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Document | Title | Date |
20080254162 | Electroformed mold and manufacturing method therefor - It includes an electroformed shell | 10-16-2008 |
20080268088 | Mold Assembly Using Inserts - An injection molding machine is provided, including a nozzle assembly having a channel for conveying a fluid. At least one cavity insert is removably mounted within a cavity plate, the at least one cavity insert defining a mold cavity, and a first portion of a gate for communicating the fluid between the nozzle assembly and the mold cavity. A gate insert defines a receptacle for the nozzle assembly, and further defining a second portion of the gate. The gate insert is floatably retained between the nozzle assembly and the at least one cavity insert. Preferably, the gate insert is retained by a gate insert plate that is disposed between the cavity plate and the nozzle assembly. | 10-30-2008 |
20080292745 | Mold Structure and Method of Manufacture Thereof - Disclosed are a mold gate insert as well as a mold assembly and an injection molding machine incorporating such a mold gate insert. The mold gate insert comprises a base structure formed of a wear resistant material having a first thermal conductivity. The base structure defines a mold cavity, at least in part, a nozzle assembly alignment portion for aligning a nozzle assembly with respect to the base structure, and a gate for communication between the mold cavity and the nozzle assembly. The mold gate insert further comprises a heat dam being completely enclosed by the base structure. The heat dam is made of a material having a second thermal conductivity being less than the first thermal conductivity and arranged within the base structure in proximity to the nozzle assembly alignment portion such that the heat flow between the nozzle assembly and the base structure is impeded. Furthermore, a method of producing the mold gate insert is disclosed. | 11-27-2008 |
20080317896 | Melt Balancing Element in a Manifold Melt Channel - A manifold of an injection molding apparatus includes a primary melt channel and secondary melt channels extending from the primary melt channel. A shear rod is disposed at the junction between the primary and secondary melt channels. The shear rod extends from the junction into the primary melt channel and is disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the primary melt channel. | 12-25-2008 |
20090068306 | Moulding Device and Method - An injection-moulding device is disclosed, comprising at least first and second mould parts, defining a mould cavity, wherein at least one of the mould parts comprises heating means, for heating the mould part in the vicinity of a mould cavity surface, said heating means comprising an inductive coil having a plurality of windings and being powered by an oscillator. The mould part comprises a top member, at the mould cavity surface, and, beneath the top member, a carrier member comprising grooves for taking up said coil windings, wherein the top member resistivity is lower than 1.5*10 | 03-12-2009 |
20090074905 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING COMPOSITE PARTS - A composite fabrication apparatus which may include a first tooling die and a second tooling die movable with respect to each other; a temperature control system having induction coils disposed in thermal contact with the first tooling die and the second tooling die; a first die susceptor provided on the first tooling die and a second die susceptor provided on the second tooling die and connected to the induction coils; and a cooling system disposed in thermal contact with the first tooling die and the second tooling die. A resin transfer system delivers resin from a resin source to the tooling dies to allow resin transfer molding. A composite fabrication method is also disclosed. | 03-19-2009 |
20090162473 | Neck Block Cooling - A neck block of a moulding tool for the production of a hollow body preform by means of injection moulding, wherein the neck block has a main body with a shaping surface which is adapted to the external contour of a neck portion of the hollow body preform to be produced and is provided to come into contact in the injection moulding operation with the neck portion of the hollow body preform, wherein furthermore there is provided at least one cooling passage for a cooling fluid which at least portion-wise extends substantially parallel to the shaping surface. The neck block is further provided with an inlet and an outlet and an inlet passage and an outlet passage which connect the inlet and the outlet respectively to the cooling passage. The cooling passage is arranged closer to the shaping surface than the inlet and the outlet. The cooling passage has at least one portion which extends substantially parallel to the shaping surface and which extends within the main body so that the walls thereof are formed by the main body, and a connecting portion which adjoins said portion and the walls of which are formed in part by the main body and in part by a closure element fitted onto the main body. | 06-25-2009 |
20090169671 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - Problem to be Solved An injection molding machine is provided which prevents, when molding a molding product, a molded part not to be used as a product to be integrally molded together with a molding product to be a product from being uselessly produced and improves production efficiency. | 07-02-2009 |
