{"id":1025,"date":"2026-07-03T06:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T06:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isbm-blow-molding.com\/?post_type=product&p=1025"},"modified":"2026-07-03T06:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T06:35:27","slug":"ep-zq60-injection-blow-molding-machine-european-style","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/isbm-blow-molding.com\/fr\/product\/ep-zq60-injection-blow-molding-machine-european-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine de moulage par injection-soufflage EP-ZQ60 (style europ\u00e9en)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pr\u00e9sentation du produit<\/h2>\n

The EP-ZQ60 is the commercial standard within Korea Ever-Power’s machine de moulage par injection-soufflage<\/a> range \u2014 the platform that Korean packaging manufacturers reach for when their production programme has grown past the entry-level ZQ40 or when the mould specification demands more platen area, more injection weight, or more cavities than the ZQ40’s 480 \u00d7 340 mm platform can accommodate. The ZQ60 delivers 600 KN injection clamping force \u2014 50% more than the ZQ40 and still 20\u201330% above the industry standard for this machine class \u2014 and expands the maximum platen size to 600 \u00d7 390 mm, opening the door to large-diameter wide-mouth jars, multi-cavity pharmaceutical vial sets, and cosmetic bottle configurations that simply cannot fit within the ZQ40’s footprint.<\/p>\n

The production impact of the ZQ60’s larger platform is most visible at the small-container formats where cavity count drives unit economics. At 10 ml \u2014 the pharmaceutical eye drop, ophthalmic rinse and single-dose vial format \u2014 the ZQ60 runs 14 cavities versus the ZQ40’s 9, a 56% output increase per cycle with only a modestly larger machine footprint (3.8 \u00d7 1.4 \u00d7 1.8 m versus 3.5 \u00d7 1.3 \u00d7 1.7 m). At 30 ml (Korean oral liquid medicine, Korean serum tube, Korean skincare essence), the ZQ60 produces 12 cavities versus the ZQ40’s 8. At 100 ml, 8 cavities versus 4. This doubling of cavity count at mid-volume formats is what makes the ZQ60 the standard production choice for Korean pharmaceutical contract packaging operations that fill 8\u201312 hours per day and need to maximise bottle output per operating hour without stepping up to the dual-motor ZQ80 hydraulic platform.<\/p>\n

\"Machine<\/p>\n

The ZQ60 extends the maximum container volume from the ZQ40’s 1,500 ml ceiling to 2,000 ml. This extension brings in new commercial formats: Korean 1.5 L and 2 L household cleaning product containers, Korean 1.8 L cooking oil bottles, Korean 2 L agrochemical mixing containers. At these larger volumes, injection blow molding’s zero-flash, injection-moulded neck finish advantages over extrusion blow moulding are commercially valuable \u2014 Korean filling line operators running induction-seal closures on 2 L household chemical containers particularly benefit from IBM’s consistent flat sealing surface, which extrusion blow moulding’s parting-line geometry cannot reliably deliver at this volume. Materials: HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS (including food-contact and lactic acid bacteria grades), high-transparency PS, ABS, EVA, PCTG, and environmentally certified corn-based resins \u2014 the same breadth as the full ZQ series.<\/p>\n

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Technical Specifications \u2014 EP-ZQ60<\/h2>\n

The following parameters are drawn from Korea Ever-Power’s engineering documentation for the EP-ZQ60. Customers should verify utility supply figures against the site preparation checklist during installation planning. All parameters are for reference; specifications may be updated without prior notice due to continuous product improvements.<\/p>\n

