Tonnage regulating structure and a mold incorporating same

A mold (502, 1001) for use in a molding machine, the mold (502;

• 1001) comprising:
• a cavity portion (504, 1004) including a cavity side mold face (510, 1010)) and a core portion (506, 1006) including a core side mold face (512, 1012), the cavity portion (504, 1004) and the core portion (506, 1006) defining therebetween a molding cavity (508, 1008);
• the mold (502, 1001) being associated with an opening clearance (520) between the cavity side mold face (510, 1010) and the core side mold face (512, 5012) in a mold closed and clamped configuration,
• a tonnage regulating structure (302, 1002) including:
• a body (304, 1040, 1240) having a first height (306) in a resting configuration, the first height (306) selected to be larger than the opening clearance (520);
• the body (304, 1040, 1240) including a compensating structure (308), the compensating structure (308) for regulating, in use under applied clamp tonnage, the body (304, 1040, 1240) to a second height (320), the second height (320) being smaller than the first height (306).