Method for injection moulding one or more parts using an injection moulding machine and tool (12, 13) comprising at least one mould cavity (17), and a feed system comprising at least one gate (18) and at least one runner (19, 20, 21) that is located upstream of the at least one gate (18). The at least one runner (19, 20, 21) comprises a at least one moveable wall and the method comprises the step of changing at least one cross-sectional dimension (T, B, H, S or S+ΔS) of the at least one runner (19, 20, 21) by moving the at least one moveable wall in order achieve at least one of the following: a) to vary a flow rate of material in the at least one runner (19, 20, 21), b) to apply a holding pressure to material in the at least one runner (19, 20, 21) and consequently to the at least one mould cavity (17), c) to compress residue in the at least one runner (19, 20, 21).

Method for injection moulding one or more parts using an injection moulding machine and tool (12, 13) comprising at least one mould cavity (17), and a feed system comprising at least one gate (18) and at least one runner (19, 20, 21) that is located upstream of the at least one gate (18). The at least one runner (19, 20, 21) comprises a at least one moveable wall and the method comprises the step of changing at least one cross-sectional dimension (T, B, H, S or S+ΔS) of the at least one runner (19, 20, 21) by moving the at least one moveable wall in order achieve at least one of the following: a) to vary a flow rate of material in the at least one runner (19, 20, 21), b) to apply a holding pressure to material in the at least one runner (19, 20, 21) and consequently to the at least one mould cavity (17), c) to compress residue in the at least one runner (19, 20, 21).

An automated production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses comprises: a production line front end (1) comprising: a first injection-molding machine (10) and a second injection-molding machine (12) a casting module (14) comprising a filling station (144) and a capping station (145); a stacking module (15) and a curing module (16); a destacking module (17) and a demolding and delensing module a production line back end (2) comprising: a scalable treatment module (20) comprising a number of liquid baths for a liquid bath treatment of the cured lenses (CL) carried by the treatment carrier tray (200) to obtain the ophthalmic lenses, wherein the number of liquid baths are reduced or increased pending on the number of ophthalmic lenses concurrently produced by the production lines.

An automated production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses comprises: a production line front end (1) comprising: a first injection-molding machine (10) and a second injection-molding machine (12) a casting module (14) comprising a filling station (144) and a capping station (145); a stacking module (15) and a curing module (16); a destacking module (17) and a demolding and delensing module a production line back end (2) comprising: an inspection module (21);
Wherein the inspection module comprising a rail system in which self-driving shuttles carrying the inspection cuvettes are arranged on a closed-loop rail, wherein the rail system can be adapted to the available space in the production plant/hall using curves and straight portions in the manner known from a model railway.

An injection molding device for producing a multicomponent injection molded product includes at least one first and at least one second outer mold plate arranged in a movable manner between an open position and a closed position. A central part arranged between the first and the second outer mold plate includes a first part which in the open position is arranged rotatable about an axis of rotation and to which first inner mold plates are attached which include first cavity segments. A second part arranged non-rotatable includes on one side in the direction of the first outer mold plate second cavity segments and on an opposite side in the direction of the second outer mold plate third cavity segments. Second inner mold plates clamp related intermediate products and in the open position are arranged displaceable in a radial direction with respect to the axis of rotation and rotatable around the second part to transport the intermediate products from the second cavity segments to the third cavity segments around the second part of the central part.

An injection molding device for producing a multicomponent injection molded product includes at least one first and at least one second outer mold plate arranged in a movable manner between an open position and a closed position. A central part arranged between the first and the second outer mold plate includes a first part which in the open position is arranged rotatable about an axis of rotation and to which first inner mold plates are attached which include first cavity segments. A second part arranged non-rotatable includes on one side in the direction of the first outer mold plate second cavity segments and on an opposite side in the direction of the second outer mold plate third cavity segments. Second inner mold plates clamp related intermediate products and in the open position are arranged displaceable in a radial direction with respect to the axis of rotation and rotatable around the second part to transport the intermediate products from the second cavity segments to the third cavity segments around the second part of the central part.

A purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a fine pattern transfer mold and a fine pattern molding method that allow high-resolution transfer of a fine pattern to the interior of a hollow product by integral molding. In a product formation chamber that is formed between a cavity and a core pin member having a predetermined portion at which a fine pattern original plate is fixed by closing of a mold body, a gate into which a molten resin material flows from a hot runner member has an opening that is located outside an end of a fixed surface of the fine pattern original plate in a horizontal direction of the fixed surface and that faces the end of the fixed surface, an injection nozzle of the hot runner member and the gate are directly coupled together, and the hollow product is integrally molded by the resin material flowing from the gate.

A plastic faucet body and a die for molding the same are disclosed in present invention. The plastic faucet body comprises a left water inlet pipe and a right water inlet pipe, where a connecting cross-beam is disposed between the left water inlet pipe and the right water inlet pipe, the left water inlet pipe and the right water inlet pipe are embedded with a threaded copper pipe, respectively, the copper pipes are formed integrally with the plastic faucet body by means of a single stage process and are in communication with the corresponding left water inlet pipe and the right water inlet pipe, respectively.

The disclosure is directed to an injection molding device (1) comprising an injection molding machine and an injection mold (2) arranged therein. At least one first and at least one second outer mold half (3, 4) are arranged in a movable manner relative to each other in a first direction (x). A central part (5) that is arranged there between and comprise s a lower part (6) an upper part (7) which are arranged rotatable about a rotational axis (8). The lower part (6) and the upper part (7) are separated from each other by a bearing arrangement (9) arranged between the upper part (7) and the lower part (6).

A method is provided for producing a multi-section plastic component in which a first plastic injection-molded individual part and a second plastic injection-molded individual part are formed. The plastic injection-molded individual parts are joined by injecting a plastic moulding compound. The plastic molding compound is a non-elastomeric thermoplastic and forms a plastic connecting component following a curing process. The plastic injection-molded individual parts and plastic connecting component are then at least partially painted.