{"id":1026,"date":"2026-07-03T06:38:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T06:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isbm-blow-molding.com\/?post_type=product&p=1026"},"modified":"2026-07-03T06:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T06:38:52","slug":"ep-zq80-injection-blow-molding-machine-european-style","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/isbm-blow-molding.com\/et\/product\/ep-zq80-injection-blow-molding-machine-european-style\/","title":{"rendered":"EP-ZQ80 sissepritsega puhumisvormimismasin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toote \u00fclevaade<\/h2>\n

The EP-ZQ80 occupies a specific and commercially important position in Korea Ever-Power’s sissepritsega puhumisvormimismasin<\/a> range: the first model in the ZQ series where the engineering investment steps up to a dual hydraulic system and a high-precision angle divider as standard equipment \u2014 two structural features that define the ZQ80 as a genuine heavy-duty platform rather than a scaled-up version of the mid-range ZQ60. Korean packaging factory operators who evaluate the ZQ80 on clamping force alone (800 KN, against the ZQ60’s 600 KN) are looking at only part of the picture. The more significant commercial advantages come from the angle divider’s cycle repeatability improvement and the dual hydraulic system’s energy efficiency gain \u2014 two features that compound their value over years of production at the ZQ80’s 20-cavity, 10 ml output rate.<\/p>\n

\"Sissepritse-puhumisvormimismasin<\/p>\n

The high-precision angle divider synchronises the injection mould’s opening and closing motion with the turret’s vertical lift cycle. On machines without this feature \u2014 including the ZQ40 and ZQ60 \u2014 these two mechanical events are sequential: the mould closes fully, then the turret lifts, then it rotates, then it lowers, then the mould opens. The angle divider allows the mould closing motion and turret lowering to begin overlapping at a precisely calibrated angular position, reducing the time lost to sequential waiting between events. The result is improved effective throughput at the same nominal dry cycle and significantly better indexing repeatability \u2014 the turret returns to exactly the same angular position at each cycle, which is directly measurable as tighter cavity-to-cavity weight consistency and more uniform neck OD distribution across all 20 cavities. For Korean pharmaceutical GMP qualification where all cavities must individually pass dimensional and weight specifications, this repeatability advantage is commercially significant.<\/p>\n

The dual hydraulic system separates injection-side hydraulics from blow-side hydraulics into two independent circuits, each optimised for its own pressure and flow rate requirements. This separation eliminates the cross-system pressure fluctuations that occur in single-circuit machines when injection clamping demand and blow clamping demand coincide, and allows both systems to operate simultaneously at full capacity without sharing hydraulic flow. The energy efficiency gain from this architecture is 20\u201330% below industry-standard machines \u2014 higher than the 10\u201320% on the ZQ40 and ZQ60 because the dual circuit allows the pump on the less-loaded side to reduce to near-idle during phases when only one side is active. At the ZQ80’s 55 KW total power and Korean electricity rates, the 20\u201330% energy saving over a ZQ80 competitor machine represents a substantial annual operating cost advantage.<\/p>\n

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Technical Specifications \u2014 EP-ZQ80<\/h2>\n

The following parameters are Korea Ever-Power’s rated engineering specifications for the EP-ZQ80. Utility supply sizing \u2014 particularly the higher electrical demand of 55 KW total power and the 4 M\u00b3\/h cooling water requirement \u2014 should be confirmed with the site preparation checklist during installation planning. Parameters are for reference; specifications may be updated without prior notice.<\/p>\n

