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European-Architecture Injection Blow Molding — 135 Tonne Flagship
30 Cavities, 6+N Barrel Zones and Dual 37 kW Hydraulics — The European Flagship in the Uniloy UIB180 Class
The EP-ZQ135 is independently engineered in the same output class as the Uniloy UIB180 — cited only to assist buyers in comparing specifications, with no affiliation to Uniloy. It represents the full development of the European IBM architecture: 6+N barrel zones, dual 37 kW hydraulic circuits, a 1300 mm platen and CE marking as a unified standard-equipment package for the highest-volume IBM production lines.
EP-ZQ135 vs Uniloy UIB180 — Specification Comparison
The UIB180 is the largest machine in the Uniloy UIB series — a platform developed in the USA and representing the practical upper limit of American IBM design at commercial scale. It is found on the highest-output shampoo, pharmaceutical syrup and nutritional supplement lines globally. At this tonnage, buyers evaluating the UIB180 are making a long-term capital commitment where machine architecture choices compound over years of multi-shift operation. The EP-ZQ135 is the European counterpart at this output class — a machine where the full ZQ architecture is deployed at maximum scale. Uniloy UIB180 figures are sourced from publicly available specification data. Uniloy is referenced solely to assist buyers in equipment comparison and is not affiliated with Ever Power.
| Parameter | Uniloy UIB180 | Ever Power EP-ZQ135 |
|---|---|---|
| Injection Clamping Force | ~1100 kN | 1350 kN |
| Screw Diameter | 65 mm | 70 mm |
| Injection Weight | ~560 g | 650 g |
| Mold Size (L x W) | 1050 x 500 mm | 1300 x 500 mm |
| Machine Size (L x W x H) | 6 x 2.2 x 2.7 m | 5.5 x 2 x 2.4 m |
| Barrel Heating Zones | 3 zones | 6+N zones |
| Hydraulic System | Single circuit | Dual 37 kW circuits |
| Max Cavities — 10 ml | — | 30 |
| Compliance Marking | UL / ANSI | CE (EU Machinery Directive) |
Uniloy UIB180 reference figures sourced from publicly available specification data. Uniloy is cited only to assist buyers in equipment comparison and is not affiliated with Ever Power.
EP-ZQ135 Full Technical Specifications
The UIB180 represents the limits of the UIB series: a 65 mm screw, 560 g injection weight, 3 barrel zones, a single hydraulic circuit and a 1050 mm platen — all developed from American IBM design conventions and UL-qualified for North American markets. The EP-ZQ135 is the full deployment of European IBM architecture at the same output scale: 70 mm screw, 650 g injection weight, 6+N barrel zones, dual independent 37 kW hydraulic circuits, a 1300 mm platen and CE marking. Where the UIB series reaches its ceiling, the EP-ZQ135 provides specification headroom above that ceiling — in a machine envelope that is shorter, narrower and lower than the UIB180. See the full ZQ range at the IBM machines overview.
Injection System
| Parameter | Unit | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Screw Diameter | mm | 70 |
| Screw L/D Ratio | — | 22:1 |
| Injection Weight | g | 650 |
| Heating Power | kW | 30 |
| Number of Barrel Zones | — | 6+N |
| Injection Stroke | mm | 200 |
Clamping System
| Parameter | Unit | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Injection Clamping Force | kN | 1350 |
| Injection Opening Stroke | mm | 140 |
| Blow Clamping Force | kN | 200 |
| Blow Opening Stroke | mm | 140 |
| Rotary Table Lift Height | mm | 70 |
Mould
| Parameter | Unit | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Max Platen Size (L x W) | mm | 1300 x 500 |
| Mold Thickness | mm | 280 |
| Max Bottle Diameter | mm | 120 |
| Max Bottle Height | mm | 220 |
| Max Bottle Volume | ml | 1 to 2000 |
| Stripping Stroke | mm | 280 |
Hydraulic System and Utilities
| Parameter | Unit | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Hydraulic Pressure | MPa | 14 |
| Motor Power | kW | 37 + 37 (dual circuit) |
| Dry Cycle | s | 4 |
| Total Power | kW | 95 |
| Operating Power Ratio | % | 52 to 70 |
| Min Air Pressure | MPa | 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Compressed Air Capacity | m3/min | 0.7 |
| Cooling Water Flow | m3/h | 4 |
| Cooling Water Pressure | MPa | 0.3 to 0.4 |
| Machine Dimensions (L x W x H) | m | 5.5 x 2 x 2.4 |
| Net Weight | ton | 18 |
Parameters are for reference only. Ever Power reserves the right to modify specifications without prior notice.
