Educational Guide: How to Select the Right Blow Molding Partner

What to know about selecting the right blow molding partner for the highest quality assurance.

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Introduction to Blow Molding

Choosing the right blow molder partner can make or break your next product. While it may seem like a straightforward process, consistently manufacturing containers to your specifications and up to your quality standards is no small task.

If you take anything away from this guide, it should be this:

Quality standards can be quantified and are often contractually established between the brand manager and blow mold supplier.

What Does That Mean?

If you were to ask us the following, we could provide you with a precise answer that your blow molder would be contractually obligated to meet:

“We’re bidding our bottle business, as we have to produce this 12oz bottle. What hole size do you think is acceptable to ask of our suppliers?”

This guide is designed to help you understand how to both select the right partner for your needs and how to collaborate with them to ensure they meet your expectations.

Blow molders are typically compensated based on the amount of quality containers they produce. So, it is critical that they do not waste time and materials producing poor-quality containers.

Not all blow molders will have leak inspection equipment. Often, it is considered an added expense which, they fear, may slow down their own production runs. ALPS Inspection recognizes these concerns which is why all our solutions are designed to allow blow molders to attain the highest level of quality without jeopardizing their speed. Ultimately, this benefits their bottom line and reputation.

As with any new opportunity, like what you will bring to your blow molder partner (either an existing relationship or new one), they will likely have to reconfigure their existing production lines or redesign an entirely new one.

That is why we created an educational guide for your blow molder partners, to ensure that they design their new line with the greatest quality assurance in mind, both for their sake and yours.

We would advise that you download and send their way as a show of good faith that you are invested in a quality relationship to ensure the success of both parties.

Become a Leak Inspection Expert so You Can Select the Best Supplier

What do they need from you? The key information brands need to provide a blow molder to get the most out of them.

1. Bottle drawings to clarify size, shape, and any unique details
   Oversized bottles and uniquely shaped bottles, for instance, sometimes require special equipment to ensure quality and speed throughout your production process.
   
   
2. Hole size specifications to ensure quality without jeopardizing speed
   How fast do you need it to go? This depends on hole size – here is why:
   
   Hole size sensitivity is directly affected by the time it must test, and the volume or bottle size it is testing.
   
   
   

   To increase sensitivity we have different platforms which allow us to increase the test time, by adding heads, or other features like vacuumized conveyor, or spacing wheels so we extend the time the test is conducted.

3. Your max-rate of production to ensure leak inspection does not slow you down
   We have inspection machines that can test as fast as your production process. But unless you are producing thousands of bottles per minute, you may not need the fastest machine in our lineup.
   
   Your production rate is going to tell us how quickly, and to what degree of accuracy, your bottles need to be inspected per each platform option we offer.
   
   
4. Post-Consumer Recycled Resin (rPET / PCR Resin) requirements
   The wave of attention PCR resin has received in recent years is powerful. What impact does that have on your company?
   
   While consumer demand grows, brands are starting to implement commitments to using certain levels of PCR in their bottles by specific dates. While PCR resin is a more sustainable approach, it tends to present more quality issues than virgin raw materials.
   
   Considering quality is your competitive edge, have you thought about how PCR resin will impact your defect rates, or whether your inspection equipment is able to keep up with this process adjustment?
   
   There are a lot of questions surrounding recycled materials. We just want to ensure your blow molder analyzes this with extra care and does not just assume it is the exact same approach to that of brand-new resin.
   
   

Conclusion

If you take anything away from this guide, it should be this:

Quality standards can be quantified and are often contractually established between the brand manager and blow mold supplier.

What Does That Mean?

If you were to ask us the following, we could provide you with a precise answer that your blow molder would be contractually obligated to meet:

Everyone wants to get the most suitable blow molding machine. So, the question is, how to get the most suitable blow molding machine? It is only to get reliable blow molding machine and corresponding services at the lowest price. Facing a wide range of products and manufacturers, we need to summarize some key issues and learn how to ask blow molding machine manufacturer questions to save our time.

Here’s the list of questions for you that you can ask blow molding machine manufacturers with them.

Is there a blow molding machine suitable for my product?

Most buyers will ask a supplier how many machines they have because they think that the number of machines represents the strength level of the manufacturer to some extent.

But what’s more important is whether they have a machine that is suitable for your products and can produce efficiently.

So, you should ask, is there any production equipment suitable for my product. If the manufacture doesn’t have the right machine for you, look elsewhere. Next questions don’t need to be asked.

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What blow molding process can the supplier provide?

The production feasibility of each blow molding product is different. It depends on the number of products you produce and the characteristics of the product itself.

Blow molding machine manufacturers should provide you with a number of different production process options, and a detailed description of the costs and benefits. If they can’t meet your needs, a reliable manufacturer will recommend someone who can.

What is the size of the blow molding machine?

The size of the blow molding machine depends on the weight of the plastic products you produce. The cost of designing the mold and the amount of production you expect will take into account the correct machine size for your particular application.

Why ask this question? Because it’s about how much production land you need to prepare, or whether you have enough space to install the machine.

What support functions can the manufacturer provide for blow molding operation?

When you cooperate with the blow molding machine manufacturer, the service provided by the manufacturer is very necessary.

For example, a complete team can help you achieve some expectations in product design, as well as a series of work such as installation, debugging, maintenance, etc. If you choose a manufacturer with a perfect team, it can help you save time and money.

Have similar products been made?

If the blow molding machine manufacturer has produced similar products before, you can ask for relevant information. This is a very strong proof. If not, don’t worry. It has nothing to do with strength.

Has the manufacturer passed the audit and registered in accordance with ISO (or similar) quality standards?

As we all know, quality is very important.

You have expectations for your suppliers, and knowing their quality standards will help you determine if they can meet those expectations. For example, Yankang is registered according to ISO : quality standard.

Can you combine your blow molding parts with other processes?

In fact, blow molding products are only a small part of the whole process. If a manufacturer has the ability to complete the whole blow molding production project, the manufacturer must also have the strength to save money for your company.

How long is the turnover time of the blow molding machine?

The longer the machine takes to produce, the higher the cost. However, short turnaround time can also be a danger signal.

Reasonable design and production time to meet quality standards and ensure the availability of correct processing equipment and materials. Reducing turnaround time often comes at the expense of quality. Instead of asking how long it will take them to deliver, ask about their turnaround time.

Is the production process of blow molding machine environmentally friendly?

Environmental protection is not only a trend, but it can also bring you benefits. Using recyclable materials and saving energy are two ways to reduce costs and save costs for customers.

Yankang blow molding machine adopts more environmentally friendly HDPE, PP, and other materials in production, which is not only environmentally friendly, can be recycled, but also can reduce the cost of materials.

In terms of energy saving, Yankang blow molding machine adopts servo motor and electromagnetic inductors with a better energy-saving effect. On the basis of improving working efficiency, it can achieve an energy saving of 40% – 50%.

The above is a list of how to ask blow molding machine manufacturer questions for you. 

Besides, Yankang adds further supplement on How To Find A Reliable Blow Molding Machine Supplier. Everyone can refer.

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