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Comprehensive Guide

Food Jars and Cans Bottle Blow Molding Machine

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9 Models

in this series

500–4,600 bph

output range

68–168 mm

neck diameter coverage

Up to 15,000 ml

maximum container volume

PET / PETG / PP / PC

resin compatibility

Wide-mouth food containers — glass-replacement jars, condiment bottles, easy-open cans, and large-format edible oil bottles — impose specific requirements on the blow molding machine that produces them. This guide covers what these machines are, how they are built, how to compare models across the full output range, and what questions to ask before specifying one for your packaging line.

Food Jars and Cans Bottle Blow Molding Machine Types

Model Range — Full Specification Comparison

The table below covers the complete model range. Each model is grouped by cavity count — single-cavity (1C), dual-cavity (2C), four-cavity (4C) — and the last column covers the large-format single-cavity variant. Use this table to identify the models that match your container volume, neck diameter, and throughput requirements before reading the selection guidance below.

Category Parameter Unit 1-Cavity
Small		 2-Cavity
Standard		 2-Cavity
Wide		 2-Cavity
Large		 2-Cavity
XL		 4-Cavity
Compact		 4-Cavity
Standard		 4-Cavity
Wide		 1-Cavity
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Molding Clamping stroke (mm) mm 150 160 190 215 275 128 148 165 225
Stretching stroke (mm) mm 350 350 450 500 550 350 400 400 500
Preform holder count pcs 38 60 60 50 42 92 92 86 40
Mold cavities — 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 1
Mold-open distance (mm) mm 350 360 440 499 635 328 378 415 509
Container Max volume (ml) ml 1,000 1,500 2,500 5,000 15,000 800 1,500 2,500 5,000
Max neck diameter (mm) mm 96 98 110 138 168 68 98 110 138
Max container diameter (mm) mm 110 110 130 180 240 80 110 130 190
Max container height (mm) mm 260 250 250 350 450 250 250 230 330
Output Theoretical output (bph) bph 1,000 1,800 1,800 1,600 900 4,600 3,200 4,000 500
Electrical Max heating power (kW) kW 31.5 42.5 42.5 85 68 62.5 68 78 36
Normal operating power (kW) kW 12 8–13 18 35 35 21 30 32 14
Machine Dimensions L×W×H (mm) mm 2525×1525×1995 3600×1800×1980 4290×1800×2220 4300×2100×2500 5570×2090×2500 4170×1930×2340 5450×2070×2320 6200×2150×2050 4200×2070×2000
Machine weight (kg) kg 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,500 7,500 4,000 6,500 8,000 3,200

* Specifications are subject to revision. Contact us for current confirmed data sheet for your target application.

About Food Jars and Cans Bottle Blow Molding Machine

A food jars and cans bottle blow molding machine is a specialised two-step (two-stage) blow molding platform engineered to produce rigid PET, PETG, PP, or PC containers with wide-mouth openings, high-volume capacity, and the precise dimensional consistency that food-grade and pharmaceutical packaging standards demand. Unlike narrow-neck beverage bottle machines, this category addresses neck diameters typically ranging from 68 mm up to 180 mm and container volumes from 800 ml to 15,000 ml — a dimensional space that encompasses everything from spice jars and pickle containers to 5-litre edible oil drums.

The defining characteristic of machines in this series is the incision-free can-forming mechanism. Traditional easy-open can production required a separate post-process cutting station to trim the container to its final open-top profile. The machines in this series complete that forming step inside the blow mold itself, eliminating the additional equipment, reducing scrap from trimming damage, and delivering a cleaner production flow from preform to finished container in a single machine cycle.

These machines operate on the two-step principle: preforms are injection-moulded separately, cooled, warehoused if needed, then loaded into the blow molding machine for reheating and stretch-blow forming. This separation of the two phases gives process engineers precise independent control over preform wall thickness distribution and blowing temperature profile — both critical for wide-neck containers where the shoulder-to-body mass ratio is far higher than in a standard beverage bottle preform.

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At a Glance

✦ Process type: Two-step stretch blow molding
✦ Materials: PET / PETG / PP / PC / PCTG
✦ Neck diameter range: 68–180 mm
✦ Max container volume: up to 15,000 ml
✦ Output range: 500–4,600 bph
✦ Applications: food jars, edible oil, condiments, easy-open cans, pharmaceutical jars
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Quick Selection Guide by Application

Spice & Condiment Jars

500–1,500 ml · 96–110 mm neck

Single-cavity or dual-cavity standard models. Throughput typically adequate at 1,000–1,800 bph for mid-tier condiment operations.

Edible Oil Bottles

1,000–5,000 ml · 98–138 mm neck

Dual-cavity wide or large models. Focus on stretching stroke (450–500 mm) and mold-open distance to accommodate tall oil bottle profiles.

Easy-Open Cans

800–2,500 ml · 68–110 mm neck

Any model with incision-free forming mechanism. Single or dual-cavity depending on volume. Confirm can rim geometry compatibility with mold design team.

Bulk & Industrial Food Containers

5,000–15,000 ml · 138–168 mm neck

Large-format dual-cavity XL model (15,000 ml maximum volume, 168 mm max neck). Lower throughput (900 bph) reflects the longer cycle time these large containers require.

High-Volume Consumer Jars

800–2,500 ml · 68–110 mm neck

Four-cavity models. Output of 3,200–4,600 bph suits large FMCG brand production runs. Factor in higher compressed air demand (4,000–6,500 ltr/min high-pressure) in utility planning.

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How to Choose the Right Food Jars and Cans Blow Molding Machine

① Neck Diameter

This is the most discriminating parameter. If your container specification requires a neck diameter above 138 mm, only the large-volume 2-cavity models in this series can accommodate the mold tooling. If your neck diameter is below 70 mm, consider whether a standard beverage bottle machine platform may be more economical. Containers between 96 mm and 138 mm neck diameter have the widest model selection across cavity counts

② Container Volume

Container volume determines which mold-open distance and stretching stroke specifications are needed. Containers above 5,000 ml require the large-format models — smaller cavity-count machines physically cannot accommodate the mold tooling for those geometries. For sub-1,000 ml jars and cans, the single-cavity entry models offer lower capital outlay with full process capability.

③ Required Throughput

Match the theoretical output figure to your minimum viable throughput, not your ideal maximum. Factor in realistic line efficiency (typically 80–85% for food packaging environments) when calculating actual useful output. If 1,800 bph dual-cavity output covers two shifts, there is no economic case for moving to a four-cavity platform with its higher capital and utility cost.

④ Resin Type

PET and PETG are standard across all models in this series. PP requires a Mold Temperature Controller to manage the higher mold temperature PP orientation demands — confirm this auxiliary equipment is included in your system specification. PC and PCTG are also processable; confirm the specific material grade with your technical team at the preform design stage, as these resins have narrower process windows than PET.

⑤ Available Floor Space

Machine footprints in this series range from 2,525 × 1,525 mm (single-cavity compact) to 6,200 × 2,150 mm (four-cavity wide). Add a minimum 1,000 mm clearance on all sides for maintenance access, and confirm that the structural floor loading capacity at your facility exceeds the machine weight — which ranges from 2,500 kg to 8,000 kg across the series.

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⑥ Production Format Mix

If your line runs multiple container formats across shifts, prioritise models with higher preform holder counts — a larger holder track provides longer oven dwell time, which is more forgiving across different preform wall thicknesses without requiring oven temperature changes. A machine with 92 holders (four-cavity standard model) handles format changes more smoothly than one with 38 holders (single-cavity compact).