Francisco Alvarez
Sr. Technical Service Engineer
The Impacts of HLMI (High Load Melt Index) on Large Part Blow Molding Processing and Applications
Session 1B: Design in Blow Molding
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
11:05 to 11:35 a.m.
(see full conference schedule)
Presentation Description:
One of the challenges to produce good quality blow molded parts is to maintain consistent processing conditions throughout the production campaign.
The resin properties, particularly the melt index, plays a very important role.
We recently had an opportunity to test resins with different HLMI’s (high load melt indices) to produce jerry cans at our Applications Hall, using a Kautex KBB400S blow molding equipment.
In this presentation we will show how these differences in HLMI affected the process and how we were able to address these challenges by taking advantage of the equipment features and the operator experience.
Speaker Biography:
Francisco is a Chemical Engineer, with over 25 years of experience in the polymers industry. He has a strong background in plastics processing, with a primary focus in injection molding and blow molding and a secondary focus in sheet-extrusion thermoforming and rotational molding. He has worked around the globe to help converters improve their processes, productivity, and product quality. Francisco is also highly skilled in resin design related to polymer architecture and additives formulations, as well as polymer analysis and testing. He has received an R&D 100 award for technology innovation and is listed as the inventor or co-inventor for numerous patents related to thermoplastics compositions.