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Cover Image, Volume 10, Issue 4
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of applied glass science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2041-1294
pISSN - 2041-1286
DOI - 10.1111/ijag.12363
Subject(s) - mold , blow molding , materials science , blank , container (type theory) , cover (algebra) , forming processes , composite material , mechanical engineering , engineering drawing , engineering
Cover Photograph : Top : Perfume bottles designers search for specific glass thickness distribution of container: thick versus thin bottom, straight versus curved walls. Left : The container forming IS machine stages of the blow and blowforming process consist of gob loading; settle blow; counter blow; inversion; reheat and stretch; final blow; and removal. It is very important to define the right shape of the counter blow mold which requires a closed mold. Experience and simulation might reduce the number of molds needed to fabricate the containers with the desired thickness distribution. Right: The use of infrared cameras allows for the measurement of temperatures (critical to flow) on areas where glass can be seen, namely gob forming, gob loading, blank mold open, parison reheating, blow mold open, and removal. Biosca et al. DOI: 10.1111/ijag.13208 .