A molding system and a method for operation of the molding system are provided. The method includes flowing a molten polymeric material from an upstream device into an in-mold tuning chamber in a filling position where the in-mold tuning chamber is positioned at least partially within a mold cavity. The method also includes adjusting at least one of a temperature of and a pressure applied to the molten polymeric material in the in-mold tuning chamber to create a first tuned molten polymeric material and releasing the tuned molten polymeric material into the mold cavity from the in-mold tuning chamber.

In a stator injection molding centralization technique, a mold core is disposed inside a stator tube, thereby forming an annulus between the stator tube and mold core. The mold core includes a pitch length defined between a first and second lobe tip of the mold core. A centralizing member is positioned in the annulus, which has a length at least as long as the pitch length of the mold core. During the injection molding process, elastomeric material is injected into the annulus behind the centralizing member, which is located adjacent to the injection point. As the elastomer is injected, it displaces the centralizing member ahead of it along the annulus. As the centralizing member moves through the annulus, it supports the mold core, thus preventing the sag effect.

In a stator injection molding centralization technique, a mold core is disposed inside a stator tube, thereby forming an annulus between the stator tube and mold core. The mold core includes a pitch length defined between a first and second lobe tip of the mold core. A centralizing member is positioned in the annulus, which has a length at least as long as the pitch length of the mold core. During the injection molding process, elastomeric material is injected into the annulus behind the centralizing member, which is located adjacent to the injection point. As the elastomer is injected, it displaces the centralizing member ahead of it along the annulus. As the centralizing member moves through the annulus, it supports the mold core, thus preventing the sag effect.

An injection blow molding apparatus comprises: a first oil supply section 100A which has a hydraulic drive source composed of a drive motor, whose number of revolutions can be controlled, and a hydraulic pump and which supplies oil from an oil tank 90 to an injection mold drive unit 72 provided in an injection mold unit 70; and a second oil supply section 100B which has a hydraulic drive source composed of a drive motor, whose number of revolutions can be controlled, and a hydraulic pump and which supplies oil from the oil tank 90 to a blow mold drive unit 42 provided in a blow mold unit 41, the second oil supply section 100B being provided independently of the first oil supply section 100A.

An injection blow molding apparatus comprises: a first oil supply section 100A which has a hydraulic drive source composed of a drive motor, whose number of revolutions can be controlled, and a hydraulic pump and which supplies oil from an oil tank 90 to an injection mold drive unit 72 provided in an injection mold unit 70; and a second oil supply section 100B which has a hydraulic drive source composed of a drive motor, whose number of revolutions can be controlled, and a hydraulic pump and which supplies oil from the oil tank 90 to a blow mold drive unit 42 provided in a blow mold unit 41, the second oil supply section 100B being provided independently of the first oil supply section 100A.

A method of producing a headliner with a unitary body includes the steps of thermoforming a blank into a headliner substrate, simultaneously injection molding a secondary component onto the headliner substrate and laminating a surface covering to the headliner substrate.

In manufacturing a functional plastic lens by loading a functional sheet S having a difference in the accuracy of bending in directions, into a mold 50 and by performing insert molding to integrally mold a lens body with the functional sheet S, a direction in which the accuracy of the bending to the functional sheet S is high is made to be a reference axis A, and the functional sheet S is loaded into the mold 50 to inhibit a filling direction of resin and the reference axis A from being orthogonal to each other. With this arrangement, the functional plastic lens having high quality is provided.

In manufacturing a functional plastic lens by loading a functional sheet S having a difference in the accuracy of bending in directions, into a mold 50 and by performing insert molding to integrally mold a lens body with the functional sheet S, a direction in which the accuracy of the bending to the functional sheet S is high is made to be a reference axis A, and the functional sheet S is loaded into the mold 50 to inhibit a filling direction of resin and the reference axis A from being orthogonal to each other. With this arrangement, the functional plastic lens having high quality is provided.

In the injection compression molding mold, cooling water passages are provided between a fixed-side surface formation portion and a heater, cooling water passages are provided between a movable-side surface formation portion and a heater, and a cavity is formed by the fixed-side surface formation portion, the movable-side surface formation portion, and a looped member. When the fixed-side surface formation portion and the movable-side surface formation portion are heated to predetermined temperature, resin is injected and filled into the cavity. Next, inside of the cavity is pressurized, and then heating is stopped and cooling water is supplied to the cooling water passages to perform cooling. Then, before the resin is completely solidified, the resin in the cavity is compressed while being cooled and solidified.

Method of making golf ball comprising aligning thermoformed depressions with dimpled mold cups and applying sufficient heat and suction to the thermoformed depressions without exposing any preselected subassembly to the heat and suction to soften the polymeric material of each thermoformed depression and draw air outward from a volume located between an inner surface of the dimpled mold cup and an outer surface of the thermoformed depression to form a thermoformed pre-form half-shell having an outer surface with the size, shape and contour of the inner surface of the dimpled mold cup(s) and an inner surface with the size, shape and contour of the outer surface of a preselected subassembly. Afterwards, a preselected subassembly is loaded between a pair of thermoformed pre-form half-shells and molded under sufficient short-term heat and suction to form the golf ball. The thickness of each thermoformed depression and thermoformed pre-form half-shell may be tapered.