Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the operation of an injection moulding or extrusion tool comprises in this specific case of an injection moulding machine: means for measuring and displaying the numerical values of the temperature at the or each injection nozzles location at any given time; means for measuring and displaying the numerical values of the electrical power consumption of the or each mould cavity at any given time; means for controlling the temperature of the or each mould and/or the or each platen and/or the or each manifold and/or the or each seal of the tool in response to variations in the magnitude or rate of change of the electrical power consumption of the or each mould cavity.

Abstract: A mold for forming plastic elements or for welding plastic elements to one another includes a thermocouple having its metallic elements welded to the mold to provide an accurate indication of the temperature of the mold. The metallic elements may be welded at a common location or at spaced apart locations. A circuit responsive to the temperature indication provided by the thermocouple controls the heating of the mold to maintain it at a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A system for pressing lignocellulosic and/or cellulosic materials to produce composite products such as medium density fiberboard subjects a mat of material to alternating or vibratory forces applied to a face surface of the mat. The frequency of the alternating forces may be between 0.2 Hz and 2 Hz. This vibratory pressing action causes heat to be transferred more quickly to the core of the mat from the surface, and reduces the pressing time required for thermosetting resins within the mat to cure. The system comprises a press for accepting the mat; a sensor for sensing a parameter indicative of heat in the core of the mat; and a control system for controlling the application of vibratory and non-vibratory forces to the mat.

Abstract: An apparatus for protecting thermocouple circuits in an injection molding system includes a protection circuit for each thermocouple pair. The protection circuit includes a resettable fuse disposed in series with each thermocouple wire for preventing high leakage current from passing through, and a capacitor connected to the two wires of a thermocouple to filter out AC line noise. The protection circuits are integrated in a junction box used to connect a heater power cable and a thermocouple control cable to the hot-half of the molding machine.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus capable of extrusion molding a comparatively wide, thin ceramic sheet using a screw extruder while suppressing the wrinkling thereof. The molding apparatus includes a screw-type extruder and a mold at the forward end of the extruder is used to extrusion mold a ceramic sheet from the ceramic material introduced into the extruder by way of the mold. The extrusion molding is carried out while regulating the temperature of the portion of the ceramic material passing through the mold corresponding to each of a plurality of areas (control zones) into which the mold is divided.

Abstract: An injection molding apparatus for delivering a melt stream of moldable material to a mold cavity. A valve pin extends through a melt channel of the apparatus that is axially movable to control the melt stream within the melt channel and/or to selectively open a gate to allow communication with the mold cavity. A processing sensor is coupled to the valve pin and is axially movable therewith. By example, the processing sensor may be a pressure sensor and/or a temperature sensor for sensing processing condition(s) of the melt stream and providing sensed information to a controller.

Abstract: A three-dimensional laminating molding device includes ejection heads that eject support material for a support, and an ejection head that ejects mold material for a mold. The support material is sold at room temperature. An inner temperature of the laminating molding device during the laminating molding is controlled to a range of (a melting point of the support material—30)° C. to (the melting point of the support material—5)° C.

Abstract: There is provided a pipe extrusion die that includes a first and second die assembly. The first and second die assembly each include an extrusion head, a nozzle carrying an outer die lip, a hollow mandrel, an inner mandrel carrying an inner die lip, and a layer-forming channel. The layer-forming channel is defined by the space between the nozzle and inner mandrel. The extrusion die includes a space between the nozzle of the second die assembly and the inner mandrel of the first die assembly such that the first and second die assembly do not share a common wall. The space between the inner and outer die lip (die gap) can be individually adjusted and the second die assembly is freely movable relative to the first die assembly. The extrusion die also includes a vacuum cooling mandrel with a single cooling channel and multiple vacuum ports that provide improved vacuum control over the final die product.

Abstract: A device for controlling thickness of film in a blown film extruder has a blow head, a main cooling ring and an additional cooling ring. The additional cooling ring supplies separate additional air streams. A measuring and controlling device controls the thickness profile of a blown film. The measuring and controlling device scans the thickness of the blown film above a freezing zone. The device controls the additional air streams as a function of the measured blown film thicknesses. The additional cooling ring is a segmented ring arranged at the blow head of a blown film extruder adjacent the main cooling ring. A method utilizing device is likewise disclosed.

