摘要 |
A method for operating actuators, such as pneumatic valves, in an injection molding machine especially for CD or DVD discs, or other molded articles. The timing of auxiliary processes (such as blowing air into the mold cavity or applying suction to the molded article in the cavity) is set as a function of the instant of completion of a process in the main sequence of operations (especially, cooling the molded article prior to ejection from the mold). In a set and display section the user sets a preferred time tn for each actuator to operate after, or before, a set completion time T of the main-sequence process (e.g., cooling). The time tn can be negative or positive, so that the various actuators turn on before or after the set completion time. A CPU calculates a starting time T±tn, and keeps the actuators on during a following interval tp. The starting time T±tn may be input to a memory, and output to the respective actuator.
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