System and methods for an injection molding machine operable with an additive feeder system

An additive feeder system for use in a manufacturing forming machine,

• said manufacturing forming machine comprising:
• at least one melting mechanism operable to convert a raw material into a melted material, said melting mechanism comprising at least one hopper operable to receive said raw material, a motor driven extrusion unit and at least one heater operable to melt said raw material;
• said additive feeder system operable to generate an additive material to provide desired product characteristics, said additive feeder system comprising:
• a feeder control unit operable to control the additive feeder system;
• a feeder supply mechanism operable to provide one or more feed-lines from at least one supply unit;
• a feeder dosage control mechanism operable to administer the additive material at a desired dosage;
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• wherein said additive feeder system is operable to provide a specific dosage of said additive material in real-time for mixing with the raw material to achieve the desired product characteristics;
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• wherein the additive material is generated from one or more feed-lines fed by the feeder supply mechanism into the feeder dosage control mechanism, and
• wherein said additive feeder system is connected between the hopper and the motor driven extrusion unit of said manufacturing forming machine.

An additive feeder system for use with a batch-blender machine, said batch-blender machine comprising at least one hopper operable to receive a raw material, a motor driven mixing unit operable to mix the raw material homogenously and a discharge unit operable to discharge the mixed material;

• said additive feeder system operable to generate an additive material to provide desired product characteristics, said additive feeder system comprising:
• a feeder control unit operable to control the additive feeder system;
• a feeder supply mechanism operable to provide one or more feed-lines from at least one supply unit;
• a feeder dosage control mechanism operable to administer the additive material at a desired dosage;
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• wherein said additive feeder system is operable to provide a specific dosage of said additive material in real-time for mixing with the raw material to achieve the desired product characteristics;
• and
• wherein the additive material is generated by one or more feed-lines fed by the feeder supply mechanism into the feeder dosage control mechanism, and
• wherein said additive feeder system is connected between the hopper and the motor driven mixing unit of said manufacturing forming machine.

A method for use in an additive feeder system providing automatically an additive material to a manufacturing forming machine, in an improved manner,

• said additive feeder system comprising:
• a feeder control unit comprising a setup configuration characterized by at least one parameter;
• a feeder supply mechanism comprising one or more feed-line sets operable to provide one or more feed-lines;
• and a feeder dosage control mechanism comprising one or more cutter motors and operable to administer the additive material at a desired dosage, said additive feeder system operable to execute a software application, said method comprising:
• obtaining said setup configuration of the feeder control unit;
• receiving monitored data from the manufacturing forming machine;
• determining said feeder supply mechanism control parameters;
• determining said feeder dosage control mechanism parameters for each of said one or more cutter motors;
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• transmitting at least one control signal to said feeder control unit configured to drive said feeder supply mechanism and said feeder dosage control mechanism according to the configuration setup to generate said additive material such that final product characteristics are achieved.