Method for operating an apparatus for producing plastic preforms and plastic containers, comprising at least one injection moulding machine and one blow moulding machine, wherein the plastic preforms are injection moulded within the injection moulding machine and are formed into plastic containers within the blow moulding machine and are transported from the injection moulding machine to the blow moulding machine, wherein a heating device is arranged downstream of the injection moulding machine and the injection moulding machine and the blow moulding machine are coupled to one another. According to the invention, the plastic preforms produced in the injection moulding machine are transferred directly after production to a thermal preform storage, which holds the plastic preforms at a predetermined temperature and wherein a speed and/or at least one parameter of at least one subsequent treatment device can be changed.

A manufacturing method of a resin container includes: a first injection molding process for injection-molding a first layer of a preform having a bottomed cylindrical shape by using a first resin material; a second injection molding process for injecting a second resin material having a color that is different from a color of the first resin material, and laminating a second layer on an outer peripheral side or an inner peripheral side of the first layer; and a blow-molding process for blow-molding a preform that includes multiple layers and has been obtained in the second injection molding process in a state where residual heat at a time of injection molding is contained, and manufacturing the resin container having a color pattern that corresponds to a thickness distribution of the first layer and the second layer.

A manufacturing method of a resin container includes: a first injection molding process for injection-molding a first layer of a preform having a bottomed cylindrical shape by using a first resin material; a second injection molding process for injecting a second resin material having a color that is different from a color of the first resin material, and laminating a second layer on an outer peripheral side or an inner peripheral side of the first layer; and a blow-molding process for blow-molding a preform that includes multiple layers and has been obtained in the second injection molding process in a state where residual heat at a time of injection molding is contained, and manufacturing the resin container having a color pattern that corresponds to a thickness distribution of the first layer and the second layer.

Method for operating an apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, wherein in a working mode a plurality of forming stations are moved along a predetermined transport path by a movable carrier, wherein these forming stations in each case having blow mould arrangements which in a closed state in each case form cavities, within which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers and the plastic preforms are supplied to these forming stations in order to be formed by supplying a flowable medium to the plastic containers, wherein this forming takes place at least temporarily during the transport of the forming stations along the transport path, and wherein at least temporarily at least components of the blow moulding arrangement are tempered. At least parts of the blow mould are pre-heated in a standstill of the carrier or a movement of the carrier, which is slower with respect to a movement of the carrier in the working mode.

A system for forming a container includes an injection station configured to inject a liquid material into a mold to form a preform. The system also includes a forming station including an apparatus for forming a container. The apparatus includes a blow mold configured to receive the preform and inject air into the preform to form the container. The blow mold includes an inner mold surface. The apparatus also includes at least one stretching rod configured to contact the preform in the blow mold and stretch the preform. The apparatus further includes electric heating elements coupled to the blow mold and positioned adjacent the inner mold surface to heat the inner mold surface. The system further includes a removal station configured to release the container from the system.

A thermoplastic resin is molded to define a container bearing a surface 2D code signal, such as a digital watermark pattern. In some arrangements, the mold dimensions are tailored, and process parameters are selected, so that an indentation in the mold gives rise to a corresponding indentation—rather than a corresponding protrusion—in the shaped plastic. In other arrangements, a metal mold is provided with a patterned resin on its surface to define the 2D code signal. The resin may take the form of a rigid or non-rigid insert that can be removed or re-worked to change the code signal without changing the metal mold. A variety of other improvements and arrangements are also detailed.

A thermoplastic resin is molded to define a container bearing a surface 2D code signal, such as a digital watermark pattern. In some arrangements, the mold dimensions are tailored, and process parameters are selected, so that an indentation in the mold gives rise to a corresponding indentation—rather than a corresponding protrusion—in the shaped plastic. In other arrangements, a metal mold is provided with a patterned resin on its surface to define the 2D code signal. The resin may take the form of a rigid or non-rigid insert that can be removed or re-worked to change the code signal without changing the metal mold. A variety of other improvements and arrangements are also detailed.

A container includes a capitula to put contents into and out from the container, an inside container main body, in which a portion to accommodate the contents is formed, and an outside container main body, which is formed on an outer periphery side of the inside container main body, and surrounds the inside container main body. The inside container main body and the outside container main body are integrated at the capitula. A first side peripheral wall of the inside container main body and a second side peripheral wall of the outside container main body are attached to each other and are formed as a double accumulating portion at least at a portion of the first side peripheral wall. A lower end of the second side peripheral wall includes an extended foot portion that is extended to a location lower than a bottom of the inside container main body.

A container includes a capitula to put contents into and out from the container, an inside container main body, in which a portion to accommodate the contents is formed, and an outside container main body, which is formed on an outer periphery side of the inside container main body, and surrounds the inside container main body. The inside container main body and the outside container main body are integrated at the capitula. A first side peripheral wall of the inside container main body and a second side peripheral wall of the outside container main body are attached to each other and are formed as a double accumulating portion at least at a portion of the first side peripheral wall. A lower end of the second side peripheral wall includes an extended foot portion that is extended to a location lower than a bottom of the inside container main body.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing containers by blow-molding or stretch-blow-molding from plastic preforms, the method comprising a step of cooling a mold bottom by circulation of a heat transfer fluid inside a cavity of the mold bottom, the step of cooling a mold bottom being carried out with a non-refrigerated heat transfer fluid at a temperature lower than or equal to 30° C.