20090220634 | Injection Molding Apparatus with Replaceable Gate Insert - Injection molding apparatus has upper and lower mold halves that split along the center line of the parison cavity and the gate passage leading thereto. Each hot melt injection nozzle is received within a tubular insert cup having a reduced diameter tip that is seated within the gate passage. The cup is supported on the lower mold half so as to remain thereon as the upper mold half opens and closes the mold. The base end of each nozzle has a swivel ball and socket relationship with the manifold block which supplies it with hot melt, while the tip end of each injection nozzle is configured to permit swivelling within the insert cup as need be to accommodate dimensional changes that arise during non-uniform thermal expansion and contraction of different parts of the tooling. | 09-03-2009 |
20090232930 | Disk Molding Mold, Mirror Surface Disk, and Method of Manufacturing Mirror Surface Disk - An object is to prevent a disk substrate from warping to thereby improve the quality of the disk substrate. A disk molding mold includes a first support plate; a first mirror surface disk attached to the first support plate; a second support plate; and a second mirror surface disk attached to the second support plate and facing the first mirror surface disk. At least one of the first and second mirror surface disks comprises a first plate, and a second plate disposed to surround at least a front surface of the first plate. The first plate comprises a temperature control flow passage ( | 09-17-2009 |
20090252826 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An injection molding machine includes supporting plates, molds coupled to the supporting plates, and a coupling guide device to guide the coupling of the molds and the supporting plates. The coupling guide device includes a first coupling guide recess and a first coupling guide protrusion provided at center portions of the molds and the supporting plates so as to be coupled to each other, and a second coupling guide recess and a second coupling guide protrusion provided at the molds and the supporting plates, spaced apart from the first coupling guide recess and the first coupling guide protrusion, so as to be coupled to each other. The second coupling guide recess is formed lengthwise in a direction toward a periphery from the center portions of the molds and the supporting plates. | 10-08-2009 |
20090324770 | Bottom Insert With Heat Insulation - A bottom insert for a mold cavity for the production of moldings of plastic material. The mold cavity has a main body with a hot side which has a recess for receiving molten plastic material under pressure and a cold side having a recess, the inside contour of which is intended to come into contact with the molding to be produced and to shape the outside contour thereof. A gate ( | 12-31-2009 |
20100034920 | Melt Transfer Components for a Stack Molding System - A stack molding apparatus is disclosed having a stationary mold platen and a movable mold platen defining a parting line. The apparatus has a melt transfer nozzle extending within a well in the stationary mold platen, the melt transfer nozzle defining a melt channel for receiving and transporting a melt stream. The apparatus also includes a melt transfer component having a spigot portion, a melt channel and an aperture in a sealing surface thereof, wherein the melt transfer component is fixedly attached to the stationary mold platen such that the sealing surface defines a portion of the parting line. The spigot portion is slidably fit within the melt channel of the melt transfer nozzle so that the melt channels are in fluid communication. When the stack molding apparatus is brought to an operating temperature, the melt transfer nozzle slides over the spigot portion to accommodate thermal expansion. | 02-11-2010 |
20100040723 | Hot Runner having Ruduced Valve-Stem Drool - Disclosed is a valve-gated hot-runner system, having: (i) a back-up sealing arrangement, including: (i) a plurality of radial gaps associated with a valve stem of a valve actuator, and (ii) a cooling system being positioned relative to the plurality of radial gaps, the cooling system being configured to freeze a drool being made to enter, under pressure, into the plurality of radial gaps, so that the drool that becomes frozen substantially reduces flow of the drool along the valve stem and toward the valve actuator. | 02-18-2010 |
20100055225 | HEAT INSULATING MOLD, MOLD COMPONENT, MOLDING MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT INSULATING MOLD - An object is to shorten molding cycle and improve durability of a heat-insulating layer ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100055226 | HOT OR COLD RUNNER MANIFOLD - The invention relates to a manifold | 03-04-2010 |
20100104685 | Device for processing elastomers and/or thermoplastics - A device for processing elastomers or thermoplastics has a distribution system that is disposed between a plasticizing unit and an injection-molding die for distribution of the material plasticized in the plasticizing unit. At least one nozzle is disposed on the distribution system, by way of which nozzle the plasticized elastomer can be injected into the cavity of the injection molding die. The at least one nozzle is attached outside the center on a rotating insert, in each instance, which insert is disposed in a recess in the distribution system. | 04-29-2010 |