Abstract: An injection molding system includes a manifold and a valve gated hot runner nozzle. The gating mechanism includes an actuated valve pin, where the mold gate orifice is open when the valve pin is in a first position to allow melt to flow there through. The mold gate orifice is closed when the valve pin is in a second position to prevent melt from flowing there through. A first flow control surface is disposed on said valve pin within the melt channel of the nozzle. The first flow control surface has a complementary geometry with that of the melt channel at a second flow control surface. The valve pin is raised and lowered to a lesser degree than that required to seat and unseat the valve pin head to constrict or release the flow of a melt stream in the melt channel.

Abstract: A monitoring device for an injection molding machine whereby the state of resin sheared by a rotating screw can be easily monitored. During the period from the start to end of metering process, the rate of heat generated by a heater for heating an injection cylinder is obtained by multiplying an on/off ratio B of the heater by a coefficient K and stored in a memory location THmem(n). Also, a time elapsed from the start of the metering is obtained by adding up a processing period T and stored in a memory location Tim(n). The heat generation rates of the heater stored in memory and corresponding to the respective elapsed times are displayed in graph form. The temperature of the injection cylinder represents heat generated by the heater plus heat generated due to resin shearing.

Abstract: In a mold device for injection molding of synthetic resin having a cavity surface alternately heated and cooled and a bottoming structure for producing a product having a bored portion like a window, a bottoming portion for the production of a product having a bored portion is provided on a parting surface of the mold and a vacant space is provided in the bottoming portion. Thus, the contact area of the bottoming portion is reduced and a contact pressure of the bottoming portion and thermal strain due to a temperature difference between the cavity side mold and core side mold are reduced, so that it is possible to prevent occurrence of crack in a portion located immediately outside the window of the product.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically balancing the volumetric filling of cavities (5), especially of multiple injection molding dies (1), which is characterized by detecting the temperature profile in the cavities (5) and averaging the same for all cavities (5).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection molding appartus having a linear actuator for a control valve with a position sensor and a cooling assembly, wherein the position sensor is integrated into or positioned proximal to the cooling assembly.

Abstract: A mold and molding machine having a sensor and a control circuit for monitoring operation of the molding machine during a molding operation. The molding machine may be a blow molding machine that is used in an insert molding operation wherein a preformed insert is placed in the mold and the sensor is used to detect the condition within the mold such as the location of the insert. The insert sensor may be a microswitch, proximity sensor, or ultrasonic sensor. Other sensors such as temperature sensors or pressure sensors may also be incorporated in the mold.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for controlling/regulating the distribution of the injection molding compound in multi-cavity injection molds, especially for molds with a large number of cavities, for example 48 to 128 cavities. The invention distributes the injection molding compound in groups of, for example, four to twelve nozzles. Each group is provided with one classical nozzle, as the master nozzle, that is controlled via the local heating capacity and temperature sensors. All other nozzles or cavities of the same group are configured as slave nozzles that have no temperature sensors. The virtual actual temperatures are computed via saved model computations and are displayed on the user panel. The user is thus provided with the desired/actual temperature values for every nozzle and can thus influence every single nozzle, depending on the result, in the form of temperature values.

Abstract: A rotomolded plastic wall and ladder structure (10, 50, or 58)), which may be an article such as a window well (10) or a manhole (50 or 58), includes a thermoplastic wall (12), a ladder (16) whose rungs (18) each include an elongated metallic core (20) and a thermoplastic sleeve (22). Mold apparatus (70) includes a thermoplastic rotomold (72), an elongated hollow metallic core (20) having a heating passage (74) therein, and means for flowing hot air through the heating passage (74). The method includes disposing the hollow metallic core in a mold, placing a quantity of a thermoplastic inside a mold, heating the mold, rotating the heated mold, flowing heated air through the hollow metallic core, and bonding a layer of the thermoplastic onto the hollow metallic core.

Abstract: The temperature of cooling air to a manifold for distribution to molds of a glass manufacturing machine is controlled by passing untreated air through an indirect heat exchanger in indirect heat exchange relationship with water flowing through a coil in the indirect heat exchanger before treated air from the indirect heat exchanger is passed through a blower for distribution to the manifold. Water for treating the air flowing through the indirect heat exchanger is pumped through the coil from a water cooling tower that is used in a glass manufacturing plant, either at a first temperature from a first outlet of the water cooling tower or at a second temperature from a second outlet of a water cooling tower, or a mixture of water from the first outlet and the second outlet. In a first embodiment, water from the first outlet and water from the second outlet pass through a temperature controlled three-way mixing valve before delivery to a pump for delivery to the indirect heat exchanger.

Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprises a cell assembly that has a tiered frame. The tiered frame is provided with lower unit storage sections and upper unit storage sections. The lower unit storage sections are provided with holders, individually, and injection molding machine units are mounted on the holders, individually. The upper unit storage sections are provided with holders, individually, and injection molding machine units are mounted on the holders, individually. Material supply pipes, temperature control piping, etc. of the injection molding machine units are arranged in a layout space on the side of a back portion of the cell assembly.

Abstract: A core rod positioning device and method for controlling the distribution of material in products formed by injection blow molding machines is provided. The core rod positioning device has a sleeve having an outer surface defining an interior surface of an article molded using the core rod assembly. The sleeve also has an interior surface and a mandrel is located within the sleeve. Portions of the mandrel define a first passageway therethrough and which terminates at a port located in the exterior surface of the mandrel. The exterior surface of the mandrel cooperates with the interior surface of the sleeve thereby defining a second passageway between the sleeve and the mandrel. An adjustment mechanism is operably coupled to the mandrel allowing the mandrel to be adjusted laterally relative to the sleeve.

Abstract: A multi element moving vacuum chamber (MEMVC) for rotational casting includes a mold having a predefined shape and an axis of rotation, and a box containing casting material. The MEMVC further includes a first vacuum element mounted to an outer mold surface and a second vacuum element mounted to an outer box surface. The mold and the box are detachably engageable with each other to define an engaged configuration in which air present in an enclosed area defined by the outer mold surface and an inner surface of the first vacuum element, by an inner mold surface and an inner box surface, and by the outer box surface and an inner surface of the second vacuum element, is removed to create a vacuum. Alternatively, the mold and/or the box may be constructed with vacuum loading capability, thereby eliminating the need for the first and/or the second vacuum elements.

Abstract: An improved method is disclosed for heat curing a polymerizable impregnant composition within an impregnated porous article. The amount of the article's porosity that is filled with the impregnant composition is maximized by applying successively discrete temperature and pressure increments in a system comprising at least one porous impregnated article and a curing chamber having a heat transfer medium therein. During such curing, both temperature and pressure are controlled for an initial duration and subsequently increased by successive increments wherein each successive temperature and pressure exceeds a previous temperature and pressure, respectively, until a maximum temperature and pressure is achieved. The maximum temperature and pressure are maintained until the impregnant composition is cured, resulting in an improved product having greater structural integrity and surface quality.

