A control device of an injection molding machine includes an output part configured to output a display screen displaying waveform information indicating a change of at least one of setting information indicating a setting of a process of injection molding or an actual value according to the process, and a plurality of pieces of instruction information to set a range of the waveform information, the display screen being output to a display input device in which a display device and an input device are integrated, the display input device being configured to receive an operation in a screen area displayed by the display input device, the display input device being connected to the injection molding machine; and a receiving part configured to receive, from the display input device, an operation with respect to at least one of the plurality of pieces of instruction information displayed on the display screen.

Provided is a molding machine management system that manages production of a plurality of molding machines, including: a display unit configured to display a production performance and a planned production status in association with a time axis for each molding machine, and, when the molding machine management system receives an abnormality of a molding machine, to display the abnormality of the molding machine in association with the time axis for each molding machine. The molding machine management system configured as described above can appropriately manage each molding machine.

An apparatus for assisting resin molding, including: a calculation unit for calculating, for each of a plurality of molding factors of the resin molding, a degree of influence on an analysis target characteristic of a resin molded article; a selection unit for selecting, based on the degree of influence, at least one molding factor among the plurality of molding factors; and a display processing unit for executing display processing for causing the selected at least one molding factor to be emphasized on a display of the plurality of molding factors displayed by the display device, is provided.

Provided is an apparatus configured to support resin molding, including: a prediction unit configured to generate a probability distribution of prediction values of analysis target characteristics of a resin molded body, that correspond to values of a plurality of molding factors of the resin molding; and a display processing unit configured to execute display processing for causing a display apparatus to display the probability distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics. The prediction unit is configured to calculate a change of the distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics when a value of at least one of the plurality of molding factors of the resin molding is changed within a predetermined range, and the display processing unit is configured to display the change of the probability distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics.

A hot runner process controller configured to monitor the status and operation of a hot runner system to autonomously generate information to improve the quality of injection molding process of a hot runner system having an inlet nozzle, one or more manifolds and one or more nozzles with actuator or without actuator, and one or more heating elements, the hot runner process controller is self-operating, and independent from the injection molding machine, includes: one or more sensors located on, in or at the hot runner system to detect the status and/or the operation of the hot runner system, and a processing unit and a memory. The processing unit is connected to the one or more sensors, wherein the memory stores data and program codes. The processing unit is configured to load and execute the program code to compare sensor information with the stored data and to determine if the hot runner system is in an operable status, and in case the hot runner system is in an operable status, configured to generate status information to activate the one or more heating elements and/or the one or more actuators enabling a production operation of the injection molding machine. In case the hot runner system is not in an operable status, configured to generate status information to deactivate the one or more heating elements and/or close or deactivate the one or more actuators disabling a production operation of the injection molding machine.

An injection molding machine management system, which manages an injection molding unit including an injection molding machine and a peripheral device that performs a previous step or a subsequent step of a molding step, includes a first display unit that displays a first screen for displaying a state of the molding step of the injection molding machine. The first screen includes a first screen area and a second screen area. The first screen area displays a first indicator related to quality in the molding step of the injection molding machine, and the second screen area displays a second indicator related to quality in the previous step of the molding step or the subsequent step of the molding step.

A molding machine management device that is able to couple to a molding machine includes a storage unit configured to store, in chronological order, numerical value information on a molding process when a molded product is molded by the molding machine and four-factor information on four factors of production which includes a man, a machine, a material, and a method when the molded product is produced, and an output control unit configured to classify the numerical value information into a plurality of groups for periods divided according to time when the four factors of production changes, and output the numerical value information classified into the plurality of groups to an output unit in group units.

In a display control device, a first display control unit displays values of a plurality of molding conditions in a first display area, on the basis of layout information including a display size and a display position of the plurality of molding conditions. A data setting unit sets as molding data the values of the plurality of molding conditions that are displayed in the first display area. On the basis of the layout information, and in the same layout as that of the first display area, a second display control unit displays for inspection in a second display area the values of the plurality of molding conditions based on the molding data which are stored in a storage unit.

A molding machine control system includes a display section configured to display an operation item of an injection molding machine and an operation item of a peripheral equipment included in a setup operation of the injection molding machine, wherein the display section displays a first discriminatory indication configured to discriminate JOB 1 as a first job of the injection molding machine and JOB 2 as a second job of the injection molding machine, a progress situation of the operation item of the injection molding machine corresponding to JOB 1, a progress situation of the operation item of the peripheral equipment corresponding to JOB 1, a progress situation of the operation item of the injection molding machine corresponding to JOB 2, and a progress situation of the operation item of the peripheral equipment corresponding to JOB 2 in a view format.

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.