Velocity Equipment Solutions Files Provisional Patent for New Drivetrain for Reciprocating Blow Molders

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NEW CASTLE, PA., January 23, 2025

– Velocity Equipment Solutions LLC, a leading supplier of packaging machinery, has filed a U.S. provisional patent application for an alternative drivetrain technology that will provide major productivity enhancements for reciprocating-screw blow molding machines. The new drivetrain technology is expected to replace traditional technology in current machines dating back to the 1960s, delivering a minimum of 15% energy savings over systems currently employed.

“We believe this is a game-changing innovation that will provide major operational efficiencies for blow molders,” said Tom Blaszkow, President of Velocity Equipment Solutions. “Energy represents the Number 2 cost for processors so this new technology will significantly improve the industry’s bottom-line results.”

Today’s more costly and inefficient drivetrain systems consist of some combination of hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic motors, gear reducers, v-belts, and ball spline thrust bearings. In addition, this new simpler drivetrain will replace these components, yielding dramatically lower maintenance costs over the life of the blow molding machine.

A new reciprocating blow molding machine equipped with the new drivetrain would cost less than a machine with today’s existing drivetrain technology, according to Blaszkow.

Similarly, an existing machine retrofitted with the new drivetrain would be equivalent in cost to a standard replacement.

Velocity has completed the design of its first machine equipped with the new drivetrain. It is slated for completion by early second quarter of 2025 and has already drawn interest from potential buyers. The new drivetrain will also be available as a retrofit kit for existing machines.

Velocity also announced plans to file a non-provisional patent in the coming months.


About Velocity Equipment Solutions LLC

Velocity Equipment and its predecessor companies have been manufacturing packaging machinery for over 45 years. The company, headquartered in New Castle, Pa., has supplied equipment and services to over 300 companies in more than 35 countries around the world. Predecessor companies include Portola Packaging, Portola Blow Mold Technologies, The Cap Snap Company, NEPCO, and Allied Tool.

In 2010, Velocity purchased substantially all assets of Portola’s Equipment Division. Today, Velocity is owned by an investment group that is comprised of the management team of the former Equipment Division of Portola.

Velocity is committed to providing unique high-value solutions which deliver a strategic advantage for client partners. Velocity provides both standard product offerings as well as custom-designed equipment to meet client needs. For more information, visit www.velocityes.com.

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