Husky Injection Molding Systems Limited

Andre Axel Kromberg

Sven Kmoch

Ralf Walter Fisch

Jean-Christophe Witz

Jan Marius Manda

Maxfield Paul Bradshaw

Renato Papa

Bruno Giuseppe Sodaro

Dirk Holger Schlums

Dietmar Tiemo Brand

Alex Teng

Adrian Peter Looije

Peter Adrian Looije

Ruud Luijs

Abdeslam Bouti

Stephen Linwood Gray

Daniel Hontheim

Thomas Andrew Lawrence

Ruud Maria Theodorus Luijs

Tomasz Uracz

Geoffrey Andrew Gow

Peter A Looije

Dirk Schlums

There is provided a structure for positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face in an injection molding machine. The structure comprises a positioner configured to connect the first mold part to part of the injection molding machine, wherein the positioner is adjustable to position the first mold part on the mold mounting face. The structure further comprises controller executable instructions executable in a controller with which to resolve an alignment parameter of the mold using a feedback signal from a sensor. Further provided is a method of operating an injection molding machine which method comprises the steps of positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face using a positioner and appreciating an alignment parameter of the mold with reference to a feedback signal from a sensor.

Mold positioning device

Disclosed herein, amongst other things, are structure and steps for positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face in an injection molding machine. In particular, the structure and steps may include a positioner that is configured to connect the first mold part to part of the injection molding machine, wherein the positioner is adjustable to position the first mold part across the mold mounting face.

A cam and cam follower apparatus translates linear cam bar movement to perpendicular valve stem actuation in an injection molding system. The cam bars reciprocate up and down on linear bearing rails such that an actuation plate, fitted with a plurality of valve stems, is cycled normal to the direction of the cam bar movement via cam followers traveling within cam slots in the cam bars. The cam slots in the cam bars are profiled such that the cam followers affect the speed and force at which the valve stems travel while at the same time reducing frictional effects and their associated power requirement. The cam followers of the valve stem actuation plate travel in cam slots in the cam bars from a valve stem forward position, to a valve stem retracted position and ultimately, the entire actuation plate may be removed from the cam bars for maintenance via open ended slots in the cam bars.

Cam apparatus for valve stem actuation

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Newmarket, Canada

Andre Axel Kromberg