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Food Jars & Cans Series<\/p>\n

EP-HGA.ES-2C260<\/h1>\n

Food Jars and Cans Bottle Blow Molding Machine<\/h2>\n

A dual-cavity two-step blow molding machine built for the most demanding wide-mouth container formats \u2014 supporting neck diameters up to 168 mm, container volumes up to 15,000 ml, and a theoretical output of 900 bph for large-format food jars, industrial condiment containers, and jumbo edible oil drums.<\/p>\n

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Technical Parameters \u2014 HGA.ES-2C260 Blow Molding Machine<\/h2>\n
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Category<\/th>\nBlow Molding Machine Parameter<\/th>\n\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22<\/th>\n\u0e04\u0e48\u0e32<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Molding<\/td>\nClamping stroke<\/td>\n\u0e21\u0e21.<\/td>\n275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mold-open distance<\/td>\n\u0e21\u0e21.<\/td>\n635<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mold-close distance<\/td>\n\u0e21\u0e21.<\/td>\n360<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stretching stroke<\/td>\n\u0e21\u0e21.<\/td>\n550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Base mold-open distance<\/td>\n\u0e21\u0e21.<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gripper distance<\/td>\n\u0e21\u0e21.<\/td>\n260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preform holders<\/td>\npcs<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cavities<\/td>\nMold cavities<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Theoretical output<\/td>\nbph<\/td>\n900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Container<\/td>\nMax container volume<\/td>\n\u0e21\u0e25.<\/td>\n15,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max neck diameter<\/td>\n\u0e21\u0e21.<\/td>\n168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max container diameter<\/td>\n\u0e21\u0e21.<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max container height<\/td>\n\u0e21\u0e21.<\/td>\n450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electrical<\/td>\nMax heating power<\/td>\n\u0e01\u0e34\u0e42\u0e25\u0e27\u0e31\u0e15\u0e15\u0e4c<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Normal operating power<\/td>\n\u0e01\u0e34\u0e42\u0e25\u0e27\u0e31\u0e15\u0e15\u0e4c<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Air System<\/td>\nOperating pressure<\/td>\nkg\/cm\u00b2<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Low pressure air consumption<\/td>\nltr\/min<\/td>\n1,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blowing pressure<\/td>\nkg\/cm\u00b2<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High pressure air consumption<\/td>\nltr\/min<\/td>\n16,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cooling Water<\/td>\nOperating pressure<\/td>\nkg\/cm\u00b2<\/td>\n5\u20136<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Temperature<\/td>\n\u00b0C<\/td>\n8\u201310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flow rate<\/td>\nltr\/min<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Machine<\/td>\nDimensions (L\u00d7W\u00d7H)<\/td>\n\u0e21\u0e21.<\/td>\n5570\u00d72090\u00d72500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e40\u0e04\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e08\u0e31\u0e01\u0e23<\/td>\nkg<\/td>\n7,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Why the EP-HGA.ES-2C260 Blow Molding Machine Stands Apart<\/h2>\n

Production requirements for large-format food containers are structurally different from those governing standard jar and condiment bottle output. The container mass, the wall thickness required for top-load performance, the oven dwell time needed to heat a thick-walled wide-neck preform evenly, and the blowing pressure required to fill a 240 mm diameter mold cavity completely \u2014 each of these parameters pushes toward machine specifications that a mid-range pet blow molding machine simply cannot meet. The EP-HGA.ES-2C260 was engineered from the ground up around these demands, not adapted from a smaller platform.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udce6 15,000 ml Maximum Volume<\/p>\n

No other model in this series reaches the 15,000 ml container volume ceiling. This specification directly addresses demand from catering, food service, and industrial bulk packaging sectors where 10-litre to 15-litre containers are standard product formats across markets in Colombia, Australia, and the broader Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\ud83d\udccf 168 mm Neck Diameter<\/p>\n

A neck diameter of 168 mm is among the widest specifications available on any two-step blow molding machine platform targeting food-grade applications. Containers at this neck diameter support hand-access dispensing, wide-mouth filling line compatibility, and lid systems that require broad sealing surfaces \u2014 all standard requirements in the bulk food sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\ud83d\udd29 550 mm Stretching Stroke<\/p>\n

