Flexblow demonstrating Flexblow2 PET SBM machine at NPE

FlexBlow will show its latest two cavity FlexBlow2 model, its most universally compatible 2-stage PET SBM machine. It enables the production of wide range of PET containers possible on one piece of equipment with necks ranging from 18mm up to 110mm and bottle volumes from 50 ml up to 6000 ml. Changing the bottle format including moulds, neck and gripper parts, and fine-tune the machine afterwards takes no longer than 30 minutes.

FlexBlow has added a dedicated Siemens control panel with new functions to make the experience of operating the machine intuitive. There is an integrated operator’s manual that guides the user along every step of operation to make it repeatable and minimise the impact of human error. There is also an integrated catalogue to achieving top PET bottle quality with pictured troubleshooting guide, with performance tracking.

The challenge of automatically loading a range preforms with significant differences in neck diameter from narrow neck to wide mouth has been tackled by the use of dual preform loading system. When it comes to minimizing the support ring, FlexBlow uses the precision adjustable feeding slides that allow loading preforms with support ring starting from 0.8 mm – suitable for cosmetic application containers. Inversed preforms with body wider than support ring is also compatible with FlexBlow universal feeding system due to innovative gate-like structure that opens slightly at the end of preform slide to allow the thicker preform body to come out.

FlexBlow will be exhibiting at NPE 2018 in Orlando, FL on May 7-11. The company plans to bring equipment for wide-mouth jar production, SBM machine for cosmetic bottles and a PET blower for large size bottles – all in one machine. Live changeover shows will take place daily to demonstrate the process of switching between wide mouth jar and cosmetic bottle production.

Stand S10196.

For more information visit us at:-http://www.flexblow.com/

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‘Universal’ Stretch-Blow Molder Offers Maximum Flexibility with Fast Changeovers

If you need a PET stretch-blow machine that can mold an extremely wide range of sizes and shapes of containers in small volumes, with quick changeovers, and at an economical price, take a look at FlexBlow from Terekas UAB in Lithuania. You can see one of these machines in action at Pack Expo in Las Vegas.

Never heard of blow molding machines from Lithuania? “Did you know that Lithuania is ranked one of the 10 best-educated countries in Europe?” asks Gytis Servinskas, market development manager. “That means we have highly qualified labor at a reasonable wage rate. That makes us price competitive.”

Terekas was started in 1994 as a bottle maker. A few years later it graduated to building its own machines, which it soon started offering for sale to other molders. It shipped its first two machines to Canada two years ago and just delivered the first system to a custom blow molder in New York State. Its all-electric machines use standard, high-quality European components from Siemens, AEG, and Festo.

What makes these machines unusual is their wide range of versatility, said to be unprecedented for a two-stage (reheat) system. Normally, such flexibility is associated with more expensive one-stage machines. For example, a two-cavity FlexBlow 2 model (pictured) can mold neck sizes from 18 to 110 mm, bottle sizes from 50 ml to 2L (or up to 6L in one cavity) at outputs around 1600 bph.

It can produce oval or asymmetric bottles and hot-fill containers (to 93 C/200 F), and it guarantees alignment of neck detail to the container body. A complete format changeover, including restart time to produce good bottles, is 20-30 min, according to Servinskas. This system is said to suit a custom bottle market that requires batches as small as 10,000 to 20,000 bottles at a time.

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PET market boosted with SBM multi-tasker

FlexBlow has rolled out a new stretch blow moulder (SBM) in response to growing demand for niche PET containers.

The two-cavity FlexBlow2 enables the production of a wide range of PET containers, with necks ranging from 18mm up to 110mm, and bottle volumes from 50ml up to 600ml.

Changing the bottle format, including moulds, neck and gripper parts, and fine-tuning the machine afterwards, takes no longer than 30 minutes, according to the company.

The Siemens control panel has several new functions to make the experience of operating the machine intuitive, and there is an integrated operator’s manual that guides the user along each step of operation.

The challenge of automatically loading a range preforms with significant differences in neck diameter from narrow neck to wide mouth has been tackled by the use of a dual-preform loading system.

When it comes to minimising the support ring, FlexBlow uses the precision adjustable feeding slides that allow loading preforms with support ring starting from 0.8 mm – suitable for cosmetic application containers.

Inversed preforms with body wider than support ring is also compatible with FlexBlow universal feeding system due to agate-like structure that opens slightly at the end of preform slide to allow the thicker preform body to come out.

For more information visit our website:-http://www.flexblow.com/

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FlexBlow to demo fastest PET bottle format change at NPE2018

Machinery makers need to possess a competitive advantage against other manufacturers to gain customers’ attention and trust in the highly saturated market of PET stretch blow-mold (SBM) machines. Having worked in the industry since 1994, FlexBlow team discovered that, with increasing variety of PET containers, bottle production batches were shrinking and the need for niche PET containers was increasing.

Although started with simpler blowers in 1996, FlexBlow built their first fully electric machine in 2007. It was aimed for higher flexibility when it comes to bottle format change and the possibility to produce a range of different containers on one machine.

Now comes the next generation of blow molding machines.

FlexBlow claims that the latest 2018 two-cavity FlexBlow2 model is by far the most universal 2-stage PET SBM machine on the market. It enables the production of a wide range of PET containers on 1 piece of equipment with necks ranging from 18 mm up to 110 mm and bottle volumes from 50mL up to 6,000mL. Changing the bottle format including molds, neck and gripper parts, and fine-tune the machine afterwards takes no longer than 30 minutes, according to FlexBlow marketing manager G. Sirvinskas.

There are a number of developments that FlexBlow has added to their new machine in 2018 to stretch the ease of use and flexibility even further:

• A dedicated Siemens control panel now has several new functions to make the experience of operating the machine intuitive;

• Integrated operator’s manual guides the user along every step of operation to make it repeatable and minimizes the impact of human factor;

• Integrated catalogue to achieving top PET bottle quality includes visual troubleshooting guide, as well as machine production and efficiency statistics for performance tracking.

The challenge of automatically loading a range preforms with significant differences in neck diameter from narrow neck to wide mouth has been tackled by the use of dual-preform loading system. When it comes to minimizing the support ring, FlexBlow uses precision-adjustable feeding slides that allow loading preforms with support ring starting from 0.8 mm—suitable for cosmetic containers. Inversed preforms with body wider than support ring is also compatible with FlexBlow universal feeding system due to innovative gate-like structure that opens slightly at the end of preform slide to allow the thicker preform body to come out.

FlexBlow will be exhibiting at NPE2018 in Orlando, FL on May 7-11 in booth #S10196. The company plans to bring equipment for wide-mouth jar production, SBM machine for cosmetic bottles and a PET blower for large size bottles. Live changeover shows will take place daily to demonstrate the process of switching between wide mouth jar and cosmetic bottle production. You can view the demonstrations at FlexBlow.com.

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http://www.flexblow.com/

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