All-Electric Shuttle and Stretch-Blow Machines
NPE2024: Meccanoplastica shows off a double-sided shuttle for containers up to 5 L and a reheat stretch-blow molder for up to 2.5 L PET containers with four cavities — both all-electric.
All-electric, four-cavity, linear two-stage stretch-blow MIPET 4P from Meccanoplastica. Source: Meccanoplastica
Meccanoplastica of Italy is highlighting its MIPET 4P all-electric, four-cavity, linear two-stage stretch-blow machine for PET bottles up to 2-2.5 L. One of these units was sold last year to a molder in Florida. Introduced in 2019, it’s designed especially for unconventional bottle shapes; preferential heating is optional. Newer features include a more robust chassis. The machine at the show has a demonstration mold for a 750-ml trigger-spray bottle and can produce up to 1,400 bph per cavity.
Also on display, running only dry cycle, is an all-electric shuttle extrusion blow molder, model HE480D, introduced in 2018. One of the smaller models in the series, it has a 12-metric-ton clamp, 480-mm carriage stroke and 90-mm extruder. This double-station machine can run up to six parisons and mold bottles up to 5 L. The unit on display has a 3+3 parison head with 140-mm center distance.
Meccanoplastica’s HE480D all-electric shuttle with 12-ton clamp, 480-mm stroke and 90-mm extruder. Source: Meccanoplastica
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