Abstract: A control system enables a press operator to selectively position the slide at a specific resting location corresponding to an absolute dimension of the slide travel path, such as an angular measure relative to the top dead center position of the press machine crankshaft. A programmable limit switch module manages the operation of a brake-clutch combination by commanding a clutch control circuit to actuate disengagement of the clutch at the proper moment so that the slide will subsequently come to rest at the selected resting location. The module includes a programmable limit switch connected to a press speed resolver and a dedicated on-board processor configured to receive the speed data. The processor collects the speed data using a polling operation having very low scan time.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a ceramic molding having a desired shape by extruding a ceramic material includes a screw type extruder and mold connected to the distal end of the extruder through a resistance pipe. The ceramic material is pressure-fed from the extruder into the resistance pipe and is heated or cooled from round the periphery of the resistance pipe to control the shape of the ceramic molding extruded from the mold.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for controlling a mold flow process using inner (impinge) and/or edge temperature sensors, wherein articles processed in a constraining mold cavity, having a constant melt “shrink” quality, can be obtained even with fluctuations in resin “melt” properties (flowability). At least one temperature-dependent output or “trigger” signal is sampled, and the level of the signal (e.g., temperature) initiates at least one step in the molding cycle. Using a sampling circuit, thermal waveforms are obtained from thermal sensor array data such that if a sequence of melt temperature set-point trigger times fluctuates outside control limits, then the process melt-flow is judged as a hotter/faster melt-flow or cooler/slower melt-flow injection process.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for momentarily heating the surface of a mold and system thereof. The system comprises a casting material feeder, upper and lower molds, an injection molding control, an air and gaseous fuel mixture and supply unit, an interface and a control panel. The casting material feeder serves to supply molten casting material. The upper and lower molds serve to form a predetermined shaped cast. The injection molding control serves to control the upper mold and the lower mold. The air and gaseous fuel mixture and supply, unit serves to supply compressed air and gaseous fuel simultaneously or selectively. The gaseous fuel mixture and supply control serves to control the operation of the air and gaseous fuel mixture and supply unit. The interface serves to interface the injection molding control and the gaseous fuel mixture and supply control. The control panel serves to visually display the control, condition and operation of the components of the system.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for molding balloon catheters is disclosed. The balloon may be molded by providing a polymeric tube within a mold having an interior cavity in the shape of the desired balloon. Microwave energy, which may be generated by a gyrotron, may then be directed toward the mold, to heat the polymeric material without heating the mold. Once heated, pressurized fluid may be injected into the tube to blow the polymeric material against the interior cavity whereupon the material can cool to form the balloon or can be further heatset by additional microwave energy and be cooled to form the balloon. In accordance with one embodiment, microwave energy can also be used without a mold to form a medical device. A polymer extrusion apparatus is disclosed utilizing a microwave energy for heating polymer feedstock material within the extruder tip and die unit just prior to formation of the extrudate product.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing a naturally-degraded disposabtle dish comprising: a first step for stirring 17.4 wt % of rice straw power, 4.3 wt % of rice bran powder, 61 wt % of coating agent and 17.3 wt % of corn starch to be uniformly mixed; a second step for forming a dish by compressing the mixture; and a third step for sterilizing the dish with an ozone gas. Also, the present invention discloses an apparatus for manufacturing a naturally-degraded disposable dish comprising: an upper mold having a die where electric heating lines are filled; a lower mold having a space unit for receiving the upper mold and a die where electric heating lines are filled; a controller for adjusting a temperature of the upper/lower molds by controlling electric power transmitted to the electric heating lines; and a transfer means for automatically extracting a formation object from the upper/lower molds, and automatically stacking the formation object.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fluoropolymer compound plate comprises the steps of: combining a fluoropolymer sheet and a medium plate as a fluoropolymer compound plate; transferring the fluoropolymer compound plate to a preheat section for being heated uniformly in a lower tension, transferring the fluoropolymer compound plate to a melting section for heating the fluoropolymer sheet of the fluoropolymer compound plate; transferring the fluoropolymer compound plate to a pressing section by rollers; and compressing and annealing the fluoropolymer compound plate. A device for performing the method comprises a plurality of tension adjusting axial seats; a plurality of roller; a pair of first guide wheels; an upper and a lower layer radiating heater; a third guide wheel set; an upper and a lower layer high temperature radiating heater; a guiding roller; a shaping heater; a plurality of temperature controller roller sets and a product winding wheel.

Abstract: An injection mold design method for correcting a profile of a product to be fabricated into a releasable profile from a mold to design an injection mold based on a corrected product shape, utilizing a storage device for storing information of the product shape and mold profile, a display device for displaying the product shape or the mold profile on a screen based on the information read from the storage device, an input device for inputting designation information necessary for correction of the product shape or the mold profile, and a controlling device for unloading information of lines or planes being obstructive to correction of the product shape and the mold profile in the storage device in response to the designation information input by the input device.

Abstract: Continuous anionic polymerization and melt-spinning of a polycaprolactam includes forming a reaction mixture by bringing at least two streams of liquid caprolactam respectively containing a polymerization initiator and co-initiator into contact with one another, and then subjecting the reaction mixture to anionic polymerization reaction conditions in the reactor zone to obtain a molten polycaprolactam. The molten polycaprolactam is the directly (i.e., without intermediate solidification) transferred to, and extruded through, a fiber-forming orifice of a spinneret to form a fiber thereof. A spinneret zone downstream of the reactor zone thus receives the molten polycaprolactam directly from the reactor zone and forms a fiber therefrom by extruding it through the spinneret's fiber-spinning orifice.

Abstract: The invention relates to an extrusion head for the manufacture of tubes comprising at least one layer of expanded plastic by extruding a stream of molten plastic containing a blowing agent through an annular passage cross section made in the extrusion head and in which the stream of molten plastic containing the blowing agent spreads out circumferentially and welds itself to itself by the recombining of the two stream fronts, the said extrusion head being equipped with a special-purpose thermal regulation device allowing the molten plastic containing the blowing agent to be heated or cooled after the stream fronts have recombined.

Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprises a manifold having a manifold channel for receiving a melt stream of molten material under pressure and delivering the melt stream to a nozzle channel of a nozzle. A mold cavity receives the melt stream from the nozzle and the nozzle channel communicates with the mold cavity through a mold gate. A thermocouple is coupled to the mold core of the mold cavity in order to measure the temperature of the molten material in the mold cavity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spinning head (8) for spinning a spinning dope, which is provided with a tubular, thin-walled spinning capillary (7) having a discharge opening (94). The spinning dope used is e.g. a mixture of cellulose, tertiary amine oxide and water. In order to reduce the fibrillation tendency of the fibres spun by means of the spinning head and in order to increase the non-looping property, the present invention is so conceived that the spinning capillary (7) is heated directly close to the discharge cross-section (94). By means of this simple measure, it is possible to reduce the fibrillation tendency and to increase the non-looping property.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a plurality of input and output units, a plurality of actuators, a plurality of sensors, and at least one computing unit, wherein a functional assignment of the input and output units, actuators and sensors is established via the computing unit and changeable online. As a result, it can be freely ascertained which input unit communicates with which output unit, in the presence of a plurality of input and output units, and changes in the configuration can easily be taken into account.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for momentarily heating the surface of a mold and system thereof. The system comprises a casting material feeder, upper and lower molds, a water-cooled system, first and second cores, a voltage generator, a electric resistance heater, a controller, an injection molding control, an air and gaseous fuel mixture and supply unit, an interface and a control panel. The casting material feeder serves to supply molten casting material. The injection molding control serves to control the upper mold and the lower mold. The air and gaseous fuel mixture and supply unit serves to supply compressed air and gaseous fuel simultaneously. The gaseous fuel mixture and supply control serves to control the operation of the air and gaseous fuel mixture and supply unit. The interface serves to interface the injection molding control and the gaseous fuel mixture and supply control. The control panel serves to visually display the control, condition and operation of the components of the system.

Abstract: A temperature control unit for dies and molds, particularly for pressure die-casting or injection-molding of aluminum and alloys thereof, plastic materials and the like, comprising a die or mold cooling circuit through which pressurized water flows. A water feed pump is connected to the circuit and is adjustable to a pressure which is higher than the evaporation pressure of water at a preheating temperature of the water, which can be detected by a first sensor for detecting the temperature of the water. The circuit includes a circulation pump, a water overflow valve which can be set to a lower pressure than the feed pump, and a heating unit which is controlled by the first temperature sensor. A die or mold temperature sensor is further provided which controls the feed pump.

Abstract: The invention relates to an extrusion plant for manufacturing foam products such as foamed sheets, foamed boards and foamed profiles, and consists of one melting extruder minimum to melt and homogenise the plastic material and a minimum of two parallel cooling units to cool down the plastic melt prior to extrusion through a die. According to the invention it is planned that the minimum of two parallel cooling units are used that may or may not be identical or that can be controlled by control means so that the expelled plastic melt from these units may or may not have the same material properties.

Abstract: A method of continuously forming integrally molded structures includes the steps of rotating a plurality of independently movable multisection mold assemblies about a plurality of axes, successively flowing a plurality of polymerizable mixtures over surfaces of each enclosed mold cavity while selectively heating mold sections thereof in a preselected heating profile and monitoring the flowing of each mixture, the heating of the mold sections and the formation of resins therefrom. The monitored mixture flowing, the mold section heating and the formation of each resin are coordinated with each monitored axis rotation. The molded structure is removed after it has achieved structural integrity within the mold cavity, and the steps are repeated to form a multiplicity of the integrally molded structures on a continuing basis. Also, multiaxis molding apparatus for conducting the above method.

Abstract: A valve pin for use in a melt channel in an injection molding machine. The valve pin has a valve pin body and at least one thermocouple substantially completely inside the valve pin body.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for momentarily heating the surface of a mold and system thereof. The system comprises a casting material feeder, upper and lower molds, an injection molding control, an air and gaseous fuel mixture and supply unit, an interface and a control panel. The casting material feeder serves to supply molten casting material. The upper and lower molds serve to form a predetermined shaped cast. The injection molding control serves to control the upper mold and the lower mold. The air and gaseous fuel mixture and supply unit serves to supply compressed air and gaseous fuel simultaneously or selectively. The gaseous fuel mixture and supply control serves to control the operation of the air and gaseous fuel mixture and supply unit. The interface serves to interface the injection molding control and the gaseous fuel mixture and supply control. The control panel serves to visually display the control, condition and operation of the components of the system.

