The invention relates to a press for encapsulating electronic components mounted on a carrier, comprising: at least two press parts displaceable relative to each other, a drive system for the displacement of the press parts, and an intelligent control adapted to control the drive system of the press parts wherein the drive system comprises at least two individual controllable actuators, the intelligent control further connects to plural displacement sensors for detecting the relative displacement of the press parts, and wherein the intelligent control is adapted to control the actuators of the drive system dynamically over time based on the measured values detected with the displacement sensors. The invention also relates to an actuator set to convert a prior art press into a press according to the present invention as well as to a method for encapsulating electronic components mounted on a carrier.

An operation abnormality detection method for detecting an operation abnormality in a molding device having a movable part includes: acquiring a prescribed measured value relating to operation of the movable part and calculating, as statistical information, an average value of prescribed information values based on the prescribed measured values: calculating a first threshold and a second threshold; acquiring a current measured value and comparing a current information value based on the current measured value with the greater of the first threshold and the second threshold; and issuing a warning if the current information value at least exceeds the greater of the first threshold and the second threshold.

A burden for setting is reduced. A display device for injection molding includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a selection of a defect phenomenon of a molding product manufactured by injection molding; and a display control unit configured to display parameters associated with the defect phenomenon of which the selection is received, in a selectable manner, in which the receiving unit is further configured to receive a selection from the parameters, and the display control unit is further configured to display information regarding the parameter of which the selection is received.

A monitoring device of an injection molding machine includes: an acquisition unit that acquires, based on a measured value in a depressurizing process from a detection unit provided in a link member of a toggle mechanism, an amount of change generated in the link member; and a determination unit that determines whether or not the amount of change acquired by the acquisition unit exceeds a predetermined threshold.

The invention relates to a press for encapsulating electronic components mounted on a carrier, comprising: at least two press parts displaceable relative to each other, a drive system for the displacement of the press parts, and an intelligent control adapted to control the drive system of the press parts wherein the drive system comprises at least two individual controllable actuators, the intelligent control further connects to plural displacement sensors for detecting the relative displacement of the press parts, and wherein the intelligent control is adapted to control the actuators of the drive system dynamically over time based on the measured values detected with the displacement sensors. The invention also relates to an actuator set to convert a prior art press into a press according to the present invention as well as to a method for encapsulating electronic components mounted on a carrier.

In an injection molding machine that transmits driving force of a mold opening/closing servo motor to a movable platen via a ball screw to move the movable platen with respect to a stationary platen, and thereafter clamps molds by a mold clamping mechanism, provided is a control method capable of detecting a position of the movable platen at a time of continuous molding and correcting the operation start confirming position. In a method for controlling an injection molding machine that transmits driving force of a mold opening/closing servo motor to a movable platen via a ball screw to move the movable platen with respect to a stationary platen, and thereafter clamps molds by a mold clamping mechanism, other control is performed using a position A of the movable platen, the position A being detected by a position sensor at a time of continuous molding, and the position A of the movable platen is corrected.

The invention relates to a press for encapsulating electronic components mounted on a carrier, comprising: at least two press parts displaceable relative to each other, a drive system for the displacement of the press parts, and an intelligent control adapted to control the drive system of the press parts wherein the drive system comprises at least two individual controllable actuators, the intelligent control further connects to plural displacement sensors for detecting the relative displacement of the press parts, and wherein the intelligent control is adapted to control the actuators of the drive system dynamically over time based on the measured values detected with the displacement sensors. The invention also relates to an actuator set to convert a prior art press into a press according to the present invention as well as to a method for encapsulating electronic components mounted on a carrier.

A method of monitoring and controlling a molding clamping apparatus in an injection molding or other molding process is disclosed. The method includes creating a target strain profile, receiving a deviation limit, receiving a change in strain relating to a mold while it is closing from a first strain gauge, identifying a deviation from a target strain profile based on the output from the first strain gauge, determining that the deviation exceeds the deviation limit, and adjusting the rate or force of clamp movement. The target strain profile may have a first portion relating to a clamp closing process, a second portion relating to a filling process, and a third portion relating to a clamp opening process. The first portion relating to the clamp closing process may include an intermediate portion relating to a coining process having an intermediate clamp force setpoint.

Provided is a molding machine including a mold opening/closing mechanism configured to move a movable platen to be attached with a movable mold to a stationary platen to be attached with a stationary mold, and a clamping mechanism to perform a clamping process, and is intended to suppress machine cost or ensure the mold opening/closing speed. The molding machine includes the mold opening/closing mechanism configured to move the movable platen to be attached with the movable mold to the stationary platen to be attached with the stationary mold, and the clamping mechanism configured to perform a clamping process. The mold opening/closing mechanism includes at least two ball screws, at least two electric motors that respectively drive the ball screws, and a ball screw nut into which each of the ball screws is inserted.

A mold clamping device of an injection molding machine includes a mold clamping shaft fixed to a movable platen, a mold clamping ram to press the mold clamping shaft against a fixed platen, a ram position detecting member that detects a position of the mold clamping ram, an encoder detecting a position of the movable platen, a ram position control member that hydraulically controls a position of the mold clamping ram, a storage unit storing a difference value of mold closing positions of the movable platen before and after mold replacement, and a control unit. The control unit calculates the difference value when mold thickness adjustment is performed, calculates a movement position of the mold clamping ram based on a current position of the mold clamping ram and the difference value, moves the mold clamping ram to the movement position, and stops the mold clamping ram to perform mold clamping.