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Article<\/th>\nUnit\u00e9<\/th>\nEP-ZQ60<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Syst\u00e8me d'injection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diam\u00e8tre de la vis<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n45 \/ 50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rapport L\/D de la vis<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n22:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Injection Weight<\/td>\ng<\/td>\n260 \/ 383<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Puissance de chauffage<\/td>\nKW<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nombre de zones de barils<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n3+N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Injection Stroke<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Syst\u00e8me de serrage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Force de serrage \u2014 Injection<\/td>\nKN<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coup d'ouverture \u2014 Injection<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clamping Force \u2014 Blowing<\/td>\nKN<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coup d'ouverture \u2014 Souffler<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hauteur de levage de la table rotative<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moule<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max Platen Size (L\u00d7W)<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n600 \u00d7 390<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mould Thickness<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diam\u00e8tre maximal de la bouteille<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hauteur maximale de la bouteille<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Volume de bouteille appropri\u00e9<\/td>\nml<\/td>\n1 \u2013 2 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stripping Stroke<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c9nergie, services publics et dimensions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pression hydraulique<\/td>\nMPa<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Motor Power<\/td>\nKW<\/td>\n18.5 \/ 22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cycle de s\u00e9chage<\/td>\ns<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Puissance totale<\/td>\nKW<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rapport de puissance de fonctionnement<\/td>\n%<\/td>\n52 \u2013 70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pression d'air minimale<\/td>\nMPa<\/td>\n0,7 \u2013 1,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capacit\u00e9 d'air comprim\u00e9<\/td>\nM\u00b3\/min<\/td>\n0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cooling Water Flow<\/td>\nM\u00b3\/h<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pression de l'eau de refroidissement<\/td>\nMPa<\/td>\n0,3 \u2013 0,4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dimensions (L\u00d7l\u00d7H)<\/td>\nM<\/td>\n3.8 \u00d7 1.4 \u00d7 1.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poids de la machine<\/td>\nTonne<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

EP-ZQ60 Cavity Count Reference by Bottle Volume<\/h3>\n

(For reference only \u2014 actual cavity count depends on bottle geometry and mould design)<\/p>\n

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Volume par bouteille<\/th>\n10 ml<\/th>\n30 ml<\/th>\n60 ml<\/th>\n100 ml<\/th>\n250 ml<\/th>\n500 ml<\/th>\n1 000 ml<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Nombre maximal de cavit\u00e9s<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n2<\/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 due to continuous product improvements.<\/p>\n

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EP-ZQ60 Working Principle: 3-Station Injection Blow Molding Process<\/h2>\n

\"EP-ZQ60<\/p>\n

The EP-ZQ60 operates on the same 3-station rotary turret principle as the full ZQ series: all three production actions \u2014 preform injection, bottle blow moulding, and bottle stripping \u2014 execute simultaneously on three independent mandrel sets, so the machine is never idle between operations. What changes at the ZQ60 scale is the volume of material the injection system handles per shot and the size of the mould set the clamping system must hold. At 260\u2013383 g shot weight (versus the ZQ40’s 190\u2013260 g) and 600 KN injection clamping, the ZQ60 manages the larger preform masses required for 14-cavity 10 ml sets and for single-cavity 2,000 ml containers without the material distribution problems that arise when a smaller machine stretches its injection capacity beyond its rated envelope.<\/p>\n

Station 1 \u2014 Injection de pr\u00e9formes<\/h3>\n

Molten plastic is injected into the preform cavity via a 45 mm or 50 mm screw at 260\u2013383 g shot weight. The 600 KN injection clamping force holds the preform mould closed against injection pressure across all active cavities simultaneously \u2014 at a 14-cavity 10 ml mould, each cavity requires approximately 40\u201345 KN of clamping per cavity at standard HDPE injection pressure, making the ZQ60’s 600 KN rating the correct minimum for this configuration. The bottle neck finish is fully formed and cooled at this station, with thread or snap-fit geometry machined directly into the injection mould cavity and reproduced with dimensional accuracy better than \u00b10.05 mm. After cooling, the mould opens and the 14 mandrels rotate 120 degrees to the blow station, each carrying a precisely formed preform.<\/p>\n

