Husky Injection Molding Systems Limited

Husky Injection Molding Systems Luxembourg IP Development S.à.r.l

Ralf Walter Fisch

Sven Kmoch

Jean-Christophe Witz

Renato Papa

Maxfield Paul Bradshaw

Derek Robertson McCready

Joachim Johannes Niewels

Peter Yankov

Alex Teng

Jan Marius Manda

Joaquim Martins Nogueira

Bruno Giuseppe Sodaro

Adam Christopher Ulemek

Ruud Maria Theodorus Luijs

Dirk Holger Schlums

Andre Axel Kromberg

Dietmar Tiemo Brand

Christophe Halter

Adrian Peter Looije

Peter Adrian Looije

Darrin Albert MacLeod

Teng Guo

Ruud Luijs

Scott Michael Stedman

Arnold Heinz Mai

Christophe Simon Pierre Beck

Laurent Christel Sigler

Daniel Hontheim

Guoming Li

Geoffrey Andrew Gow

Friedhelm Schmitz

Rainer Kintzinger

Sebastien Sang Nguyen-Hoang

Cedric Boulay

Adeline Houssaye

Derek Robertson Mccready

Christophe Simon Beck

Sang Sebastien Nguyen Hoang

Dirk Schlums

Thomas Mcginley

A plastic molding system comprises: dispensing, pre-shaping and shaping cells and a transport subsystem. The dispensing cell has a station for dispensing a dose of plastic feedstock. The pre-shaping and shaping cells each comprise a plurality of stations for shaping the workpiece into a preform shape and into a final shape, respectively. The transport subsystem advances a workpiece along a selected one of a plurality of process paths to form a molded article. Each of the plurality of process paths is defined by a combination of stations of the dispensing cell, the pre-shaping cell and the shaping cell.

Molding apparatus and methods

An injection molding apparatus comprises a support base and a mold carrier removably mounted to the support base. The mold carrier includes a mounting plate with attachment features for engaging the support base. A mold with two mold plates is slidably mounted to the mountingplate. A clamp is operable to move the plates between open and closed positions. In the closed position, the plates abut one another. In the open position, the plates are spaced apart for removing molded articles.

Plastic molding apparatus and method with shaper module

In an aspect, a mold stack may comprise two adjacent components, one at least partially defining a vent adjustable between a molding configuration and a cleaning configuration. A junction of the components may be adjustable between a molding configuration, wherein mating faces contact one another to define a parting line, and a cleaning configuration, wherein mating faces are separated to create a molding cavity extension therebetween and an auxiliary melt barrier prevents uncontrolled flashing from the extension.

Molding system having a mold stack with a cleaning configuration and a shut height adjustment mechanism

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

In an aspect, a mold stack may comprise two adjacent components, one at least partially defining a vent adjustable between a molding configuration and a cleaning configuration. A junction of the components may be adjustable between a molding configuration, wherein mating faces contact one another to define a parting line, and a cleaning configuration, wherein mating faces are separated to create a molding cavity extension therebetween and an auxiliary melt barrier prevents uncontrolled flashing from the extension. In another aspect, a mold shut height adjustment mechanism may include a mold component movable along an operational axis of the mold, a stop member, movable along the axis relative to the mold component, having first and second stops for providing first and second gaps on the front and back sides, respectively, of the mold component when the stop member is deployed, and a spacer for use in selectively deploying the stop member.

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 preform suitable for subsequent blow-molding into a final-shaped container comprises: a neck portion; a base portion; and a body portion extending between the neck portion and the base portion; the body portion being defined between an inner surface having a circular transverse cross-sectional shape and an outer surface also having a circular transverse cross-sectional shape, the inner and outer surfaces being non-concentric, such that a wall thickness of the body portion varies circumferentially around the preform. A preform handling apparatus for retrieving a preform from a mold comprises a take-off device having a preform carrier and a take-off device alignment mechanism for maintaining the preform carrier in alignment with a contact surface of a body portion of the preform regardless of any offset between a longitudinal axis of a cylindrical outer surface of the body portion and a longitudinal axis of a cylindrical inner surface of the body portion.

Preform, a mold stack for producing the preform, and a preform handling apparatus for handling the preform

There is provided a mold stack (). The mold stack () comprises a core insert assembly (), the core insert assembly () for defining an inner portion of a molded article to be molded. The core insert assembly () includes a sensor assembly () configured to measure the in-mold pressure using entire active surface of the core insert assembly ().

Stack mold

Disclosed herein, amongst other things is a component of a molding system (e.g. mold component, post-mold component, etc.) having a heat dissipater that is configured to impart a profiled heat removal rate on a selected portion of a molded article that generally matches a heat distribution therein.

Component of a molding system for cooling a molded article

A mold component configured to be actuated between: a first configuration in which the mold component comprises a passage that allows passage of fluid (such as air) and prevents passage of the melt; and a second configuration in which the passage is actuated such as to become part of a molding surface.

Molding system having a residue cleaning feature and an adjustable mold shut height

A method is provided of cleaning of a portion of a mold component, the portion of the mold component including a passage configured, in use, to allow passage of fluid and to prevent passage of melt, the method comprising: entering the mold component into a cleaning configuration, whereby a portion of the passage becomes part of a molding surface; performing a molding cycle to fill in at least the portion of the passage with molding material for incorporation and removal of a residue there from. Also provided is a mold having a first mold half and a second mold half, the halves being movable relative to each other. A mold shut height adjustment apparatus can provide for a change in the mold shut height.

Disclosed herein, amongst other things is a component () of a molding system () (e.g. mold component, post-mold component, etc.) having a heat dissipater () that is configured to impart a profiled heat removal rate on a selected portion of a molded article () that generally matches a heat distribution therein.

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Ralf Walter Fisch