Blow Moulding

Advantage Blow Mouldings, formerly known as Hadley Hargreaves, is a UK based blow moulder specialising in small-batch, heavy wall mouldings.

We offer capacity on three accumulator head blow moulding machines:

Hayssen 50-S1000
machine

Petall HC75
machine

Petall HC100
machine

Hayssen 50-S1000 specification
  • Newly refurbished
  • 100ml to 5-litre
  • Moog 25 point parison controller
Petall HC75 specification
  • 1-litre to 20-litre capacity
  • 720 x 600 platen
  • 190KN clamping force
  • 3.5litre volume head capacity
  • Moog 100 point parison controller
Petall HC100 specification
  • 5-litre to 120-litre capacity
  • 1020 x 1060 platen
  • 500KN clamping force
  • 12-litre volume head capacity
  • Moog 100 point parison controller

We have two Blow Moulding Controls Limited leak decay testing machines and develop fixtures and test programmes for customer requirements

  • Extensive experience in the production of technical mouldings
  • From 0.5 litre up to 30 litre mouldings
  • Batch runs from 100 to 5000 units
  • HDPE, PP and Nylon in a full range of colours
  • Prototyping and tooling options
  • Post moulding operations including leak testing and final product assembly
HC100 Blow moulding machine

Our experience comes from moulding our own products for the automotive industry for our Advantage Automotive division, Advantage Blow Mouldings business is blow moulding components to our customers’ bespoke specifications including beer kegs and knapsack sprayers.

We mould all kinds of plastic container, including windscreen washer bottles, expansion tanks, coolant tanks, sprayer reservoirs, water containers, fuel tanks, to name a few.)

We mould products on accumulator head machines which gives us greater control over the wall thickness and enables us to form intricate shapes and maintain a consistent wall thickness. 

We mould in a range of colours and materials and can offer small batch sizes, with runs of 50150,000 units, for items between 0.1 litre and 120 litre capacity across three different machines.

We can also work with our long-term strategic partners to supply injection mouldings, rubber/silicon mouldings and rotational mouldings, allowing us to provide a complete and fully managed technical solution.

We work with design consultancies, rapid prototypers and several toolmakers to ensure a high-quality end product. We use both UK and offshore toolmakers depending on customer-specific requirements.

We supply a broad range of customers across various markets, including automotive, agricultural, horticultural, leisure, industrial and marine).

Our blow moulding facility is ISO9001 2015 accredited, and we can provide full PPAP documentation if required.

Please call us on 01544 726006 to discuss your requirements and get a free quotation. We will be delighted to discuss your project with you.

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