摘要 |
<p>Disclosed herein is, amongst other things, a picking tool (200, 300) for use in a post-mold picking device (132) of an injection molding system (100) and a related method of post-mold handling a molded article (10) therewith. The picking tool (200, 300) includes a picker (240, 340) that is configured to pick, in use, a molded article (10) from a holder (130), wherein the picker (240, 340) includes: a flow director (244, 344) that is selectively operable, in use, to direct a flow of air into, or out of, an interior of the molded article (10); and a sealing element (248, 348) that is sealable, in use, to an open end (11) of the molded article (10), responsive to evacuation of the interior of the molded article (10), and wherein the sealing element (248, 348) is selectively positionable, in use, relative to the open end of the molded article (10), between a picking position and a clearance position.</p> |