KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INJECTION BLOW MOULDING AND EXTRUSION BLOW MOULDING !!

Manufacturers are known the difference between two blow moulding processes. It is quite difficult to understand the difference. Here we will explain the difference between injection blow moulding and extrusion blow moulding.

Let’s start with Extrusion Blow Moulding Process

Extrusion blow moulding is commonly used type of blow moulding. In this process the plastic is melted to its boiling temperature. The melted plastic is extruded into a hollow tube which is generally known as parison. After that the air is blown to plastic and inflated according to the mould. Then plastic is cool down and after sufficient cooled, the mould is opened and product is come out from mould.

The blow moulding products are used in Traffic safety products, Automotive Ducts, Stadium Seating and Chairs, Trays, Containers, Coolers, Reservoirs and Tanks, Stands, Floats, Toys and Sporting Goods, Panels and Doors, Household products and Watering Cans and many more. SMP is leading blow moulding machine manufacturer in India.

Now Injection Blow Moulding Process

Injection blow moulding is another type of blow moulding where polymer is injected into a core pin. After that the pin is rotate to blow moulding station and there it is inflated and cool down. This process is not so preferred and used only to manufacture particular items like syringes.

There are variety of products are made with injection blow moulding process like dropper bottles, jars, ovals-cylindrical and boston rounds, tablet and pill bottles and many more.

What is the difference?

The main difference between blow moulding and injection moulding is process used to make a product. There is two-dimensional product is made with extrusion blow moulding and there is three-dimensional product is manufacture with injection blow moulding process. The other difference is in the tool used in the processes.

The next difference is time taken to complete the process. The injection blow moulding process took less time than the extrusion blow moulding. The scrap or residue makes the difference between two processes. In the extrusion blow moulding process, the scrap is with flash and trimming where the other have no flash and trimming. There is also difference in part thickness of machine used in extrusion and injection blow moulding processes. The part thickness is depending on the how much material is stretched in the extrusion blow moulding and with the injection it is on the relationship between core and mold.

The extrusion blow moulding process is simple then the injection moulding process. It is also depending on the material used from poor to excellent. The styrene is commonly used in the process which is poor material. The PP and PC are balanced products where HDPE is suitable for extrusion process.

The materials like Styrene, PP, PC and HDPE are suitable for injection process.

If you want to buy a Blow Moulding, SMP is leading HDPE blow moulding machine manufacturer in India.