CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF MOLDED PLASTIC CONTAINERS

摘要

A system for making plastic containers includes a source (20) for providing a continuous stream of molten plastic, and a cutter (20) for severing a continuing series of individual mold charges from the continuous molten plastic stream. A compression molder (24) includes a plurality of compressio n molds arranged in a continuing series for receiving the mold charges in sequence and compression molding the mold charges into a continuing series o f individual plastic container preforms. A blow molder (42) includes a plurali ty of blow molds arranged in a continuing series for receiving the individual plastic container preforms in sequence and blow molding the preforms into a continuing series of plastic containers. A common drive (52) coordinates continuous and synchronous operation of the molten plastic source, the cutte r, the compression molder and the blow molder to provide the continuing series of plastic containers from the continuous stream of molten plastic.