Abstract: A system for in-situ and on-line monitoring of a preform layup process for liquid composite molding allows for gathering of permeability measurements of a fabric preform for use in a liquid composite molding process after situation of the preform within the mold wherein the molding process is to occur. The system uses a plurality of pressure sensors located within one of the mold sections of the liquid composite molding process mold. The sensors take pressure measurements which are processed to obtain a permeability profile of the preform. From such data, any local permeability variations that are caused from defects in the preform, deformation of the preform, or from mold misfit can be noted and acted upon before resin flow. The system is relatively simple to use and is easy to implement.

Abstract: An improved method and apparatus is provided for extruding ePTFE tube for use in medical applications. A tube of PTFE is extruded, preferably in an extrusion process, using counter-rotated die components. The die component is maintained at a constant temperature during processing. The resulting green tube has enhanced fibrous state formation in a direction perpendicular to the direction of extrusion. The PTFE green tube is then subjected to secondary operations such as stretching and expansion to yield medical product. The ePTFE tube structure is defined by nodes interconnected by elongate fibrils. Both the nodes and fibrils are substantially randomly tilted with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tube. This particular structure yields a tube which exhibits a high degree of radial tear strength useful in medical applications.

Abstract: An injection mold apparatus has multiple injection zones, each zone having at least one heater and at least one temperature sensor generating a temperature indicating signal. A power source provides power to the heaters. A controller controls the temperature of at least some of the zones. For efficiency, the controller has two separate processors, a data-receiving processor for receiving temperature indicating signal from each sensor as well as power signals, and a control processor for receiving data from the data-receiving processor and for controlling the amount of power provided to the heaters. Preferably, the control is in a housing, with the housing mounted directly on the mold. Modified PID calculations are utilized. Power calculations for the amount of power to the heaters utilizes a modulo based algorithm.

Abstract: An apparatus for dewatering a slurry of elastomeric polymer and water, using an extruder or extruders provided with a device for measuring an actual water content of the elastomer at a position within the extruder or extruders, and a control system for controlling the moisture content of elastomeric polymer exiting the extruder or extruders through an exit die based, at least in part, on the measured water content.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing solid active ingredient-containing forms from an active ingredient-containing formulation which comprises at least one polymeric binder. The apparatus according to the invention has at least one extruder 1 for continuous plastication of the formulation and at least two injection units 2 which are provided separate from one another, each of which is connected to the extruder 1, and through which the formulation can be injected into at least one mold 3.

Abstract: An extruder cylinder is heated by resistance heaters surrounding cooling coils around respective segments of the extruder cylinder which is subdivided into heating and heating or cooling zones therealong. The rate of flow of the heat-carrier oil in the coil or the rate of flow of a cooling medium in heat exchange therewith can be regulated to control the cooling effect of the heat-carrier oil which can continue to flow through the coil even during purely heating phases for temperature equalization over the zone.

Abstract: In a method of producing a ceramic molding 8 having a desired shape by extruding a ceramic material 80 pressure-fed into a resistance pipe 3 from a mold 4 by using a production apparatus including a screw type extruder 10 and the mold 4 connected to the distal end of the extruder 10 through the resistance pipe 3, the ceramic material 80 pressure-fed from the extruder 10 into the resistance pipe 3 is heated or cooled from round the periphery of the resistance pipe 3 so as to control the shape of the ceramic molding 8 extruded from the mold 4.

Abstract: In an injection molding machine having first and second nozzles for delivering melt material from a common manifold to one or more mold cavities, apparatus for controlling delivery of the melt material from the nozzles to the one or more mold cavities, each nozzle having an exit aperture communicating with a gate of a cavity of a mold and being associated with an actuator interconnected to a melt flow controller, the apparatus comprising a sensor for sensing a selected condition of the melt material through at least one of the nozzles; an actuator controller interconnected to each actuator, each actuator controller comprising a computer interconnected to a sensor for receiving a signal representative of the selected condition sensed by the sensor, the computer including an algorithm utilizing a value corresponding to a signal received from the sensor as a variable for controlling operation of an actuator for the at least one nozzle; wherein the melt flow controller controls the rate of flow of the melt materi

Abstract: Method of adjusting the lip opening of an extrusion die for stratiform material, with the characteristic that it consists in the combination of, on the one side, the control of the heating of bar shaped elements (9) which act upon at least one of the lips (6-7) of the lip opening (5), in function of the thickness of the formed material, and on the other hand, the common cooling of several bar shaped elements (9) by forcing a cooling medium along these elements (9).