Poste 2 \u2014 Moulage par soufflage<\/h3>\n

Each preform is inflated against the blow cavity walls by air delivered through the mandrel bore. The 100 KN blow clamping force holds the blow mould closed during air inflation \u2014 adequate for the 0.7\u20131.2 MPa blowing air pressure used in HDPE and PP injection blow moulding, where blow pressure requirements are lower than the 2.5\u20133.5 MPa used in PET injection stretch blow moulding. The blow cavity defines the final bottle body geometry, surface texture and any embossed markings. Because injection blow moulding produces no parison cutoff, the bottle base exits with a fully convex, seam-free profile \u2014 an important quality parameter for Korean pharmaceutical bottles where base integrity is assessed during Korean GMP container qualification. The 240 mm mould thickness on the ZQ60 accommodates taller mould sets than the ZQ40’s 180 mm, allowing production of bottles up to 220 mm in height.<\/p>\n

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

Finished bottles are stripped from the mandrels and deposited on the output conveyor at the stripping station. The 230 mm stripping stroke on the ZQ60 (versus 220 mm on the ZQ40) provides the additional clearance needed when stripping taller bottles or when working with bottle-shoulder profiles that require more axial mandrel travel to disengage cleanly. After stripping, each mandrel rotates immediately back to Station 1 for the next injection cycle, maintaining the concurrent three-station operation that defines the IBM process. At the ZQ60’s 4-second dry cycle and 14-cavity 10 ml production, the theoretical output reaches approximately 12,600 bottles per hour \u2014 approximately 75% higher than a 9-cavity ZQ40 at the same bottle format.<\/p>\n

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What is Injection Blow Molding and Why Does Zero Flash Matter?<\/h2>\n

Injection blow molding (IBM) is a closed-loop hollow plastic container process: resin goes in, finished bottles come out, and nothing is wasted. Unlike extrusion blow moulding, which cuts a plastic parison and leaves 20\u201340% of its material as flash trimming scrap on every cycle, injection blow moulding forms a precise preform by injection moulding around a mandrel and then inflates it to the final bottle shape \u2014 generating no flash at any point in the process. For a Korean pharmaceutical contract packaging factory running the EP-ZQ60 at 14-cavity 10 ml HDPE production, the economic impact of zero flash is substantial: 14 cavities \u00d7 approximately 2.5 g per bottle \u00d7 zero flash rate versus a hypothetical 40% flash rate on an equivalent EBM machine means the EP-ZQ60 saves approximately 14 g of material per cycle, or approximately 12,600 g per hour at the ZQ60’s output rate. Over a 250-day production year on two shifts, that is approximately 6.3 tonnes of HDPE resin saved per year relative to an EBM process \u2014 a genuine raw material cost saving on top of the labour saving from eliminating manual flash trimming.<\/p>\n

\"COMPOSANTS<\/p>\n

The second defining characteristic of injection blow molding is neck finish precision. Because the bottle neck is formed by injection moulding \u2014 the most dimensionally accurate plastic forming process \u2014 the neck thread geometry, sealing surface flatness and outer diameter are held to tolerances that extrusion blow moulding cannot match. For Korean pharmaceutical bottles requiring induction-seal fitment, child-resistant closure torque-to-break specifications, or Korean GMP-qualified container drawings with tight dimensional tolerances, IBM’s injection-moulded neck is the process of choice. The EP-ZQ60’s 600 KN injection clamping force maintains the injection mould cavity in tight contact during the fill phase across all 14 cavities simultaneously, so neck geometry on cavity 14 is as accurate as cavity 1 \u2014 a consistency requirement in Korean pharmaceutical multi-cavity GMP container qualification that EBM processes cannot deliver.<\/p>\n

The materials that injection blow molding on the EP-ZQ60 handles span the full range of Korean pharmaceutical and consumer packaging: HDPE for Korean medicine bottles, LDPE for Korean squeeze dispensers, PP for Korean hot-fill condiment packaging, PS (food-contact grade) for Korean dairy and probiotic products, high-transparency PS for Korean cosmetic jars, ABS for Korean premium personal care containers, EVA for Korean specialty squeeze formats, and PCTG for Korean premium cosmetic jars and Korean laboratory packaging requiring chemical resistance beyond standard PP. Corn-based eco-materials are also processable for Korean sustainable packaging programmes. No single alternative process covers this material breadth at the 1\u20132,000 ml container volume range.<\/p>\n