20100136160 | OVEN FOR THE THERMAL CONDITIONING OF PREFORMS, COMPRISING A VENTILATION PLENUM | 06-03-2010 |
20100159061 | COAXIAL COOLING/HEATING COIL STRUCTURE AND THE MOLD CONFIGURED WITH THE SAME - The present invention relates to a coaxial cooling/heating coil structure and a mold configured with the same, in which the coaxial cooling/heating coil is comprised of: a frame, configured with a cooling channel having an inlet, provided for a cooling water to flow therein, and an outlet, provided for discharging the cooling water therefrom; and a heat-conducting coil, disposed inside the cooling channel. The coaxial cooling/heating structure is fitted to a mold to be used for enhancing the preheating efficiency of the mold while improving the time required for cooling the mold. | 06-24-2010 |
20100183761 | MOLD FOR THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MOLDING, CAVITY MOLD, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE CAVITY MOLD - A process for producing a heat-insulating cavity mold, characterized by producing two members, i.e., a metallic surface layer member ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100255143 | GAS-ASSISTED MOLD SURFACE HEATING SYSTEM - A gas-assisted mold surface heating system is disclosed, which comprise: an air supply, for providing air with a flow rate larger than 300 L/min; a heater, for heating air to a temperature higher than 400° C.; a mold, configured with a mold cavity, an inlet and an outlet; and an air storage tank; wherein, the inlet is connected to the heater through a pipeline for allowing the air from the air supply to flow into the cavity after being heated by the heater and thus to be for heating up the surface of the mold cavity while the heated air is being enabled to flow out of the cavity through the outlet and into the air storage tank. With the aforesaid system, surface temperature of the mold cavity can be raised to a point higher than a glass transmission point in a short period of time. | 10-07-2010 |
20100272849 | Melt Channel Geometries for an Injection Molding System - An injection molding system is disclosed that utilizes a melt channel wherein at least a portion of the melt channel has a noncircular cross-section for balancing shear in a melt stream of moldable material that flows therethrough. The noncircular cross-section of the melt channel portion may be, for e.g., capsule-shaped, extended egg-shaped, oval, teardrop-shaped, or peanut-shaped. A flow splitter is also disclosed that is positioned offset from a central axis of an upstream melt channel to protrude between inlets of respective downstream melt channels, where the upstream melt channel splits into the downstream melt channels, to thereby create a narrower inlet into one of the downstream melt channels and a wider inlet into the other of the downstream melt channels. | 10-28-2010 |
20100330225 | CONTINUOUS MOLDING MACHINE POST-MOLDING DEVICE - Disclosed, amongst other things, is a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a continuous molding machine ( | 12-30-2010 |
20110038980 | Hot Runner Including Nozzle-Support Structure - Disclosed is a hot runner ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110059201 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS FOR HIGH-GLOSS PRODUCTS - An injection molding apparatus includes a first mold supported on a first fixed plate, a second mold assembled to and disassembled from the first mold and forming a cavity for injection molding, a third mold installed so as to be assembled to and disassembled from the second mold, a guide portion guiding the assembly and disassembly of the first, second, and third molds, and a heating and cooling portion heating the second molding when injecting resin for forming a product into the cavity formed as the first and second molds are assembled to each other and cooling the second mod when curing the resin injected into the cavity. | 03-10-2011 |
20110135779 | Mold-Tool System having Manifold Body Defining Uninterrupted Melt Channels - A mold-tool system comprising: a manifold assembly, including: a manifold body defining: an inlet assembly; outlets being set apart from the inlet assembly; and uninterrupted melt channels extending between the inlet assembly and the outlets. | 06-09-2011 |
20110159139 | HEATING APPARATUS FOR FLUID FLOW CHANNEL - Apparatus for heating a fluid being injected in an injection molding system, the apparatus comprising a mold having a cavity, a fluid flow distribution manifold, a fluid flow channel body, a coiled heater tube comprised of a thermally conductive wall, a heater device disposed within the coiled tube; the coiled tube having an upstream, downstream and intermediate coiled portions, the upstream and downstream coiled portions of the coiled tube being selectively movable away from each other along the coil axis to cause the intermediate coiled portion of the coiled tube to stretch or extend in coil axial length. | 06-30-2011 |
20110183030 | Hot-Runner System having Nano-Structured Material - Disclosed is a hot-runner system of an injection molding system, the hot-runner system comprising a hot-runner component, including: a material, and a nano-structured material being combined with the material. | 07-28-2011 |
