Don Maines
President
Profitability in Blow Molding with an
In-Depth Understanding of Tooling and Processes
Plastics 101's - Session 5
Monday, October 11, 2021
1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Presentation Description:
Co-presented with Bob Jackson, President and Owner of Jackson Machinery, Inc. , this presentation will include a discussion of the following and much more:
- extruders
- die heads and tooling
- clamps and clamping cycle
- Molds (for handled and non-handled containers)
Parison Die Shaping for Blow Molded Parts
Plastics 101's - Session 8
Monday, October 11, 2021
3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
( see full conference schedule )
Presentation Description:
In normal blow molding of a part, we encounter stretching and thinning of the parison as it blows in the mold cavity. The technique of die shaping is one of the methods to improve and help balance overall wall thickness for improving thin area of a part and/or lightweighting.
Includes a discussion of the following:
- Wall distribution obtained in typical blow molded parts
- Parison programming and die shaping to improve and/or balance wall distribution in a part
- Methodology to incorporate die shaping into the die tooling to improve wall distribution
Speaker Biography:
Donald Maines is the Vice President of Triad Precision Products where he has worked since its inception in 1991. Don started his career at Triad as a machinist, doing mostly mill work. After years of learning about blow molding from his father Ken, he started helping with sales. In 1996 he got his first copy of AutoCad and started helping with tooling designs. In 2001 after Triad moved to its current location, Don moved into the office full time.
Presently Don is responsible for running the daily operation of Triad, along with sales and 3D design of tooling and machine components. Don became a member of the Board of Directors for the SPE Blow Molding Division in February 2015.