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US 2021/0016477 A1Published application
Injection molding apparatus
AssigneeMold-Masters (2007) Limited
InventorsJames NGUYEN, Gnanasoundram Thai THAYALAN, Dannis TAM, Stephen KENCH
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Abstract
An injection molding apparatus having a hot runner including a plurality of thermocouples and a plurality of heaters, a temperature controller remote from the hot runner, and a communication box attached to the hot runner. The communication box being configured to form a fieldbus, via a wireless communication link, with the temperature controller, and the communication box including a communication card connecting the thermocouples to the fieldbus.
Claims9
An injection molding apparatus comprising:
- a hot runner including a plurality of thermocouples and a plurality of heaters;
- a temperature controller remote from the hot runner;
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- a communication box attached to the hot runner, the communication box configured to form a fieldbus, via a wireless communication link, with the temperature controller, the communication box including a communication card connecting the thermocouples to the fieldbus.
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