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MAX Parison Control
The MAX Parison Control from R&B Plastics Machinery provides measurable, high- performance wall-thickness control of the blow mold parison. Engineered by R&B for each specific blow mold process, the MAX is a closed-loop system that features both time-base and position-base profiling.
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Field Service Support
We have a dedicated service team with over 450-years combined experience. They include mechanical, electrical, and hydraulics/pneumatics specialists. Call us for assistance with any make or model of blow molding or extrusion equipment.
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Facts About the Plastics Industry
- The plastics industry is the third largest manufacturing industry in the United States.
- The U.S. plastics industry employs more than 1.1 million workers.
- The U.S. plastics industry creates $374 billion in annual shipments.
Supplied by SPI, the Plastics Industry Trade Association
Our line of indexing continuous extrusion blow molding machinery combines the advantages of both wheel blow molders and shuttle blow molding machinery, namely high output rates with the advantage of a calibrated water cooled neck finish.
Designed to accommodate multiple parisons, multilayer coextrusion, and in-mold-labeling of containers from 12 oz. to 2.5 gallons, the blow molding machinery offers outstanding quality at excellent output to capital cost ratios. The blow molder has been designed for ultimate flexibility by incorporating standard quick changeover features.
| Blow Molding Clamp Specifications | |||
| Model | R4-11 | R8-11 | R8-15 |
| Mold Width | 508 mm | 508 mm | 762 mm |
| Mold Length | 457 mm | 457 mm | 457 mm |
| Mold Depth | 2 x 127 mm | 2 x 127 mm | 2 x 127 mm |
| Daylight | 222 mm | 222 mm | 222 mm |
| Mold Stroke | 222 mm | 222 mm | 222 mm |
| Clamping Stations | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Clamp Tonnage | 11 | 11 | 15 |
| Diehead Configurations | |||
| No. of Cavities | R4-11 | R8-11 | R8-15 |
| 4 | 1 | • | • |
| 8 | 2/250 mm | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 3/170 mm | • | • |
| 16 | 4/125 mm | 2/250 mm | 2/380 mm |
| 20 | 5/100 mm | • | • |
| 24 | 6/85 mm | 3/170 mm | 3/250 mm |
| 32 | • | 4/125 mm | 4/190 mm |
| 40 | • | 5/100 mm | 5/150 mm |
| 48 | • | 6/85 mm | 6/125 mm |
| 56 | • | • | 7/100 mm |
| 64 | • | • | 8/95 mm |
| 72 | • | • | 9/85 mm |
| Maximum Outputs | |||
| Model | R4-11 | R8-11 | R8-15 |
| Minimum Cycle | 12 Seconds | 16 Seconds | 16 Seconds |
| 1 Head | 1200/hr | 1800/hr | 1800/hr |
| 2 Heads | 2400/hr | 3600/hr | 3600/hr |
| 3 Heads | 3600/hr | 5400/hr | 5400/hr |
| 4 Heads | 4800/hr | 7200/hr | 7200/hr |
| 5 Heads | 6000/hr | 9000/hr | 9000/hr |
| 6 Heads | 7200/hr | 10,800/hr | 10,800/hr |
| 7 Heads | • | • | 12,600/hr |
| 8 Heads | • | • | 14,400/hr |
| 9 Heads | • | • | 16,200/hr |
| Utility Requirements | |||
| Model | R4-11 | R8-11 | R8-15 |
| Water | 115GPM, 40°F, 96PSI | 275GPM, 40°F, 96PSI | 300GPM, 40°F, 96PSI |
| Air | 100cu. ft/min@100PSI | 150cu. ft/min@100PSI | 200cu. ft/min@100PSI |
| Electrical | 460V, 245KW | 460V, 245KW | 460V, 245KW |
| Hydraulics | 30HP, 21GPM, 100 gallon tank | 50HP, 41GPM, 150 gallon tank | 75HP, 60GPM, 150 gallon tank |
Blow Molding Documentation
Rotary Blower Data Sheet (PDF)
Key Features
- Programmable Controllers
- Touch Screen Operator Interfaces
- Independent Parison Control
- Quick Changeover
- Roll Out Molds
- Manifolded Back Plates
- Positive Bottle Takeout
- VFD Drive Controllers
- State of the Art
- Hydraulic Packages
- Patented XY Clamp Mounted Blow Pin Assembly