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AssigneeSynventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
InventorsSergio Ribeiro de Oliveira Antunes, Ahmed Alnazer, Gregory Smith
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An apparatus and method for establishing triggers for the opening of one or multiple gates to a mold cavity of an injection molding system, followed by a sequence of predetermined valve pin movements over the course on an injection cycle. In one embodiment, the invention provides a graphical user interface and control system enabling a user to select from and arrange a plurality of virtual icons into a user-defined virtual sequence that define associated triggering events and actuator controlled pin movements over the course of an injection cycle. In various embodiments, the apparatus and method allows the system operator to view a simulated profile of such triggers and movements and to compare the simulated profile to an actual profile to access differences and make adjustments to the triggers and sequencing more quickly and efficiently. This is particularly useful in sequential molding systems where multiple gates need to be programmed and adjusted to compensate for variations from a predetermined sequence.
An injection molding system (10) for initiating flow of fluid material into one or more gates (24) of a mold cavity (18) during an injection molding cycle, the system comprising:
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A computer implemented method for initiating flow of fluid material through a fluid flow passage of a valve gating system (20) and into one or more gates (24) of a mold cavity (18) during an injection molding cycle, wherein a controller (60) includes a set of instructions that define a set of preselected valve pin control functions and event triggers for generating and transmitting instructions to an actuator (30) to drive a valve pin (26) between open, closed and intermediate positions that restricts flow of the fluid material through the gate to less than a maximum flow during the course of an injection molding cycle, the method comprising:
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