Cavity Output at Each Volume Size
The UIB180 class is primarily specified for the largest-volume personal care lines — shampoo, body wash and conditioner at 500 ml and above — and high-output pharmaceutical syrup bottle production. The EP-ZQ135 covers this range and, by virtue of its 1300 mm platen — 250 mm longer than the UIB180 — opens a 30-cavity configuration at 10 ml and a 10-cavity count at 500 ml that the UIB180 platform constrains. At 100 ml, 18 cavities per cycle position the EP-ZQ135 as a credible pharmaceutical oral liquid line machine at a scale the UIB180 platform does not document.
| Volume | 10 ml | 30 ml | 60 ml | 100 ml | 250 ml | 500 ml | 1000 ml |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Cavities | 30 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
For reference only. Actual cavity count depends on mold design and bottle geometry.
Where the EP-ZQ135 Exceeds the UIB180 Design Ceiling
6+N Barrel Zones vs 3 Zones — The Widest Melt Control in Commercial IBM
The UIB180 uses a 3-zone barrel — a design inherited from the UIB series origin and adequate for HDPE and PP in a single temperature range. The EP-ZQ135 uses six independently controlled zones plus additional nozzle-area zones across the 70 mm screw length. At 30-cavity production rates, thermal variation between barrel positions propagates directly to gram-weight variation between cavity positions. The 6+N configuration minimises this propagation — and enables processing of PCTG and bio-based PLA at full-scale output where the 3-zone UIB180 barrel cannot maintain the temperature uniformity these resins require.
1300 mm Platen vs 1050 mm — 30 Cavities Now Reachable
The UIB180 platen is 1050 mm long. The EP-ZQ135 platen is 1300 mm — 250 mm longer. At the top of the UIB series, platen length is the single specification that most constrains per-cycle output at small bottle volumes. The extra 250 mm on the EP-ZQ135 enables 30 cavities at 10 ml — a count that represents the ceiling of what horizontal IBM mold layout engineering can achieve at this platen width, and a count the UIB180 platen geometry cannot reach.
Dual 37 kW Circuits vs Single Circuit — Operating Cost Over Machine Life
The UIB180 single hydraulic circuit — sized to carry the combined injection and blow clamping load — runs at or near full load during the active phase of each cycle. The EP-ZQ135 uses two independent 37 kW circuits, each operating at partial load simultaneously. At 95 kW total installed capacity with a 52 to 70% operating ratio, the per-shift energy cost on a high-volume line running 24 hours is lower than a single-circuit UIB180-class arrangement at equivalent output. Over a ten-year machine service life on a three-shift personal care line, this operating ratio difference accumulates into a significant total cost of ownership differential.
650 g vs 560 g — 16% More Injection Weight
The UIB180 delivers approximately 560 g injection weight from a 65 mm screw. The EP-ZQ135 delivers 650 g from a 70 mm screw — 16% more. For lines producing HDPE shampoo bottles at 1000 ml and above, the UIB180 injection weight is at or near the ceiling for heavier-gauge specifications. The EP-ZQ135 at 650 g provides headroom above that ceiling, removing the constraint that would otherwise force a custom UIB specification or a move outside the standard UIB range.
Smaller and Lower: 5.5 x 2 x 2.4 m vs 6 x 2.2 x 2.7 m
The UIB180 at 6 x 2.2 x 2.7 m is a large machine by any standard — its 2.7 m installed height requires either purpose-built high-clearance buildings or structural modifications to accommodate it in standard industrial stock. The EP-ZQ135 at 5.5 x 2 x 2.4 m is 0.5 m shorter, 0.2 m narrower and 0.3 m lower. At 2.4 m height it installs in standard 2.7 m ceiling industrial buildings with clearance for maintenance access — the UIB180 cannot offer the same clearance in the same building.
CE Marking — Standard Equipment, Not an Upgrade
At the UIB180 scale, machines serve production lines with 10 to 15-year service lives in pharmaceutical and personal care facilities subject to GMP and regulatory audit. CE compliance is not optional in these environments for EU, UK, Australian and regulated Asian markets — it is a procurement and installation prerequisite. The EP-ZQ135 provides full CE documentation as standard equipment rather than as a post-installation certification process, which the UL-marked UIB180 would require for these markets.