20110236526 | SYSTEM FOR INJECTING A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL - The disclosure relates to a system for injecting a thermoplastic material in the fluid state, including: a dispenser adapted to be maintained at an injection temperature higher than the temperature limit at which the material is in a fluid state; an injection nozzle defining at least one portion of a transition passage; a stopper mounted inside the transition passage so as to slide between a blocking position and an opening position thereof; and control means for alternately sliding the stopper, wherein the control means comprises a jack with a rod parallel to the sliding direction of the stopper, and which is secured in an offset manner on the dispenser via a flattened beam, and a lever arranged so as to tilt about an axis so as to transmit the movements of the jack rod to the stopper. | 09-29-2011 |
20110256257 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MOLD WITH CONFORMAL COOLING PASSAGES - A method of producing a conformal cooling passage in a part-producing mold, and a mold provided with such a conformal cooling passage. The conformal cooling passage is produced by creating a number of open channels in a molding surface of a mold of interest, the channels substantially conforming to the contour of the molding surface. A bridging weld formed from a plurality of connected weld beads is generated in each channel so as to span and seal each channel while enclosing an open passage in the bottom thereof. The remainder of each channel above its bridging weld is filled, such as by welding, and the area of each channel is subsequently shaped to conform with the contours of the molding surface surrounding that channel. A sub-surface conformal cooling passage is thus formed in the mold. | 10-20-2011 |
20110287128 | INJECTION MOLD - An injection mold includes a mold body and an open-loop water channel. The mold body includes a molding surface and a number of side surfaces surrounding the molding surface, and a number of mold cavities defined in the molding surface. The water channel is defined in the mold body. An open end of the open-loop water channel serves as an inlet. The other open end of the open-loop water channel serves as an outlet. The inlet is configured for introducing water into the water channel. The outlet is configured for draining the water out of the water channel. Each of the inlet and the outlet extends through two different side surfaces. In addition, the inlet and the outlet are separated from each other by a base material of the mold body. | 11-24-2011 |
20110293773 | ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOLD CLAMPING UNIT ON AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - The invention relates to a mold clamping unit on a plastic injection molding machine, the unit having a clamping mechanism for opening and closing an injection mold, the mechanism having a servo motor as the drive motor ( | 12-01-2011 |
20110305789 | SYSTEM FOR POST-TREATING AND TRANSFERRING PREFORMS - A system for the post-treatment of preforms ( | 12-15-2011 |
20120003350 | SYSTEM FOR THE INJECTION MOULDING OF PLASTIC MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR BEING ASSOCIATED WITH A BLOWING UNIT OF THE MOULDED PLASTIC MATERIAL - An injection moulding system ( | 01-05-2012 |
20120034332 | HOT-RUNNER SYSTEM HAVING BLADDER ASSEMBLY - A hot-runner system ( | 02-09-2012 |
20120040043 | Modular Manifold System - A modular manifold system | 02-16-2012 |
20120045536 | COUPLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An injection molding system comprising an actuator, a mounting plate, a mold and a manifold mounted between the mounting plate and the mold, the mounting plate being removably coupled to the mold, a valve pin comprising a pin stem and a pin connector; the actuator housing being mounted on or within the mounting plate for radial movement upon decoupling of the actuator housing from the mounting plate. | 02-23-2012 |
20120141626 | Mold Tool System having Manifold Body Including Uninterrupted Melt Channels - A mold-tool system is provided which includes a manifold body including an inlet assembly, a plurality of outlets spaced from the inlet assembly, and an uninterrupted melt channel associated with each outlet and extending between the inlet assembly and its associated outlets. Each melt channel may have a length which is substantially identical to the length of the other melt channels. | 06-07-2012 |
20120219662 | CAVITY INSERT FILM FLOW COOLING - A cavity insert for a mold stack is disclosed, the cavity insert being dimensioned to define a continuous annular cavity insert cooling chamber. The cavity insert also provides a first and second decompression chamber in fluid communication with each end of the cavity insert cooling chamber. Also disclosed is a chamber extension feature in fluid communication with the cavity insert cooling chamber to promote cooling in the downstream region of the cavity insert. | 08-30-2012 |
