Effect of pinch-off welding on quality of food packaging bottle

被引:2
作者
Carneiro, O. S. [1 ]
Oliveira, M. J. [1 ]
Martins, R. L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minho, Dept Polymer Engn, IPC, P-4800058 Guimaraes, Portugal
关键词
pinch-off welding; coextrusion blow moulding; food packaging; morphology; mechanical performance;
D O I
10.1179/174328907X191387
中图分类号
TB33 [复合材料];
学科分类号
摘要
The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of processing parameters on the quality of the pinch-off welding of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol/polypropylene (EVOH/PP) six-layer bottle for tomato ketchup, evaluated in terms of its structure and properties imparted to the corresponding bottles. The pinch-off welding process was studied on coextruded blow moulded bottles by varying the mould temperature, the mould closing speed and the hold time according to a Lg-Taguchi experiment design. It was observed that the mould closing speed is the more influential parameter, determining the layered structure at the pinch-off and the mechanical performance of the bottle. Better properties were obtained when the mould closing speed was set to the highest value allowed by the blow moulding equipment.
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页码:173 / 178
页数:6
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