Mixing Conveyor For An Injection Moulding System, Injection Moulding System, Method For Producing A Moulded Article, And Moulded Article

Injection molding system for (light) metal alloys, preferably a thixomolding injection molding system, comprising:

• a mixing container (10), with at least one feed (11, 13) for granular material (12) and/or powdery material (14);
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• at least one mixing device (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) which is designed to mix the granular material (12) and the powdery material (14) to form a granule-powder mixture;
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• a mixing container outlet (15) arranged in the vicinity of a melting area (51) of the injection molding system (50) and is designed such that the granule-powder mixture can be melted immediately after mixing and/or at least partially during mixing.

Method for producing a molded article with a thixomolding injection molding system, wherein the method comprises the following steps of:

• a) carrying out a mixing process in which at least one granular material (12) comprising magnesium and/or aluminum or an alloy thereof and at least one powdery material (14) are mixed in a mixing device (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) to form a granule-powder mixture;
• b) feeding the granule-powder mixture into a mixing container (10) of the injection molding system;
• c) at least partial melting of the granule-powder mixture in a melting area (51);
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• d) injection molding of the molded article from the at least partially melted granule-powder mixture.