HOW TO SIZE A MACHINE

There are 2 main design features that decide how

many cavities of a particular bottle can be made CORE ROD
TRANSFER
HEAD
on any size Jomar IBM machine. RETAINER

1 The preform clamp tonnage. The preform cavities

are designed to contain the required amount of DUMMY
COREROD
plastic to produce the finished article.
The thickness of the preform and the material
being processed dictate the holding pressure
required to fill the cavity. This figure,
multiplied by the cross-sectional area of the
preform along the vertical axis through the neck
O RING
section divided into the machine tonnage will
indicate the number of cavities. Typically the COREROD
holding pressure varies between 250 -400 kgs/cm²
CORE ROD
(3,500 - 4500 lbs/in²), depending on the material CORE ROD HOLDER ASSEMBLY
HOLDER
TRIGGER (CAM) BAR

processed. Illustration below shows the cross-

sectional preform for a typical jar.

2 The second feature is the length of the trigger bar used in the rotary transfer head to open the core
rods to blow the bottle at the blowing station. For this calculation, take the outside diameter in the
case of a round bottle, the major axis for an oval bottle or the width across the split line + 10mm
(0.4") to establish the cavity size of the blow mold. This dimension divided into the length of the
trigger bar + 1 cavity gives the number of bottles that can be fitted on the blow station dieset.
The specification sheets give the standard lengths of trigger bar available.
65.2mm2.568"
However, it is possible to manufacture
Core rod length
alternative length trigger bars for non-
3.3mm
Wall standard components.
2.5mm 0.130" R3.2 Contact Jomar for details.
"S" thread start 0.1" Wall 0.125"

1.5mm 21mm Drawing at upper right shows a typical

.06" Wall 0.827" transfer head layout.

You will also need a plastifier that can

produce the shot weight required in the
"T" Ø "E" Ø I/Dia "I"
R2.3
"D" Ø
expected cycle time.
0.09"
47.5mm 46mm 43mm 57mm
1.870" 1.810" 1.693" 2.24" The lowest number from above will be the
number of cavities that can be made on
the size of Jomar IBM machine.

"H" neck height

11.9mm
0.468" Metric US
Preform Standard Preform Standard
20.5mm 35.2mm
1.385"Ø Jomar Clamp Trigger bar Clamp Trigger bar
0.808"
Model Tonnes mms Tons mms
M15 11.4 166 12.6 6.4"
67.7mm M40 34.6 304 38.2 12.0"
2.668" M65 47.1 552 52 21.75"
ParisonLength
M85S 65.4 552 72.1 21.75"
Parison Layout for 100 gram jar. M135 122.9 914.4 135.4 36"
M175 158.9 1016 175 44"