Display controller for injection molding machine

Abstract

A display controller for an injection molding machine which can display a large amount of information or display characters, etc. in a manner that they are easy to read, according to need, to provide good operability. The apparatus has main frames MD for setting molding conditions and displaying actual measurement values, and subsidiary frames SD for displaying data representing the conditions of the injection molding machine. A first display mode for displaying only one main frame MD selected, a second display mode for displaying a selected main frame MD in a reduced size with one or more subsidiary frames SD1, SD2 selected, and a third display mode for displaying a plurality of main frames MD selected are provided, where a switchover between the first, second and third display modes can be carried out. In the first display mode, characters, etc. are displayed in a large size, so that data displayed can be clearly read. In the third display mode, a large amount of information is displayed and hence can be monitored on the screen at a time. In the second display mode, the size of characters is medium and the amount of information is medium. An optimal display mode is selected according to need.

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