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Ese<\/th>\n\u00dchik<\/th>\nEP-ZQ80<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Sissepritses\u00fcsteem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kruvi l\u00e4bim\u00f5\u00f5t<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kruvi L\/D suhe<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n22:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S\u00fcstimiskaal<\/td>\ng<\/td>\n466<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K\u00fcttev\u00f5imsus<\/td>\nKW<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T\u00fcnniv\u00f6\u00f6ndite arv<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n4+N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S\u00fcstimisl\u00f6\u00f6k<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kinnituss\u00fcsteem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kinnitusj\u00f5ud \u2014 s\u00fcstimine<\/td>\nKN<\/td>\n800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avamisl\u00f6\u00f6k \u2014 s\u00fcstimine<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kinnitusj\u00f5ud \u2014 puhumine<\/td>\nKN<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avamine \u2014 puhumine<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
P\u00f6\u00f6rdlaua t\u00f5stek\u00f5rgus<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hallitus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maksimaalne plaadi suurus (P \u00d7 L)<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n800 \u00d7 400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vormi paksus<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n280<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pudeli maksimaalne l\u00e4bim\u00f5\u00f5t<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pudeli maksimaalne k\u00f5rgus<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sobiv pudeli maht<\/td>\nml<\/td>\n1\u20132000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strippamise l\u00f6\u00f6k<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
V\u00f5imsus, kommunaalkulud ja m\u00f5\u00f5tmed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H\u00fcdrauliline r\u00f5hk<\/td>\nMPa<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mootori v\u00f5imsus (kahekordne)<\/td>\nKW<\/td>\n18.5 + 18.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kuiv ts\u00fckkel<\/td>\ns<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Koguv\u00f5imsus<\/td>\nKW<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T\u00f6\u00f6v\u00f5imsuse suhe<\/td>\n%<\/td>\n52\u201370<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Min. \u00f5hur\u00f5hk<\/td>\nMPa<\/td>\n0,7\u20131,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suru\u00f5hu mahutavus<\/td>\nM\u00b3\/min<\/td>\n0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jahutusvee vool<\/td>\nM\u00b3\/h<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jahutusvee r\u00f5hk<\/td>\nMPa<\/td>\n0,3\u20130,4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00f5\u00f5tmed (P \u00d7 L \u00d7 K)<\/td>\nM<\/td>\n4.5 \u00d7 1.6 \u00d7 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Masina kaal<\/td>\nTonn<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

EP-ZQ80 Cavity Count Reference by Bottle Volume<\/h3>\n

(Ainult v\u00f5rdluseks \u2013 tegelik \u00f5\u00f5nsuste arv s\u00f5ltub pudeli geomeetriast ja vormi konstruktsioonist)<\/p>\n

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Pudeli maht<\/th>\n10 ml<\/th>\n30 ml<\/th>\n60 ml<\/th>\n100 ml<\/th>\n250 ml<\/th>\n500 ml<\/th>\n1000 ml<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Maksimaalne \u00f5\u00f5nsuste arv<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n5 \u2013 6<\/td>\n3 \u2013 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Parameters are for reference only. Korea Ever-Power reserves the right to modify specifications without notice.<\/p>\n

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EP-ZQ80 Working Principle: 3-Station Process at Scale<\/h2>\n

\"EP-ZQ80<\/p>\n

The EP-ZQ80 operates on the same 3-station rotary turret principle as the full ZQ series. What makes the ZQ80’s process execution distinctly more precise is the high-precision angle divider that coordinates the mould open\/close motion with the turret’s vertical lift. The ZQ80’s 3-station process at 20-cavity 10 ml scale produces approximately 18,000 bottles per operating hour \u2014 roughly 43% more than the ZQ60 at the same format, at the same 4-second dry cycle.<\/p>\n

Station 1 \u2014 Preform Injection with High-Precision Angle Divider<\/h3>\n

Molten HDPE, PP, PS or ABS resin is injected at 466 g shot weight through a 55 mm screw into the 20-cavity preform mould at 800 KN injection clamping. The 4+N barrel zone configuration on the ZQ80 \u2014 compared to 3+N on the ZQ40 and ZQ60 \u2014 provides finer temperature gradient control along the barrel length. At 466 g shot weight (versus the ZQ60’s 383 g maximum), the resin residence time in the barrel is longer and temperature uniformity across the full shot mass matters more: the additional zone allows the zone closest to the gate to be held at a slightly lower temperature to prevent over-shear and gate burning in high-viscosity materials such as HDPE at 20-cavity injection, where the gate system resistance is at its maximum across the entire mould runner network. After the injection phase, the angle divider coordinates the mould opening motion with the beginning of the turret lift \u2014 a motion overlap of approximately 0.3\u20130.5 seconds per cycle that reduces effective cycle time below what the 4-second dry cycle alone would suggest at high cavity counts.<\/p>\n

