Husky Injection Molding Systems Limited

Alireza Mortazavi

Jeffrey Douglas MacDonald

Robin Alexander Arnott

Gordon R Elliott

Denise Davina Craig

Robert Ilmonen

Geoffrey Andrew Gow

Bruce Clive Dearling

Barrie Lloyd Drysdale

Matthew Dee Tai

Disclosed is a system. The system includes a mold-moving assembly that is cooperative with an insert-forming station to form an insert at least in part. The mold-moving assembly is also cooperative with an overmolding station to overmold another insert previously formed by the insert-forming station in cooperation with the mold-moving assembly. The mold-moving assembly, when so actuated, moves inserts between the insert-forming station and the overmolding station. Operation of the insert-forming station and operation of the overmolding station overlap one another at least in part.

System for overmolding insert

System comprising mold-moving assembly cooperative with molding station and insert-integration station. Mold-moving assembly operative over cycle, including: first phase: molding station and mold-moving assembly operative to mold molded article, and insert is integrated, in insert-integration station so as to manufacture composite article, and insert-integration station and mold-moving assembly operative to shape insert of composite article into predetermined shaped; second phase: after insert has been shaped, composite article is released and ejected from insert-integration station, and mold-moving assembly is translated away from molding station so that molded article may be removed from molding station; third phase: mold-moving assembly is actuated to move molded article from molding station over to insert-integration station; and fourth phase: insert-integration station receives another insert, and molded article is retained in insert-integration station so that when in first phase is repeated, another insert may become integrated with molded article and then formed with molded article.

System for integrating insert with molded article

Disclosed is (i) an overmolding system, (ii) a method of an overmolding system, (iii) an article of manufacture for directing a data processing system to control a molding system, and (iv) an article manufactured by an overmolding system.

Overmolding system

The present invention provides an improved extruder assembly, that includes a wiper for wiping a screw portion in a low pressure extruder stage, whereby the wiping of the screw portion improves melt conveyance through the low pressure extruder stage. The present invention has particular utility when used in a low pressure venting and entrainment extruder stage of a single screw compounding extruder. The present invention also provides an extrusion/injection unit for use in-line compounding molding system that incorporates the improved extruder assembly.

Extruder assembly

A method and apparatus for handling preforms from an injection molding machine whereby an array of molded articles received from the mold is reconfigured into a single row to assist in downstream auxiliary processing.

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Richmond Hill, Canada

Alireza Mortazavi