cases, and cabinet panels are just a few examples of the many creative design being developed.
In extrusion Bottle Blowing Machine (BBM), plastic is melted and extruded into a hollow tube (a parison). Blow molding is the forming of a hollow object by “blowing” a thermoplastic molten tube called a parison in the shape of a mold cavity. Extrusion blow molding is the most widely used of many blow molding methods. This parison is then captured by closing it into a cooled metal mold. Air is then blown into the parison, inflating it into the shape of the hollow bottle, container or part. After the plastic has cooled sufficiently, the mold is opened and the part is ejected. There are two extrusion blow processes: continuous and intermittent.

 

 

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