20120225159 | MOLD APPARATUS - A mold apparatus used in injection molding of liquid silicone composition. The mold apparatus is made of several components aiding in the overall process. The mold apparatus has two main sections, a cold section to prevent the liquid silicone from curing and a heated section for curing the liquid silicone. The two sections are separated by a thermal insulating plate. The metering of the flow is achieved by an actuator providing linear movement of a valve pin position in the center of the flow path of the runnerless nozzle resting against a gate orifice. The runnerless nozzle is keep cooled with an annular heat pipe surrounding the body of the runnerless nozzle and circulating a liquid coolant at one end of the runnerless nozzle. The cavity block receive heat from an heating element incorporated in the cavity back plate. Heat is evenly distributed in the cavity block by vaporization. | 09-06-2012 |
20120231108 | ACTUATOR MOUNT SYSTEM - In an injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold and a mold, a system for mounting an actuator to the manifold and the clamp plate, the system comprising:
| 09-13-2012 |
20120231109 | ACTUATOR MOUNT SYSTEM - A system for mounting an injection molding system actuator to a manifold and a clamp plate comprising:
| 09-13-2012 |
20120231110 | CONTINUOUS ROTARY INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A continuous rotary injection molding machine, comprising a continuous extrusion-type injection system, having an injection nozzle arranged downwards; a plurality of first injection runners, arranged horizontally, the injection nozzle of the injection system is located at a junction of the plurality of first injection runners; heating members, arranged around the plurality of first injection runners; plural groups of molding molds, arranged under the first injection runners; a plurality of second injection runners, arranged between the first injection runners and the mold cavities; and a plurality of injection switches, arranged on either the first injection runners or the second injection runners. | 09-13-2012 |
20120237631 | Hot-Runner System having Manifold Assembly Manufactured in Accordance with Free-Form-Fabrication - A hot-runner system ( | 09-20-2012 |
20120258192 | Hot Runner for Multi-Cavity Injection Mold - The present invention is a hot runner which is easier and less expensive to manufacture and which has increased capacity. The hot runner is particularly well suited for use with multi-cavity molds. The improved hot runner includes a substantially flat main body having a main melt inlet formed in a center of the main body and a plurality of drops formed in the main body. A plurality of linear distribution channels is formed in the main body with each linear distribution channel intersecting a plurality of drops. The hot runner further includes a plurality of melt channels formed in the main body and communicating with the main melt inlet and the linear distribution channels. | 10-11-2012 |
20120263820 | COOLING SLEEVE WITH SUPPORT ELEMENT - A cooling sleeve for receiving a preform comprising a receiving cavity having a receiving opening so that a preform can be inserted into the receiving cavity, and a fluid passage arranged so that when the receiving opening is closed a fluid can be introduced into or removed from the receiving cavity by way of the fluid passage, wherein the cooling sleeve extends along a longitudinal axis and the fluid passage has a passage opening which is arranged near the longitudinal axis and which is arranged opposite the receiving opening. The cooling sleeve allows accelerated cooling of the sprue region of the preform without corresponding noses or markings being formed at the outside of the preform. Arranged in the fluid passage in the region of the passage opening is a support element having a support surface for contacting the preform when the preform is inserted into the cooling sleeve. | 10-18-2012 |
20130177666 | Mold-Tool System Including Air Cavity Circuit, and Means for Forcing Relatively Cooler Air Stream to Air Cavity Circuit - A mold-tool system ( | 07-11-2013 |
20130209603 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An injection molding machine for producing injection molded parts has an injecting station in which melt can be introduced into a cavity of a tool part. The cavity corresponds to the injection molded part. The injection molding machine has further stations in which the injection molded parts can be treated. The injection molded parts can be transported from one station to another station by way a transporting device. The transporting device has at least one transporting path that connects two stations. The injection molded parts are movable from one station to another station on the transporting path. | 08-15-2013 |
20130280366 | INJECTION NOZZLE WITH ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS - An injection nozzle that can be used in an injection blow molding system without use of an external heat source comprises a two-piece structure broadly including a structural outer body for coupling the nozzle to a resin manifold and a thermally conductive insert. At least a portion of an axial length of the insert has an outer diameter that is less than an inner diameter of a coinciding coaxial portion of the outer body, such that the differences in the inner and outer diameters present an insulating air gap along at least a portion of the nozzle length. A sufficient operating temperature for hot melt resin can then be obtained without use of the external heat source. | 10-24-2013 |
