Abstract: A method of plastic moulding to form a moulded or extruded article, the method employing a moulding apparatus comprising a barrel containing a screw extending between a feed zone supplied by a feed hopper for plastics material, a compression zone and a metering zone for delivery of molten plastics material to a mould or extrusion die, the method comprising introducing into the feed zone a first plastics material (20) and a single body of a second plastics material (22), the first plastics material (20) having a different physical property to the second plastics material and the second plastics material (22) being introduced into the feed zone in a size and a frequency of delivery relative to the flow of the material through the barrel such that the second plastics material (22) is substantially melted and blended with the first plastics material to form a third plastics material with a different physical property to the first or second plastics material across the whole cross sectional area of the metering zo

Abstract: A mould set for injection moulding of plastics material comprises two one-piece components which together define the mould cavity and which are each produced by extrusion of high duty aluminum alloy so as to comprise, also, and integrally with each of them, all the necessary fixtures and fittings for the mould set. In addition, one of the mould components is provided with integrally extruded flanges enabling an ejector plate (also extruded from high duty aluminum alloy) to be supported without the need for complex fixtures. There is thus provided a mould set which performs the same functions as a conventional set even though the latter has three times as many components.