Station 2 \u2014 Blow Moulding with Dual Hydraulic Support<\/h3>\n

The 20 mandrels rotate to the blow station, each carrying a precision-formed 10 ml preform at residual injection temperature. At the blow station, 120 KN blow clamping force holds the 20-cavity blow mould against air inflation pressure. The dual hydraulic system’s second circuit serves the blow station independently of the injection-side circuit, meaning that the blow clamping pressure is not subject to fluctuation from injection-side demand peaks. This hydraulic independence produces consistent blow air distribution across all 20 cavities simultaneously \u2014 at high cavity counts, uneven hydraulic pressure to the blow station produces visible wall thickness variation between the first and last cavity to receive blow pressure. The ZQ80’s dual circuit eliminates this source of inter-cavity variation that single-circuit machines experience at 18\u201320 cavity production.<\/p>\n

Station 3 \u2014 Bottle Stripping and Output<\/h3>\n

Finished bottles are stripped from the 20 mandrels at the stripping station with a 230 mm stripping stroke and deposited on the output conveyor. At 20-cavity 10 ml production, the ZQ80 delivers approximately 20 bottles to the conveyor every 4 seconds \u2014 a flow rate that the downstream conveyor, labelling and inspection equipment must be sized to accommodate. Korea Ever-Power’s production line planning team advises on conveyor speed, accumulation buffer length and downstream inspection equipment selection to match the ZQ80’s output rate at each cavity configuration. The ZQ80’s standard CE-certified safety guarding includes all conveyor integration points, ensuring compliance with Korean industrial safety regulations at the installation site.<\/p>\n

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EP-ZQ80 Premium Engineering Features: Angle Divider and Dual Hydraulics Explained<\/h2>\n

\"EP-ZQ80<\/p>\n

Two engineering features make the ZQ80 a genuinely different platform from the ZQ40 and ZQ60, not simply a larger version of them. Understanding these features helps Korean packaging engineers justify the ZQ80 investment over the ZQ60 at the same cavity count or explain the ZQ80’s cavity count and cycle repeatability advantages at high-volume Korean pharmaceutical production.<\/p>\n

High-Precision Angle Divider: Synchronised Motion Control<\/h3>\n

On a conventional 3-station IBM machine without an angle divider, the mechanical sequence is fully sequential: injection mould closes and holds, injection fires, screw recovers, mould opens, turret lifts, turret rotates 120 degrees, turret lowers, mould closes again. Each step waits for the previous to complete before beginning. On the ZQ80 with high-precision angle divider, the mould closing motion and the turret lowering motion are partially overlapped at a precisely calibrated relative angular position. The angle divider \u2014 a precision mechanical indexing component that controls the relative phase between the rotary turret’s angular position and the mould clamping cylinder’s travel \u2014 allows the mould to begin closing as the turret completes its final rotation and descent, rather than waiting for full turret stop before beginning the close. The practical effect at 20-cavity production is twofold: effective throughput increases because lost waiting time between events is eliminated, and repeatability improves because the angle divider ensures the turret always stops at exactly the same angular position before final close \u2014 producing consistent mandrel-to-cavity registration across all 20 cavities on every cycle, measurable as tighter cavity-to-cavity weight standard deviation in production samples.<\/p>\n

Dual Hydraulic System: Independent Circuit Energy Efficiency<\/h3>\n

The ZQ80’s standard dual hydraulic system divides the machine’s hydraulic demands into two independent circuits: Circuit A serves the injection clamping and injection screw (18.5 KW motor), and Circuit B serves the blow clamping, stripping and turret lift mechanisms (18.5 KW motor). Each circuit operates at its own pressure and flow rate, sized specifically for the loads it serves. When Circuit A is in its high-demand injection phase, Circuit B’s load is at blow hold \u2014 a lower-pressure, lower-flow state. Because the two circuits do not share capacity, Circuit B’s pump automatically reduces load during this phase, saving energy. The reverse applies when Circuit B’s stripping and turret rotation phase is at peak demand: Circuit A has completed injection and its pump reduces to near-idle recovery. This alternating load-sharing across two dedicated circuits produces the 20\u201330% energy saving versus single-circuit competitors at the same machine scale \u2014 a saving that compounds significantly over years of two-shift Korean factory production. For Korean factories participating in Korean government energy efficiency incentive programmes, the dual hydraulic system’s documented energy performance advantage is a qualifying factor for energy-efficient industrial equipment classification.<\/p>\n

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Injection Blow Molding vs Injection Stretch Blow Moulding: Platform Selection at Scale<\/h2>\n

