EP-HGS-200A Semi-Automatic PET Blow Molding Machine — 1.25L, Single Cavity

Widest Industry Coverage in the HGS Series

At 1.25 litres and 120–200mm mold size, the HGS-200A covers the standard bottle format used across the broadest range of industries in semi-automatic packaging — cosmetic and daily chemical dispensers, pharmaceutical liquids, food and condiment bottles, water bottles, and chemical containers. This multi-industry compatibility makes the HGS-200A the most commonly selected semi-automatic machine for general-purpose operations.

General Purpose — Not Hot-Fill

The HGS-200A is a general-purpose semi-automatic machine and is NOT rated for hot-filling applications. Products filled at temperatures above approximately 60°C — including tea beverages, hot-fill juices, and products on pasteurisation filling lines — require a hot-fill rated bottle produced on the HGS200B. Using a standard HGS-200A bottle on a hot-fill line will result in bottle deformation at the filling stage.

350mm Stretching Stroke

The HGS-200A’s 350mm stretching stroke (vs the HGS150A’s 320mm) enables production of taller bottle profiles at 1.25 litres — a key parameter for bottles with high height-to-diameter ratios, such as tall cosmetic dispensers or slender shampoo bottle formats. The additional stroke range expands the range of bottle geometries the machine can produce at the 1.25-litre volume ceiling.

Preform Heater Required — Separate Purchase

Like all HGS semi-automatic machines, the HGS-200A requires a separate preform heater (HGJ series) to heat preforms before manual loading into the blow station. The HGJ-B heater is for wide-mouth jar applications (neck up to 130mm); the HGJ-CL heater is for standard narrow-neck bottles (neck up to 68mm). Contact our team to confirm the correct heater pairing for your specific bottle and production volume.

Heater Capacity Must Match or Exceed Machine Output

The preform heater must be able to heat preforms at a rate equal to or greater than the blow machine’s output rate — otherwise the heater becomes the production bottleneck. At HGS-200A output of up to 980 bph, confirm your selected HGJ heater model’s rated capacity covers this range at your specific bottle and preform specification before specifying the pairing.

HGS-200A vs HGS150A — Step-Up Decision

The HGS-200A is the step up from the HGS150A when container volume exceeds 1 litre, a longer stretching stroke is required for taller bottle profiles, or a slightly larger mold size range is needed. The machine footprint increase is modest (150mm longer, 60mm wider, 30mm taller, 80kg heavier). For buyers whose bottle fits the HGS150A’s 1-litre ceiling, the smaller machine remains the more economical selection.

Application: 500ml, 750ml, and 1,000ml PET shampoo, body wash, and liquid soap bottles for a Dhaka-based daily chemical manufacturer distributing through Bangladeshi retail and export to Myanmar and Nepal.

Problem solved: The manufacturer needed to bring PET bottle production in-house to reduce dependency on local bottle suppliers whose quality consistency had caused packaging complaints. The HGS-200A covered all three bottle sizes from one machine, with in-house production eliminating the supplier quality variability and reducing per-bottle cost by 22% versus external purchase.

“Supplier bottles caused complaints. In-house on the HGS-200A fixed the quality, cut bottle cost 22%, and gave us control of our own packaging timeline. The machine covered all three sizes — that was the deciding factor.”

Application: 250ml, 500ml, and 1,000ml PET condiment and sauce bottles for a Cairo-based food packaging company serving condiment brands and private-label food distributors across Egypt and the Levant.

Problem solved: The packager served ten condiment brand clients whose individual annual volumes were too low to justify dedicated fully automatic tooling for each brand. The HGS-200A’s fast mold changeover enabled the packager to switch between client bottle formats in under two hours, serving all ten clients from a single semi-automatic installation at commercially viable per-bottle cost.

“Ten clients, ten bottle shapes, one machine. Semi-auto changeover in under two hours means we can run each client’s order the same week it arrives. Fully auto tooling per client was never going to pencil out.”

Application: 100ml, 250ml, and 1,000ml PET pharmaceutical syrup and oral solution bottles for a Karachi-based pharmaceutical manufacturer distributing across Pakistan and export to Afghanistan and Central Asia.

Problem solved: The manufacturer’s pharmaceutical bottle range spanned three sizes, with the 1,000ml size exceeding the 1-litre ceiling of the HGS150A they had originally evaluated. The HGS-200A covered all three sizes including the 1,000ml format, enabling in-house pharmaceutical bottle production across the full product range with a single machine investment and GMP-compatible zero-hand-contact production cycle.

“The 1,000ml bottle pushed us past the HGS150A ceiling. The HGS-200A covered the full range including the largest size — one machine, full product range, GMP-compatible production. That was the spec we needed.”