Apparatus and method for fabrication containers

An apparatus for fabricating containers, comprising:

• a plurality of mold segments, said plurality of mold segments defining a mold cavity substantially in the form of a container and configured to accommodate a substantially tubular preform having a preform cavity communicating with an open end;
• an injection head, said injection head configured to cooperate with said open end of said preform and establish fluid communication therewith;
• an injection cylinder, said injection cylinder comprising a chamber with a piston moveable therein and being disposed in fluid communication with said injection head, and further configured to inject a volume of liquid into said preform when said piston is advanced within said chamber;
• a closure cylinder, said closure cylinder being configured to exert a force on at least one of the mold segments so as to maintain said mold segments in a closed disposition;
• a motor cylinder comprising a piston, the piston of said motor cylinder driving said piston of said injection cylinder, the motor cylinder and closure cylinder being concurrently driven by a single pressure source.