Moulding assembly and method for producing a syringe body

A method of manufacturing a syringe barrel provided with a cannula, said syringe barrel comprising a cylindrical portion and a hub portion on which said cannula is fastened, the manufacturing method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

• providing a clip unit including a clip that is movable between a closed position and an open position;
• opening said clip by means of an actuator element of said clip unit, said actuator element being controlled by a control member, such as a jack;
• loading a cannula (20) into said open clip by means of a cannula-loading unit;
• closing said clip on said cannula;
• moving said clip unit containing said cannula sideways to face a mold unit comprising a first mold portion and a second mold portion that is axially movable relative to said first mold portion between an open position and a closed position in which said first and second mold portions co-operate with each other to define a mold cavity between them, a core being situated in said mold cavity so as to define the shape of said syringe barrel;
• moving said clip unit containing said cannula axially relative to said mold unit, so as to insert said cannula into said mold unit;
• injecting synthetic material into said mold unit so as to mold said syringe barrel around said cannula;
• opening said clip by means of said actuator element of said clip unit, said actuator element being controlled by a control member, such as a jack;
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• opening said mold unit so as to eject said syringe barrel molded around said cannula.