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Injection Blow Molding vs Injection Stretch Blow Moulding: Choosing the Right Platform<\/h2>\n

Korea Ever-Power produces both the ZQ-series IBM machines and the HGY-series ISBM machines, available in the Gamme de machines ISBM \u00e0 4 stations<\/a>. The table below is a selection guide \u2014 not a competitive ranking between the two processes, both of which serve distinct and legitimate applications.<\/p>\n

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Selection Criterion<\/th>\nIBM (EP-ZQ60)<\/th>\nISBM (S\u00e9rie HGY)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mat\u00e9riaux primaires<\/td>\nHDPE, LDPE, PP, PS, ABS, EVA, PCTG<\/td>\nPET, PETG, PCTG, Tritan, PC, PP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flash \/ scrap<\/td>\nZero \u2014 no waste generated<\/td>\nZero \u2014 no waste generated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neck finish accuracy<\/td>\nInjection-moulded \u2014 highest precision<\/td>\nInjection-moulded \u2014 highest precision<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bottle wall orientation<\/td>\nNot oriented \u2014 uniform amorphous wall<\/td>\nBiaxially oriented \u2014 higher clarity, higher barrier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capacit\u00e9 des bocaux \u00e0 large ouverture<\/td>\nExcellent \u2014 IBM strength<\/td>\nPossible with conditioning adjustment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maximum cavity count at 10 ml<\/td>\n14 (EP-ZQ60)<\/td>\n6\u201312 depending on model<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maximum single-cavity volume<\/td>\n2,000 ml (EP-ZQ60)<\/td>\n2,500 ml (HGY250-V4)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carbonated beverage production<\/td>\nNot suitable (no biaxial orientation)<\/td>\nSuitable (PET biaxial orientation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best fit applications<\/td>\nPharmaceutical vials, cosmetic jars, household chemical, food containers<\/td>\nPremium PET cosmetic, beverage, CSD bottles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

For Korean packaging factories whose product portfolio centres on HDPE pharmaceutical containers, PP cosmetic jars, wide-mouth food packaging or ABS premium personal care bottles at volumes up to 2,000 ml \u2014 the EP-ZQ60 is the correct technology. For PET crystal-clarity cosmetic serums or CSD-resistant beverage bottles \u2014 the HGY-series ISBM machines are the appropriate platform. Korea Ever-Power’s engineering team at isbm-blow-molding.com<\/a> will assess bottle requirements and recommend the correct process without bias toward either product line.<\/p>\n

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EP-ZQ60 Application Fields<\/h2>\n
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\"HDPE<\/p>\n

Daily Chemical and Household<\/h3>\n

HDPE and PP containers for Korean shampoo, conditioner, body wash, liquid soap, household surface cleaner and laundry product packaging at 250 ml to 2,000 ml. The EP-ZQ60’s extended 2,000 ml maximum volume and 3-cavity 500 ml or 2-cavity 1,000 ml configurations are commercially well matched to the Korean household product mid-volume production programmes that represent the largest unit volume segment in Korean injection blow molding deployments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"HDPE<\/p>\n

Emballage pharmaceutique<\/h3>\n

HDPE and PP pharmaceutical containers across the full Korean clinical format range. The ZQ60’s 14-cavity 10 ml and 8-cavity 100 ml configurations are the most commercially important in Korean pharmaceutical contract packaging \u2014 10 ml PP ophthalmic containers, 30 ml HDPE oral suspension vials, 100 ml HDPE medicine bottles and 150 ml PP nasal rinse bottles. The injection-moulded neck finish on each cavity meets the dimensional consistency required for Korean GMP container qualification at both KFDA and international pharmacopoeial standards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"ABS<\/p>\n

Cosmetics and Personal Care<\/h3>\n

ABS, PP and PCTG wide-mouth cosmetic jars for Korean cream, scrub and mask packaging; PP lotion and pump-body bottles for Korean skincare lines; high-transparency PS bottles for Korean serum and essence products. The ZQ60’s 10-cavity 60 ml and 8-cavity 100 ml configurations are directly suited to Korean mid-volume cosmetic OEM factories running 3\u20135 SKU families simultaneously on a single machine with regular mould changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Korean<\/p>\n

