Molding system provided with molding machine and molded article removal device

A molding system, comprising:

• a molding machine in which a mold is installed;
• a molded article removal device capable of removing a master work attached to the mold;
• a measurement section configured to:
• measure, as a reference position, a position of the master work held by the molded article removal device when the molded article removal device removes the master work attached to a mold installed at a predetermined suitable position with respect to the molding machine and is arranged at a predetermined measurement position;
• and
• measure, as a detected position, a position of the master work held by the molded article removal device when the molded article removal device removes the master work attached to a mold installed in the molding machine after measuring the reference position and removing the mold installed at the suitable position from the molding machine, and is arranged at the measurement position;
• a displacement calculation section configured to calculate a difference between the reference position and the detected position measured by the measurement section, as a displacement amount;
• and
• a correction section configured to correct a work position in a molded article molded by the molding machine with the mold installed in the molding machine after measuring the reference position, based on the displacement amount calculated by the displacement calculation section, the work position being a position where the molded article removal device carries out a work on the molded article.