Injection mold

An injection molding process, comprising:

• closing of a gate member relative to a mold member to form a molding cavity therebetween;
• regulating a relative position between the gate member and a nozzle of a melt distribution apparatus, with a positioner, into a retracted position for adjusting a volume of a nozzle melt reservoir that is definable between the gate member and the nozzle to a reduced volume;
• injecting a molding material into the molding cavity to form a molded article;
• further regulating the relative position between the gate member and the nozzle with the positioner into an extended position for adjusting the volume of the nozzle melt reservoir to an expanded volume;
• and
• opening of the gate member relative to the mold member;
• wherein the further regulating the relative position into the extended position is performed substantially contemporaneously with the opening of the gate member relative to the mold member thereby expanding the volume of the nozzle melt reservoir to the expanded volume for receiving an overflow volume of the molding material from the nozzle of the melt distribution apparatus.