Component Supply Chain — Built for 24-Hour Multi-Shift Reliability
At the UIB180 scale, machines typically run 24-hour production schedules on GMP-qualified pharmaceutical and personal care lines where a single hydraulic seal failure can halt an entire shift. The EP-ZQ135 dual hydraulic system specifies Ekor pumps and HALLITE seals (both from Western Europe) for each of the two independent 37 kW circuits — providing redundant supply chain resilience and global distributor availability that UIB180-specific North American parts cannot match for users outside that region. Festo pneumatic valves, Gefran linear encoders and Schneider electrical components complete a component base with distributor coverage across Europe, the Middle East, South-East Asia and Latin America.
| No. | Component | Supplier | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer | Hongxun | Taiwan |
| 2 | Oil Pump Servo Driver | Hongxun | Taiwan |
| 3 | Servo Motor | Fisi | Italy |
| 4 | Oil Pump | Ekor | Germany |
| 5 | Hydraulic Valve | Oil Research | Taiwan |
| 6 | Five-Star Motor | Staver (Haitian) | China |
| 7 | Electronic Ruler | Gefran | Italy |
| 8 | A.C. Contactor | Schneider | France |
| 9 | Heating Relay | YANMING | Taiwan |
| 10 | O-Type Ring | HALLITE | England |
| 11 | Seal Ring | HALLITE | England |
| 12 | Travel Switch | YANMING | Taiwan |
| 13 | Air Switch | Schneider | France |
| 14 | Oil Pipe | ISR | USA |
| 15 | Air Valve | Festo | Germany |
| 16 | Servo Rotary Motor | Huichuan | China |
| 17 | PCS Carton | Mecano | China |
Component suppliers may be substituted with equivalent or superior alternatives subject to availability without prior notice.
Material Range at Flagship Scale
The UIB180 primarily processes HDPE and PP at high volume. The EP-ZQ135 covers this base and extends it in ways the UIB180 cannot: the 6+N barrel zones enable PCTG and PLA at 30-cavity rates where the UIB180 3-zone barrel introduces thermal variation; the 650 g injection weight covers heavier-gauge HDPE specifications at 1000 to 2000 ml that the UIB180 approaches its limit on; and the CE documentation supports EU-market material sustainability declarations that are increasingly required alongside machine compliance certificates for pharmaceutical and premium personal care packaging lines.
Processable Materials
Personal Care — Maximum Volume
Mass-market shampoo, conditioner and body wash at the highest daily volumes — with 30 cavities at 10 ml and 10 at 500 ml, plus CE compliance for EU export lines
Pharmaceutical — GMP Scale
High-output oral liquid syrup, wide-mouth pharmaceutical jars and supplement containers on GMP-qualified EU-export lines requiring CE machine documentation
Nutraceutical and Wellness
Supplement jars and protein containers in PCTG or PLA — processable at 30-cavity rates by the 6+N barrel zone configuration that the UIB180 3-zone barrel cannot match
Contract Manufacturing
Multi-SKU contract bottle production across pharmaceutical, personal care and food packaging — with the material range and cavity flexibility to serve multiple clients from one machine
Tooling at UIB180 Scale — What Changes with the EP-ZQ135
UIB180 operators moving to the EP-ZQ135 should plan for a full tooling re-commission. UIB180 tooling does not transfer: the clamping geometry differs and the 1300 mm EP-ZQ135 platen is 250 mm longer than the UIB180. New injection and blow molds for the ZQ135 geometry are required regardless. The tooling investment, however, is the same whether replacing like-for-like or stepping to a wider-platen machine — and the EP-ZQ135 re-commission is the point at which 30-cavity configurations become available for the first time, a count structurally impossible on the 1050 mm UIB180 platen. The 280 mm stripping stroke — the largest in the ZQ range — also enables tall pharmaceutical jar formats that may have required custom UIB modifications. Ever Power provides mold layout recommendations, hot runner balancing specifications for 30-cavity configurations and full tooling specifications during the quotation process.
1300 mm Platen — 30-Cavity Layout Now Reachable
At 1300 mm versus 1050 mm for the UIB180, the EP-ZQ135 platen provides the horizontal layout space for a 30-cavity configuration at 10 ml — the maximum achievable in horizontal IBM mold geometry and a count the UIB180 platform cannot accommodate.
30-Position Hot Runner — Individual Gate Control at Maximum Scale
Individual flow-path balancing and independent gate temperature control across all 30 positions. Combined with the 6+N barrel zone configuration, this represents the highest level of thermal and flow precision available in commercial horizontal IBM production.
280 mm Stripping Stroke — Tallest Jar Formats Supported
The 280 mm stripping stroke — the longest in the ZQ range — provides ejection clearance for tall pharmaceutical jars and wide-mouth supplement containers that may have required custom stroke modifications on UIB180 installations.
Production Line at 30-Cavity Scale
The EP-ZQ135 is designed as the central production unit in the highest-throughput IBM bottle lines. At 30 cavities the downstream inspection, filling and packing capacity must be matched to the EP-ZQ135 output rate; Ever Power provides complete turnkey line proposals including equipment sizing for this output level. The smaller machine footprint versus the UIB180 — 0.5 m shorter, 0.2 m narrower and 0.3 m lower — also gives downstream equipment designers more layout flexibility than a UIB180 installation allows. View the complete ZQ range at the IBM machines overview.
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