Bottle body collapse (vacuum collapse)

During the extrusion '2079851475616104457 production process, the product exhibits the quality defect of "Bottle body collapse (vacuum collapse)". Specifically manifested as the bottle body denting inward due to internal negative pressure during the cooling process. This defect is relatively common when processing materials such as HDPE, PP, PVC, and PC, and its occurrence conditions are usually related to unreasonable settings of melt temperature, extrusion speed, blowing air pressure, and mold temperature. When the Bottle body collapse (vacuum collapse) situation is severe, it will cause a series of chain-reaction quality defects in the product in terms of appearance, dimensional accuracy, mechanical properties, etc., which not only reduces the usability and safety of the product, but also directly increases the scrap rate and production cost. Therefore, this problem requires systematic diagnosis and optimization from multiple dimensions, including material selection, the condition of the extruder, die head, die, mold clamping mechanism, and blowing system, as well as melt temperature, extrusion speed, blowing air pressure, and mold temperature.

1. Blowing air shut off too early. This factor leading to the problem reflects that certain process conditions or material properties in extrusion blow '2079851475616104453ing have not met the optimal molding requirements. Such problems often have cumulative and hidden characteristics, and should be investigated and verified as key focus items during process debugging and finalization to ensure that hidden dangers are eliminated from the source. 2. Excessively fast cooling causing the internal gas to contract. Cooling conditions determine the setting process and the final internal structure of the product. Uneven cooling leads to shrinkage differences and residual stress, causing warpage and dimensional deviations; insufficient cooling makes the product not rigid enough at demolding; excessively rapid cooling generates large internal stress. The cooling system design should ensure uniform and efficient heat dissipation in all areas. 3. Insufficient rigidity of the bottle body. This factor leading to the problem reflects that certain process conditions or material properties in extrusion blow '2079851475616104453ing have not met the optimal molding requirements. Such problems often have cumulative and hidden characteristics, and should be investigated and verified as key focus items during process debugging and finalization to ensure that hidden dangers are eliminated from the source. In terms of equipment maintenance, inadequate regular overhaul and accuracy confirmation of the extruder, die head, die, mold clamping mechanism, and blowing system cause the actual operating parameters of the equipment to deviate from the process requirements, which can also become a potential inducement of the Bottle body collapse (vacuum collapse) problem.

1. Extend the blowing holding time. When implementing adjustments, it is recommended to adopt the single-factor variable method, adjusting only one parameter at a time and fully evaluating the effect, to avoid multiple parameters changing simultaneously making the cause of the problem untraceable. The adjustment magnitude should be small rather than large; each adjustment is recommended to be controlled within 5%~10% of the original value, and after adjustment, run stably for at least 3~5 mold cycles to observe the effect. 2. Appropriately slow down the cooling rate. Before implementing this measure, its feasibility and expected effect should be fully evaluated, and the details of the plan should be communicated and confirmed with relevant technical personnel; during implementation, changes in key quality indicators should be closely monitored, and the adjustment effect should be recorded and fed back in a timely manner to form reusable process experience. 3. Add reinforcing ribs to the bottle body. When implementing adjustments, it is recommended to adopt the single-factor variable method, adjusting only one parameter at a time and fully evaluating the effect, to avoid multiple parameters changing simultaneously making the cause of the problem untraceable. The adjustment magnitude should be small rather than large; each adjustment is recommended to be controlled within 5%~10% of the original value, and after adjustment, run stably for at least 3~5 mold cycles to observe the effect. In terms of material management, incoming inspection of raw materials and in-process inspection of work-in-progress should be strengthened, and the key performance indicators of HDPE, PP, PVC, and PC should be strictly controlled to ensure the stability of molding quality from the source.

In summary, the causes of the "Bottle body collapse (vacuum collapse)" problem can be attributed to the combined action of multiple factors such as blowing air shut off too early and excessively fast cooling causing the internal gas to contract. Solving this problem requires starting from aspects such as extend the blowing holding time and appropriately slow down the cooling rate, and adopting systematic governance measures. In actual production, it is recommended to establish a prevention and rapid response mechanism for this problem, achieving stable production and continuous improvement through parison wall thickness control and parison temperature uniformity.