The 550 mm stretching stroke is the longest in this machine series, enabling containers up to 450 mm in height. This accommodates tall narrow-waist drum formats alongside standard wide-body jars \u2014 giving tooling designers flexibility to cover multiple SKUs from a single machine platform without changing the base stretching mechanism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\ud83e\udd6b Incision-Free Can Forming<\/p>\n

Even at jumbo container scale, the proprietary incision-free forming mechanism eliminates the secondary cutting step that conventional easy-open can production requires. For industrial food processors replacing metal or composite cans with PET packaging, this capability directly removes a piece of line equipment and the labour and maintenance cost associated with it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u26a1 Controlled Energy at Scale<\/p>\n

Rated heating power of 68 kW with a normal operating draw of 35 kW gives an operating efficiency ratio of 51% \u2014 competitive for a machine at this output scale and container size. Zone-controlled infrared heating across the oven delivers energy precisely to the preform sections that need it rather than heating the entire oven mass uniformly, which would be wasteful for the thick-shouldered preforms this machine processes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\ud83c\udf9b\ufe0f Servo-PLC Control Architecture<\/p>\n

A PLC-based control system with servo-driven mechanical positioning manages all machine functions from a central touchscreen HMI. At the scale this machine operates \u2014 producing containers that are physically large and individually high-value \u2014 consistent mechanical repeatability is not optional. Servo accuracy at the stretching rod eliminates the cycle-to-cycle height variation that pneumatic stretching systems exhibit over long production runs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Partner Brands<\/p>\n

More than twenty years of concentrated engineering work in blow molding machine development have built a client roster that spans the world’s most demanding food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical packaging operations. Our machine systems and R&D programme are continuously updated, with multiple national patents protecting the innovations that distinguish this series from generic alternatives. PET, PETG, PC, PCTG, and PP material compatibility has been proven across machine generations. Brands including Yibao, Haitian, Luhua, Walch, Blue Moon, Proya, Libai, Est\u00e9e Lauder, Walmart, Da Senlin, and Shining Eye Drops rely on machines from this platform for their production lines.<\/p>\n

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Machine Structure & Engineering Detail<\/h2>\n

The structural backbone of the EP-HGA.ES-2C260 Blow Molding Machine is a heavy weldment frame that carries significantly greater clamping force than any other model in this series. The 275 mm clamping stroke and 635 mm mold-open distance require platen guidance systems machined to tighter tolerances than those adequate for smaller molds \u2014 at the dimensional scale of a 168 mm neck mold, any platen misalignment translates directly into neck-finish concentricity failure between the two cavities, which in a 15-litre container represents a material and cycle cost far higher than in a 500 ml jar. The main frame is designed and assembled to maintain those tolerances under the thermal cycling and clamping force repetition of sustained multi-shift food packaging production.<\/p>\n

The preform oven on this model carries 42 preform holders \u2014 fewer than the 60-holder dual-cavity standard models but calculated correctly for the much slower cycle time that large-format containers require. Each wide-neck preform weighing significantly more than a standard jar preform needs a proportionally longer oven residence time to reach and stabilise at orientation temperature throughout its wall cross-section. Reducing the holder count is the engineering mechanism that provides that dwell time without slowing the oven conveyor speed to a point where the oven’s infrared lamp banks create hot spots on the outer preform surface.<\/p>\n

High-pressure air for blowing is specified at 35 kg\/cm\u00b2 with a consumption of 16,000 ltr\/min \u2014 the highest consumption figure in this series, reflecting the much larger container volume being inflated per cycle. This air system specification requires a proportionally scaled oil-free compressor installation. The integrated air recovery system captures residual pressure from the formed containers after each cycle and returns it to the low-pressure circuit, providing meaningful compressed air savings even at this consumption scale. Cooling water at 8\u201310 \u00b0C with 50 ltr\/min flow rate manages the thermal load from both mold halves across extended production runs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mold System<\/h2>\n
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Preform Injection Mold<\/h3>\n

The die lip is engineered as a twin-component assembly, a design choice that locks coaxiality between the two halves throughout every injection cycle. At the neck diameters this machine handles \u2014 up to 168 mm \u2014 any axis deviation between die lip components creates a preform with non-uniform neck geometry that no downstream stretch-blow process can correct. The cooling water circuit routes through calculated passages that maximise heat extraction rate from the preform wall, supporting the fastest achievable cycle time at each preform weight.<\/p>\n