Thermoplastic composite having one or more inner openings and method for molding said composite

A molding system, comprising:

• a thermoplastic composite having one or more inner openings and a surrounding region that surrounds the one or more inners openings;
• and
• a mold for forming the thermoplastic composite, the mold comprising:
• one or more first mold parts and a second mold part in between which the thermoplastic composite can be arranged, wherein the surrounding region comprises one or more inner parts directly adjacent the one or more inner openings, respectively, and a common outer part, each inner part having an inner edge, and the common outer part having an outer edge,
• wherein the second mold part is configured for engaging the common outer part, respectively,
• wherein the one or more first and second mold parts are configured for allowing the one or more first and second mold parts to mutually move for the purpose of forming the one or more inner parts,
• wherein the mold further comprises a third mold part movably arranged around the one or more first mold parts, wherein the third mold part and the one or more first mold parts are configured for mutual movement enabling the outer part to be clamped in between the second and third mold parts during said mutually moving the first and second mold parts, the mold being further configured to, during the mutual movement of the one or more first and second mold parts, allow the one or more inner parts to move relative to the one or more first mold parts thereby increasing the one or more inner openings, respectively, and keep the outer edge fixed in position relative to the second mold part and third mold part,
• wherein the mold further comprises a supporting frame to which the one or more first and third mold parts are connected, wherein one or more resilient elements are arranged in between the supporting frame and the third mold part, wherein the supporting frame and the second mold part are configured for allowing mutual movement while the third mold part is pushed towards the supporting frame by the second mold part thereby compressing the one or more resilient elements, and
• wherein the mold is configured to heat the one or more first second, and third mold parts to a temperature below a melting temperature of the thermoplastic material in the thermoplastic composite, and to keep the second and third mold part at a lower temperature than the one or more first mold parts.