An injection unit for an injection molding machine includes a cylindrical body rotatably supported in a housing interior for rotational coupling with a plasticizing screw. The cylindrical body is fixed to rotate with the plasticizing screw about an injection axis. A gear train in the housing includes a central gear mounted about, and fixed to rotate with, the cylindrical body, the central gear having an uppermost extent vertically above the injection axis and opposed first and second lateral extents on horizontally opposed sides of the injection axis. A rotary drive for powering rotation of the plasticizing screw includes a first motor having a first motor shaft rotatable about a first motor axis, the first motor axis parallel to the injection axis, the first motor axis at a first elevation below the uppermost extent of the central gear, and laterally outboard of the first lateral extent of the central gear.

An injection molding apparatus is on the basis of a hydraulic injection molding device, and the apparatus includes an electric motor, a torque variable mechanism that changes output torque by the electric motor, and a screw driving unit that transmits the output torque by the torque variable mechanism to a screw. The screw is turned by the electric motor, the torque variable mechanism, and the screw driving unit. The torque variable mechanism applies, to the screw, torque equivalent to a hydraulic drive.

A moulding assembly with an inlet for receiving raw material to be ejected is disclosed. The moulding assembly may include: a barrel for gathering and processing the raw material received through the inlet, a screw for engaging the raw material in the barrel, and a first drive unit configured for rotating the screw in order to grind the raw material into liquid form. The moulding assembly may further comprise a second drive unit configured to displace the screw in a direction essentially perpendicular to the rotation direction in and out of the barrel depending on the pressure in the barrel.

In order to calculate a ball screw abrasion amount of an injection-axis ball screw or a mold-clamping-axis ball screw, a position of a ball nut fitted to the ball screw is photographed by a camera installed in an injection molding machine. Then, if the photographed position of the ball nut is found, as a result of analysis of an image captured by the camera, to be deviated from the position of the ball nut when a ball screw has no abrasion, it is determined that the ball screw is abraded.

An apparatus for aligning an outlet of an injection unit with an inlet of a mold mounted between platens of a molding machine includes a positioning assembly interconnecting the injection unit to the molding machine. The positioning assembly includes a first translation assembly configured to engender a first movement of the injection unit outlet along a translation plane, and a second translation assembly configured to engender a second movement of the injection unit outlet along the translation plane. The positioning assembly further includes a brake assembly extending between the first translation assembly and the second translation assembly. The brake assembly is configured to selectively create a compressive force between the first and second translation assemblies to maintain the position of the injection unit outlet.

A plastic injection molding machine and molding method related to an injection molding machine for stack molds, wherein the central portion of the mold remains fixed and it has two molding faces that act on the fixed central portion by means of a hydraulic chamber that produces the clamping force and prevents the deformations due to bending on the molding faces. Likewise, it relates to a molding method.

An abnormality detection device for detecting an abnormality of a movable part provided in an injection molding machine includes: a through hole formed in the movable part or in an adjacent member arranged adjacent to the movable part; and a microphone installed inside the through hole to collect sound generated by the movement of the movable part.

An injection molding machine includes: a screw inserted in an injection cylinder and configured to be movable in the axial direction; a motor configured to move the screw; a torque detection unit configured to detect the torque of the motor; a position detection unit configured to detect the position of the screw; a motor drive control unit configured to drive the motor while imposing torque limitation so that the motor's torque will not exceed a limit torque, to thereby advance the screw to the foremost position in the direction of injection; and a determination unit configured to determine that unmelted resin remains inside the injection cylinder if the moving speed of the screw becomes lower than or equal to a predetermined speed while the screw is advancing to the foremost position.

An injection molding machine includes an injection apparatus having a screw rotation driving section for rotating a screw inserted to a heat sleeve and a screw forward/rear move driving section for forwardly or rearwardly moving the screw at least by a hydraulic cylinder, including a unique screw for which an L/D ratio between a screw length and a screw diameter is set as a specific value to the injection apparatus. The injection apparatus includes a cylinder attachment mechanism having a cylinder detachable section that provides the detachability of at least two or more different types of hydraulic cylinders adaptable to a molded piece that can be molded by the unique screw.

An injection apparatus of one embodiment includes a cylinder, a screw provided inside the cylinder, and a drive mechanism configured to rotate the screw, move the screw forward, and move the screw backward. The drive mechanism includes a piston having a piston rod and a rotating body which is arranged around the piston rod and is driven to rotate around a central axis of the piston rod as a rotation axis. A plurality of external teeth extending in the direction of the central axis of the piston rod are provided on the piston rod, and a plurality of internal teeth meshing with the external teeth are provided on the rotating body. Also, the screw is non-rotatably connected to a distal end side of the piston rod.