Food and Condiment Packaging<\/h3>\n

Food-contact-grade HDPE and PP containers for Korean cooking oil, Korean soy sauce, Korean honey, Korean vinegar, Korean condiment sauces and Korean fruit syrup at 250 ml to 2,000 ml. The ZQ60’s 2,000 ml maximum volume and zero-flash production are commercially advantageous for Korean wide-mouth food jars where label panel integrity and neck sealing surface flatness directly determine Korean consumer shelf-appeal and Korean filling line closure-torque consistency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Essential Matching Components for the EP-ZQ60<\/h2>\n

\"ZQ60<\/p>\n

Running the EP-ZQ60 at its rated output requires correctly sized auxiliary equipment. The ZQ60’s higher throughput and larger mould configurations make component sizing more critical than on the entry ZQ40 platform.<\/p>\n

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  • ZQ60 IBM Mould Set (Injection Mould + Blow Mould + Mandrel Set)<\/strong>
    \nKorea Ever-Power manufactures ZQ60-compatible mould sets in its precision tooling workshop, using S136 stainless steel for injection cavity bodies (HRC 50\u201352, mirror-polishable to Ra \u2264 0.05 \u03bcm for pharmaceutical-grade surface finish) and 718H alloy or magnesium-aluminium alloy for blow mould bodies depending on the cooling cycle performance target. The ZQ60’s 600 \u00d7 390 mm platen accommodates mould layouts that the ZQ40’s 480 \u00d7 340 mm cannot: the 14-cavity 10 ml mould set, for example, requires a cavity footprint that would not physically fit within the ZQ40 platen even at lower clamping force. Every ZQ60 mould set undergoes a 500-piece trial run on a Korea Ever-Power ZQ60 machine before delivery, with a dimensional report confirming cavity-to-cavity weight consistency, neck OD uniformity and body wall distribution across all 14 cavities.<\/li>\n
  • Oil-Free Air Compressor (0.7\u20131.2 MPa, minimum 0.7 M\u00b3\/min capacity)<\/strong>
    \nThe EP-ZQ60 requires the same minimum compressed air specification as the ZQ40 \u2014 0.7 M\u00b3\/min at 0.7\u20131.2 MPa \u2014 but Korean facilities running ZQ60 in pharmaceutical or food-grade applications consistently benefit from sizing the air compressor at 1.0\u20131.2 M\u00b3\/min to provide margin for pipe pressure losses over longer compressed air runs within larger factory footprints. Oil-free screw compressor specification is mandatory for Korean pharmaceutical and food-grade IBM production on the ZQ60, as at 14-cavity production rates the air volume in contact with bottle interiors per hour is approximately 56% higher than at ZQ40’s 9-cavity rate, making oil contamination risk proportionally more significant.<\/li>\n
  • Mould Temperature Controller and Chiller (4 M\u00b3\/h cooling water circuit)<\/strong>
    \nThe EP-ZQ60 requires 4 M\u00b3\/h cooling water flow at 0.3\u20130.4 MPa \u2014 14% more than the ZQ40’s 3.5 M\u00b3\/h \u2014 reflecting the larger mould cooling surface area of the ZQ60’s 600 \u00d7 390 mm platen and the higher heat load from 37 KW total power versus the ZQ40’s 20 KW. Korea Ever-Power supplies matched mould temperature controllers calibrated for the ZQ60 injection mould circuit (typically 15\u201335\u00b0C for HDPE, 25\u201355\u00b0C for PP) and water chillers for the blow mould circuit. At 14-cavity production rates, maintaining a stable \u00b11\u00b0C mould temperature is more critical to cycle time consistency and bottle wall distribution than on smaller cavity configurations \u2014 the mould temperature controller selection should therefore be specified with the ZQ60 cooling water flow rate as the baseline, not a generic smaller-platform specification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Why Choose Korea Ever-Power for Your IBM Investment?<\/h2>\n

    \"Korea<\/p>\n