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Fruit Basket and Bucket Injection Molding Machine
An injection molding machine for HDPE fruit baskets and buckets, moulding sturdy open containers for high productivity.
Overview
Fruit baskets and buckets are larger open-walled parts that have to fill cleanly and release without warping, so clamp force and injection settings are held steady to keep walls flat and rims true across every shot. High-productivity operation suits the volumes these everyday containers sell in, and the hot-runner mould feeds the cavity efficiently with minimal waste.
Key features
- Moulds sturdy HDPE baskets and buckets
- High-productivity cycling for everyday containers
- Hot-runner mould feeds the cavity efficiently
Application
HDPE fruit baskets, buckets and open containers for agriculture, retail packaging and household use.
Send your part drawing or a physical sample — AMAN cuts the matching mould in its own workshop and quotes the machine, mould and line in one quotation. Request a quote →
Service and support
AMAN backs every machine with installation guidance and operator training. Our customers are in 100+ countries.
Recommended setup
We make the basket and bucket moulds in our own workshop and also supply the matched injection machine to run them. Both moulds run on one AM-700. Recommended setup:
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Cavities | 1 |
| Runner | 5-point open hot runner |
| Cycle time | 40–55 s (depends on part design) |
| Mould size (L × W × H) | 800 × 550 × 650 mm |
| Mould delivery | 40–60 days |
| Matched machine | AM-700 (600–700 t class) |
| Clamping force | 7,000 kN |
| Space between tie bars | 970 × 930 mm |
| Mould height (min–max) | 350–960 mm |
| Opening stroke | 970 mm |
| Screw diameter | 95 mm |
| Shot weight (PS) | 2,903 g |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference part | 20 L pail, approx. 1.6 kg |
| Cavities | 1 |
| Runner | Open hot runner |
| Cooling | Beryllium-copper inserts for faster cooling |
| Mould steel | Pre-hardened mould steel |
| Cycle time | 35–50 s (depends on part design) |
| Mould size (L × W × H) | 700 × 700 × 750 mm |
| Mould delivery | 40–60 days |
| Matched machine | AM-700 (700 t class) |
| Clamping force | 7,000 kN |
| Space between tie bars | 970 × 930 mm |
| Mould height (min–max) | 350–960 mm |
| Opening stroke | 970 mm |
| Screw diameter | 95 mm |
| Shot weight (PS) | 2,903 g |
Shot weight is the machine rating in PS.
Other machine sizes
| Parameter | Unit | AMAN injection moulding series |
|---|---|---|
| Clamping force | kN | 1,200 - 10,000 |
| Clamping force | ton | 120 - 1,000 |
| Number of models in series | pcs | 11 |
| Screw diameter | mm | 36 - 120 |
| Screw L/D ratio | 23.3 - 24.7 | |
| Theoretical shot volume | cm3 | 163 - 5,878 |
| Injection stroke | mm | 160 - 520 |
| Platen size | mm | 610 x 610 - 1,310 x 1,310 |
| Machine size (L x W x H) | m | 4.7-11.1 x 1.3-2.8 x 1.9-3.0 |
| Pump motor | kW | 14 - 62 |
| Max. hydraulic pressure | MPa | 17.5 |
| Oil tank capacity | L | 200 - 1,400 |
| Model selection | Matched to your part weight, projected area and cavity count |
One machine covers a range of sizes: you only change the mould to make a different product. The machine must be selected according to the LARGEST product you plan to make — running a small product on a large machine is possible, but you lose some efficiency and some material. Send us your smallest and your largest product (size and weight) and we will confirm whether one machine is enough.
Order the injection mould for your part with this machine and we make it in our own workshop, then ship machine and mould as one set, tested and tuned together. Send your part drawing and we quote the machine together with the mould.
Each machine is configured to your container; the final specification is written into your quotation.
Request a quote for this machine
Tell us your container or part, material and target output, and attach a drawing if you have one.
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