20130287883 | Injection-Moulding Machine with a Shut-Off Needle - This relates to an injection-moulding machine comprising a hot runner for feeding a melt into a mould, a shut-off needle for closing or opening the hot runner, a piston connected to the shut-off needle, dividing the housing into first and second chambers, and a covering plate with a first and a second fluid | 10-31-2013 |
20130323348 | HEAT DISSIPATING ASSEMBLY AND MOLD HAVING THE SAME - A heat dissipating assembly of a mold includes an angular pin, a heat pipe, and a liquid passage passing through the angular pin. The angular pin defines a receiving chamber therein. The liquid passage passes through a lower portion of the receiving chamber of the angular pin. The heat pipe includes a condensing section, an evaporation section, and a connecting section interconnecting the condensing section and the evaporation section. The evaporation section is embedded in an upper portion of the receiving chamber opposite to the lower portion. The condensing section is located in the lower portion of the receiving chamber. A mold having the heat dissipating assembly is also provided. | 12-05-2013 |
20140004222 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A MOULD PART WITH CHANNEL FOR TEMPERATURE REGULATION AND A MOULD PART MADE BY THE METHOD | 01-02-2014 |
20140099397 | Melt Channel Geometries for an Injection Molding System - An injection molding system is disclosed that utilizes a melt channel wherein at least a portion of the melt channel has a noncircular cross-section for balancing shear in a melt stream of moldable material that flows therethrough. The noncircular cross-section of the melt channel portion may be, for e.g., capsule-shaped, extended egg-shaped, oval, teardrop-shaped, or peanut-shaped. A flow splitter is also disclosed that is positioned offset from a central axis of an upstream melt channel to protrude between inlets of respective downstream melt channels, where the upstream melt channel splits into the downstream melt channels, to thereby create a narrower inlet into one of the downstream melt channels and a wider inlet into the other of the downstream melt channels. | 04-10-2014 |
20140106022 | COMPACT SLIDE RAIL FOR INJECTION MOLDS - A slide, like those used in injection moulds, includes a closure unit with a first complementary profile complementary with the second complementary profile of a slide body, the complementary profiles being double wedge-shaped, where the double wedge has oblique end surfaces determining a fixed positioning and locked position between the closure unit and the slide body, such that the slide body includes a rail in the lower base coupleable to a slide guide on which the slide body slides. | 04-17-2014 |
20140141117 | Reduced Size Runner for an Injection Mold System - A runner system for a multi-cavity injection molding system, the runner system having runners of reduced size. | 05-22-2014 |
20140335218 | MOLD FOR MOLDING DECORATIVE OUTER PANEL OF REFRIGERATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a mold for molding a decorative outer panel of a refrigerator. A molding part is processed on a surface of the mold formed of a metal or engineering plastic material, but not formed of a glass material, to mold the decorative outer panel of a refrigerator having at least partial three-dimensional shape. Thus, the decorative outer panel having a three-dimensional shape or pattern may be formed through a simple process without performing a post-processing process. | 11-13-2014 |
20150132430 | DEVICE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CONTAINERS COMPRISING A MOULD AND A FLUIDIC COUPLING PLUG FITTED WITH MEANS FOR CLAMPING AGAINST THE MOULD | 05-14-2015 |
20150314508 | Hot Runner System Sealing Arrangement - A sealing arrangement between hot runner components includes a sealing component positioned between a first hot runner component and a second hot runner component having a molding material channel extending therebetween. The sealing component includes an opening through which the molding material channel extends. The sealing component is received in a bore in the second hot runner component such that a portion of the sealing component projects beyond the second hot runner component to create a gap between the first hot runner component and the second hot runner component. The sealing component has a hardness that is greater than a hardness of the second hot runner component and less than a hardness of the first hot runner component. Further, the sealing component has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is proximate to a coefficient of thermal expansion of the second hot runner component. | 11-05-2015 |
20160114506 | EDGE-GATED INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an edge gating injection molding apparatus for delivering a moldable material to an array of mold cavities, the array can have a first column and a last column of mold cavities, the edge gating injection molding apparatus comprising: a unidirectional delivery body for delivering a first stream of the moldable material to a different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities, via a first location of the different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities; and a bidirectional delivery body for delivering a second stream of the moldable material to the different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities, via a second location of the different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities. | 04-28-2016 |