A method of manufacturing a plastic lens includes first heating of a lens preform, disposing the lens preform in a molding apparatus, second heating of the lens preform, pressing the lens preform with the molding apparatus, and cooling the molding apparatus.

A method of manufacturing a plastic lens includes first heating of a lens preform, disposing the lens preform in a molding apparatus, second heating of the lens preform, pressing the lens preform with the molding apparatus, and cooling the molding apparatus.

An injection molding machine includes a machine base extending along a horizontal machine axis; a stationary platen fixed to the base; a moving platen supported by the base; a center section supported by the base axially intermediate the stationary and moving platens; at least one mold stroke actuator for translating the moving platen and the center section along the machine axis between a mold-open position and a mold-closed position; a two-stage first injection unit supported by the base behind the stationary platen for injecting a first resin through the stationary platen; and a two-stage second injection unit supported by the base behind the moving platen for injecting a second resin through the moving platen. The second injection unit is translatable along the machine axis to accommodate translation of the moving platen during movement between the mold-open and mold-closed positions.

An injection molding machine includes a machine base extending along a horizontal machine axis; a stationary platen fixed to the base; a moving platen supported by the base; a center section supported by the base axially intermediate the stationary and moving platens; at least one mold stroke actuator for translating the moving platen and the center section along the machine axis between a mold-open position and a mold-closed position; a two-stage first injection unit supported by the base behind the stationary platen for injecting a first resin through the stationary platen; and a two-stage second injection unit supported by the base behind the moving platen for injecting a second resin through the moving platen. The second injection unit is translatable along the machine axis to accommodate translation of the moving platen during movement between the mold-open and mold-closed positions.

A container mold includes: a split mold that has a mold space defining a shape of a body portion of a container; and a bottom mold that has a bottom mold surface defining a shape of a bottom surface of the container and is movable forward and backward with respect to the split mold. The split mold includes a bottom mold reception portion that is communicated with a bottom portion side of the mold space and receives the bottom mold. When the bottom mold is closed with respect to the split mold, a space between a surface of the bottom mold reception portion facing the bottom mold surface and the bottom mold surface is a space that defines a shape of a structure protruding in a radial direction of the container.

A container mold includes: a split mold that has a mold space defining a shape of a body portion of a container; and a bottom mold that has a bottom mold surface defining a shape of a bottom surface of the container and is movable forward and backward with respect to the split mold. The split mold includes a bottom mold reception portion that is communicated with a bottom portion side of the mold space and receives the bottom mold. When the bottom mold is closed with respect to the split mold, a space between a surface of the bottom mold reception portion facing the bottom mold surface and the bottom mold surface is a space that defines a shape of a structure protruding in a radial direction of the container.

Non-symmetric and volume reduced preforms and containers stretch blow moulded therefrom by a continuously rotating, preform feed, stretch-blow-moulding machine dedicated to the stretch-blow-moulding of containers from non-symmetric or reduced volume injection moulded preforms; the non-symmetric or reduced volume preforms including an integral handle extending from a first junction point to a second junction point on a body of the preform; the body of the preform and the integral handle constituted from the same material.

Disclosed is an ASA resin composition, a molded article including the ASA resin composition, and a method of manufacturing the molded article. Also disclosed is an ASA resin composition including 20 to 47% by weight of an acrylate-aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound graft copolymer containing acrylate rubber having an average particle diameter of 50 to 150 nm as a core; 23 to 55% by weight of an alkyl methacrylate-aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer; and 25 to 45% by weight of a poly(alkyl methacrylate) resin, a molded article including the ASA resin composition, and a method of manufacturing the molded article. Also disclosed is an ASA resin composition having excellent colorability and transparency even at a processing thickness of a predetermined value while having excellent mechanical properties and processability, a molded article including the ASA resin composition, and a method of manufacturing the molded article are provided.

Method of making a blow molded article from a preform including: a) providing a preform of a thermoplastic material having a plurality of effect structures each having an effect surface having a normal with an orientation, the preform having a body with one or more walls and an opening, wherein at least a portion of the one or more walls of the preform has a three-dimensional pattern of cavities and/or protrusions thereon; and b) blow molding the preform to form a blow molded article, wherein the step of blow molding the preform changes the orientation of the normal of at least some of the effect surfaces of the effect structures to create a visual effect in at least one wall of the blow molded article.

Method of making a blow molded article from a preform including: a) providing a preform of a thermoplastic material having a plurality of effect structures each having an effect surface having a normal with an orientation, the preform having a body with one or more walls and an opening, wherein at least a portion of the one or more walls of the preform has a three-dimensional pattern of cavities and/or protrusions thereon; and b) blow molding the preform to form a blow molded article, wherein the step of blow molding the preform changes the orientation of the normal of at least some of the effect surfaces of the effect structures to create a visual effect in at least one wall of the blow molded article.