Used FlexBlow Stretch Blow Molding Machines for Sale

FlexBlow traces its roots to 1994, when the company was established in Kretinga, Lithuania, under the name Terekas UAB as a PET bottle and preform producer. Recognizing the value of rapid mold changes and broad format flexibility, the team began building its own stretch blow molding equipment in 1996 and soon started selling machines to other container manufacturers. By 2006 the entire machine lineup had been converted to fully electric servo drives, and the FlexBlow brand name eventually became the company's primary identity. Today FlexBlow is a 100-percent family-owned business with more than 170 employees, over 500 systems delivered globally, and a manufacturing campus in Kretinga dedicated to engineering, prototyping, and machine production.

The core product line is a family of two-stage, reheat stretch blow molding machines built around an all-electric architecture. The standard series — including the FlexBlow 1, FlexBlow 2, FlexBlow 2 WM, and FlexBlow 2-3 — uses intermittent linear preform feeding to achieve the widest possible neck and container-size range, handling neck diameters from 12 mm up to 120 mm and volumes from 10 ml to 10 liters in a single machine. Higher-output configurations include the FlexBlow 4 and FlexBlow 8, which combine rotary and linear motion in a hybrid architecture for outputs up to 6,400 and 13,000 bottles per hour respectively, while the FlexBlow Multi links two eight-cavity hybrid modules for high-volume rotary-class production. All models are built with approximately 85 percent of components manufactured in-house and use premium European electrical and pneumatic components from suppliers such as Siemens, Bosch, and Festo.

FlexBlow machines serve a broad range of end-market industries wherever PET or PP container flexibility is critical. Food and beverage producers rely on them for still water, carbonated drinks, juices, dairy, and hot-fill applications up to 93 °C. Personal care and cosmetics manufacturers use FlexBlow equipment to produce wide-mouth jars, oval bottles, and asymmetric containers that would typically require single-stage tooling. Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical packagers value the machines for their precise neck-finish alignment and cleanroom-compatible all-electric design, while edible-oil and household-chemical producers take advantage of the large-volume capability for containers up to 10 liters.

Buyers seeking used FlexBlow stretch blow molding machines are drawn by several factors that hold value well on the secondary market. The all-electric servo design eliminates hydraulic oil systems, reducing maintenance costs and energy consumption compared with older hydraulic blow molders. The machines' signature fast-changeover system — complete mold and neck format changes in as little as 20 to 30 minutes — means a used FlexBlow can serve multiple SKUs without dedicated tooling investment, making it attractive for contract packagers and smaller-volume producers. The high proportion of in-house-manufactured components and the use of standard European electrical parts keep spare-parts sourcing straightforward, and the machines' robust construction means well-maintained units continue to deliver consistent output long after initial installation.

Meadoworks is your trusted source for used FlexBlow equipment. As third-generation industrial equipment dealers and AMEA-certified appraisers with over 50 years of experience, we offer quality-inspected FlexBlow machines at competitive prices. Browse the 1 used FlexBlow machine listed above, or call 800-323-0307 for equipment not yet listed.

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