Abstract: A modular manifold system 10 for an injection molding system having a distributor 18 for receiving molten material from a source, at least one melt tube 26 in fluid communication with the distributor 18 and at least one drop block 44, at least one nozzle assembly 48 in fluid communication with the at least one drop block 44, wherein the at least one melt tube 26 is not directly heated by a heater and may include a sleeve.

Abstract: A system and method configuring a machine controller to control a selected piece of molding machine equipment may comprise presenting to a user a first set of pieces of molding machine equipment, presenting to the user a set of graphical user interface (GUI) formats associated with a second set of pieces of molding machine equipment by at least one manufacturer of the second set of pieces of molding machine equipment, selecting at least one piece of molding machine equipment to be controlled by the molding machine control apparatus from the first set of pieces of molding machine equipment, selecting a GUI format from the set of GUI formats, and configuring a GUI of the machine controller to control the selected piece of molding machine equipment based on the selected GUI format.