Apparatus and method for fabricating and filling containers

An injection head for fabricating a container from a preform, the preform having a tubular body with a closed first end, an open second end defining a mouth and a preform cavity defined between the mouth and the closed end, the injection head comprising:

• an outer shell including a body section and a nozzle, the nozzle being configured to establish fluid communication between the mouth and a liquid supply coupled to the outer shell;
• an injection valve disposed within the outer shell and being moveable between an opened position permitting fluid communication of a liquid from the liquid supply through the injection head and a closed position preventing fluid communication of the liquid through the injection head;
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• a control mechanism coupled to the injection valve and configured to cause movement the injection valve from the closed position to the opened position in response to liquid under pressure in the outer shell from the liquid supply.