Provided is an injection molding machine that can reduce variations in the position of a slider with respect to a prescribed position. An injection molding machine of one embodiment comprise: a second injection device as an injection device for injecting a resin to a mold from a direction intersecting an extension direction in which a tie bar extends; a slider that supports the second injection device and slides same along the extension direction with respect to a fixed platen; and an adjuster that is disposed on a side of the fixed platen opposite to side where the mold is disposed, that regulates the slider so that the slider does not slide, with respect to the fixed platen, beyond the prescribed position in a mold opening direction of the mold, and that is capable of adjusting the prescribed position in the extension direction.

The invention relates to a method for simulating the deformation of an IMD after implantation in a natural cavity, from a three-dimensional model of a wall of the cavity, comprising the steps of: determination of an intermediate deformation state of a numerical IMD, deformed as a function of a shape of the wall model while remaining included in said shape, calculation of a mechanical equilibrium state of the numerical IMD from the intermediate deformation state, comprising the calculation of mechanical stresses undergone by the numerical IMD in the intermediate deformation state which are a function of the mechanical behaviours of the numerical IMD and the wall model, and relaxation of said stresses, the behaviour of the wall model being taken as non-deformable rigid during the calculation of the mechanical equilibrium state, the mechanical behaviour of the numerical IMD, and/or the rest state of the numerical IMD, being different between the determination of the intermediate deformation state and the calculation of the mechanical equilibrium.

The invention relates to a method for simulating the deformation of an IMD after implantation in a natural cavity, from a three-dimensional model of a wall of the cavity, comprising the steps of: determination of an intermediate deformation state of a numerical IMD, deformed as a function of a shape of the wall model while remaining included in said shape, calculation of a mechanical equilibrium state of the numerical IMD from the intermediate deformation state, comprising the calculation of mechanical stresses undergone by the numerical IMD in the intermediate deformation state which are a function of the mechanical behaviours of the numerical IMD and the wall model, and relaxation of said stresses, the behaviour of the wall model being taken as non-deformable rigid during the calculation of the mechanical equilibrium state, the mechanical behaviour of the numerical IMD, and/or the rest state of the numerical IMD, being different between the determination of the intermediate deformation state and the calculation of the mechanical equilibrium.

A controller of an injection molding machine includes a detection part configured to detect whether or not a process in each process performed in the injection molding machine has started based on preset conditions in the process, and an output part configured to output waveform information representing a change of a performance value detected in the process or a subsequent process that is subsequent to the process when the detection part detects that the process has started.

To provide a new foam molding method and injection molding machine capable of solving variation in a wall thickness and a foamed state, sensor corrosion, a complexity of sensor positioning, and the like. The above-described problem is solved by a foam molding method comprising a resin filling step of filling a mold (2), clamped by a predetermined mold clamping force (Pc), with a resin (R) at a predetermined molding injection pressure (Pi), a filling stopping step of stopping the filling of the resin (R) when, while monitoring a mold gap (Lm) of the mold (2) during the filling, a predetermined mold gap value set in advance is reached, a surface layer curing and filled resin cooling step of curing a surface layer of the resin (R) for a certain time and cooling the filled resin (R) for a certain time after the filling of the resin (R) is stopped, a volume controlling step of controlling a volume increase by reducing the mold clamping force after curing the surface layer of the resin (R) for a certain time, and a taking out step of taking out a foam-molded product by opening the mold (2) after the volume control is performed and after cooling the filled resin (R) for a certain time.

The present disclosure provides an injection molding method and system. The injection molding method includes the operations of: sensing physical parameters associated with an injection molding product; analyzing physical parameters to generate an optimized digital twin model of a physical asset; and producing the injection molding product according to the optimized digital twin model. Analyzing the physical parameters to generate the optimized digital twin model of the physical asset includes operations of: simulating, by a digital twin model, the physical parameters to generate simulated parameters according to first input parameters; validating whether the digital twin model is an optimized digital twin model according to the simulated parameters and the physical parameters; and optimizing the digital twin model to generate the optimized digital twin model when the physical parameters differ from the simulated parameters.

The present disclosure provides an injection molding method and system. The injection molding method includes the operations of: sensing physical parameters associated with an injection molding product; analyzing physical parameters to generate an optimized digital twin model of a physical asset; and producing the injection molding product according to the optimized digital twin model. Analyzing the physical parameters to generate the optimized digital twin model of the physical asset includes operations of: simulating, by a digital twin model, the physical parameters to generate simulated parameters according to first input parameters; validating whether the digital twin model is an optimized digital twin model according to the simulated parameters and the physical parameters; and optimizing the digital twin model to generate the optimized digital twin model when the physical parameters differ from the simulated parameters.

A database 3 is previously set which is related to oxidation induction times Tg indicating the deteriorations of individual resins R based on the combinations of a plurality of oxidation induction conditions X including at least different types of resins R. and different heating temperatures TH, when the molding condition is set, oxidation induction time derivation processing is performed such that an oxidation induction time Tg based on oxidation induction conditions X including at least the resin R which is used and the heating temperature TH which is set is determined from the database 3 and assistance processing is performed in which the determined oxidation induction time Tg is compared with a residence time Ts until the molten resin R is charged into a mold 2 that is calculated from the set molding condition and in which when the oxidation induction time Tg is shorter than the residence time Ts, the molding condition is corrected so as to shorten the residence time Ts or to prolong the oxidation induction time Tg.

Systems and approaches for controlling an injection molding machine having a first configuration and a mold forming a mold cavity and being controlled according to an injection cycle include obtaining a pattern for a portion of an injection cycle of an injection molding machine having a second configuration and operating the injection molding machine having the first configuration to inject a molten material into the mold cavity. While operating the injection molding machine having the first configuration, the obtained pattern is used to control a portion of the injection cycle.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for efficiently and economically manufacturing molded polymer products such as those that require a two-shot, two-material injection molding process, with complex geometries and incorporate metal components such as inserts. The systems and methods include compact manufacturing cells and processes of operating such manufacturing cells. The manufacturing cells include a single injection molding machine with two molds arranged to simultaneously operate both molds. The manufacturing cell is arranged to be fully automated so that it is operative without the need for intervention or management from dedicated personnel. Such automation includes the automated sorting and placement of metal inserts into the injection molding machine, the automated removal of the product after the first molding stage and second molding stage, the automated inspection of every finished product, the automated sorting of conforming and rejected products, and the automated packaging of finished product for shipment to end user.