Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a heating cylinder provided with a gas inlet, a screw, a gas cylinder, a pressure reducing valve configured to reduce a primary pressure of a gas from the gas cylinder to a secondary pressure, a gas supply portion configured to supply the gas at the secondary pressure to the gas inlet, a secondary pressure detection device configured to detect the secondary pressure, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect an abnormality by comparing a set pressure set in advance in the injection molding machine with the secondary pressure.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a heating cylinder having a gas inlet, a screw, a gas cylinder, a pressure reducing valve configured to reduce a primary pressure of a gas from the gas cylinder to a secondary pressure, a gas supply portion configured to supply the gas at the secondary pressure to the gas inlet, an injection material pressure detection device configured to detect an injection material pressure in a vicinity of the gas inlet, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect an abnormality by comparing the injection material pressure with the secondary pressure.

Abstract: An injection device (2) of an injection molding machine (1) includes a heating cylinder (18) having a gas introduction port (30) and a screw (19), and a gas supply device (5) is connected to the gas introduction port (30). The gas supply device (5) includes a gas supply source (33) and a gas pressure regulating unit (34). The gas pressure regulating unit (34) regulates a gas pressure and supplies the gas when a gas from the gas supply source (33) is introduced into the gas introduction port (30). Specifically, the gas pressure is caused to change in a molding cycle and is increased to a high pressure in a metering process (61). That is, a pressure increasing period (71) in which the gas pressure increases at least partially overlaps with the metering process (61).

Abstract: A heating cylinder heater includes a plurality of infrared heaters disposed around a heating cylinder in a non-contact manner with respect to the heating cylinder, a heat insulating material provided outside the infrared heaters, and a cover configured to cover the heat insulating material. The cover has two or more opening portions, and a part or all of the two or more opening portions are each provided with an opening-closing device that is configured to open and close the corresponding opening portion.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a control device configured to output at least one set of operator support information. The operator support information includes a set of support target setting data and control target predicted amount of power. The support target setting data includes at least one piece of setting data configuring a molding condition. The control target predicted amount of power is a predicted amount of power consumption of a control target controlled in association with the support target setting data with respect to a change in the support target setting data.

Abstract: An injection molding machine for foam molding includes a heating cylinder having a gas injection port, a screw which is drivable in the heating cylinder, a gas supply device configured to supply a gas to the gas injection port, the gas supply device including a valve mechanism in a gas flow path, and a control device. The control device is configured to control the valve mechanism to close the valve mechanism at least once in a molding cycle, and keep the valve mechanism open at least in a measuring step.

Abstract: An injection molding machine for foam molding includes: a heating cylinder; a screw disposed in the heating cylinder; and a plurality of inlet portions provided in the heating cylinder and configured to introduce inert gas. An inside of the heating cylinder includes a starvation section on an upstream side in which a pressure of the resin is decreased, and the inert gas from the plurality of inlet portions being to be supplied in the starvation section. Each of the plurality of inlet portions is provided with a check valve or an opening and closing mechanism. A product P×N of an interval P of the plurality of inlet portions and a number N of the inlet portions is 0.5H or more and 1.71H or less with respect to a length H of the starvation section.

Abstract: A stepped flight is formed on a screw of an injection molding machine. The stepped flight is a flight in which a step-shaped step portion is formed on a top portion thereof. The top portion of the flight includes a large diameter portion on an upstream side and a land portion on a downstream side. When a gap ratio m of a gap H1 between the land portion and a bore of the heating cylinder to a gap H2 between the large diameter portion and the bore is defined as H1/H2, the gap ratio m is selected to be 2.3?m?6.4.