Patent ID: 11958224
Assignee: HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of refilling a shooting pot cavity with resin in a molding system, the method comprising:
receiving, at an input device a selection of a trigger event, wherein the trigger event is one of a mold opening, a mold closing, a valve stem being in a closed position, a shutoff valve blocking flow of melted resin to the shooting pot cavity, and a shooting pot plunger in a refill position;
measuring, using a sensor, a property associated with the resin in the mold shooting pot cavity;
determining, based on the measured property, that the trigger event has occurred in the molding system; and
coordinating a refill of the shooting pot cavity so that the refill begins with the occurrence of the trigger event.