Korea Ever-Power manufactures both the ZQ-series IBM machines and the HGY-series ISBM machines, including the 4-jaamaga ISBM-masinate valik<\/a>. At the ZQ80 scale of investment, the IBM vs ISBM decision is worth reviewing carefully because the capital deployment is substantial in either direction.<\/p>\n

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Valikukriteerium<\/th>\nIBM (EP-ZQ80)<\/th>\nISBM (HGY seeria)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Esmased materjalid<\/td>\nHDPE, LDPE, PP, PS, ABS, EVA, PCTG<\/td>\nPET, PETG, Tritan, PC, PP, PCTG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maksimaalne \u00f5\u00f5nsuste arv 10 ml juures<\/td>\n20 (EP-ZQ80)<\/td>\nKuni 12 (HGY seeria)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kaela viimistluse t\u00e4psus<\/td>\nSurvevalu teel \u2013 suurim t\u00e4psus<\/td>\nSurvevalu teel \u2013 suurim t\u00e4psus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bottle wall clarity<\/td>\nGood (non-oriented) \u2014 opaque or translucent formats<\/td>\nGlass-like clarity (biaxially oriented PET)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Energy saving vs. industry<\/td>\n20\u201330% (kahekordne h\u00fcdrauliline)<\/td>\n30\u201340% (servoajam)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scrap \/ flash generated<\/td>\nNull<\/td>\nNull<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laia suuga purkide tootmine<\/td>\nExcellent \u2014 IBM native capability<\/td>\nAchievable with conditioning adjustment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korean pharma GMP CRC neck<\/td>\nExcellent \u2014 injection-moulded precision<\/td>\nExcellent \u2014 injection-moulded precision<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

At the ZQ80’s investment scale, the IBM vs ISBM decision typically comes down to material: if the Korean factory’s product portfolio is predominantly HDPE and PP pharmaceutical containers, wide-mouth household chemical packaging, and ABS or PS cosmetic jars \u2014 the ZQ80 is the right platform. If the portfolio requires crystal-clear PET cosmetic serums or CSD-resistant PET beverage containers in significant volume \u2014 the HGY-series ISBM machines are appropriate. Korea Ever-Power’s engineering team at isbm-blow-molding.com<\/a> can review production specifications and provide a technology recommendation before purchase commitment.<\/p>\n

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EP-ZQ80 Application Fields<\/h2>\n
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\"HDPE<\/p>\n

High-Volume Pharmaceutical Packaging<\/h3>\n

The ZQ80’s 20-cavity 10 ml and 12-cavity 100 ml configurations serve Korean pharmaceutical contract packaging operations that require the highest HDPE and PP container output per shift \u2014 Korean multi-national pharma contract fillers, Korean hospital supply chain packagers and Korean clinical trial material producers who need 15,000\u201318,000 unit doses per operating hour from a single machine. The injection-moulded neck precision across all 20 cavities supports Korean GMP container qualification at KFDA and ICH Q6A dimensional standards simultaneously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"HDPE<\/p>\n

Household Chemical and Personal Care<\/h3>\n

HDPE and PP containers at 5\u20136 cavities at 500 ml and 3\u20134 cavities at 1,000 ml for Korean shampoo, conditioner, body wash, liquid laundry detergent and household surface cleaner. At the ZQ80’s output rate for mid-volume formats, a Korean daily chemical OEM factory running 5-cavity 500 ml produces approximately 4,500 bottles per operating hour \u2014 sufficient for Korean national brand volumes that the ZQ60’s 3-cavity 500 ml output cannot match without a second machine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Wide-mouth<\/p>\n

Wide-Mouth Jars and Industrial Packaging<\/h3>\n

ABS, PP and HDPE wide-mouth cosmetic jars at 8-cavity 250 ml for Korean premium cream and mask packaging, Korean food-grade wide-mouth jars for Korean honey, Korean kimchi paste and Korean sesame paste at the same 8-cavity 250 ml configuration, and Korean industrial reagent containers at 3\u20134 cavities 1,000 ml. The ZQ80’s 800 \u00d7 400 mm platen accommodates complex wide-mouth mould geometries with embossed brand logos and shoulder recesses that require larger platen area than the ZQ60 provides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Essential Matching Components for the EP-ZQ80<\/h2>\n

\"ZQ80<\/p>\n