Molding apparatus

A molding apparatus, comprising:

• a stripper sleeve (116) for use in a first stack portion (110) of a mold stack (140), wherein the stripper sleeve (116) is configured to open, in use, a slide pair (122) of the first stack portion (110) and to strip, in use, a molded article (106) from the first stack portion (110);
• the stripper sleeve (116) includes a molded article engager (120) with which to engage, in use, the molded article (106) to cause a stripping thereof from the first stack portion(110) with movement of the stripper sleeve (116) from a stripper sleeve molding portion towards a stripping position;
• and
• the stripper sleeve (116) further includes a first opening cam (119A) with which to engage, in use, a first opening cam follower (126A) that is defined on a first slide (122A) of the first stack portion (110) to cause lateral opening movement thereof, relative to a second slide (122B) of the first stack portion (110), from a first slide molding position towards a first slide clearance position, with an axial movement of the stripper sleeve (116) from the stripper sleeve mold position towards the stripping position.