A method of ejecting a molded article (310, 312) from an injection mold, the injection mold including a stationary mold half (104, 504) and a movable half (102, 502), the moveable mold half further including a molding component (202A, 202B) for defining, in use, at least a portion of the molded article, the molding component including a core insert (112, 114, 512, 514) and a stripper sleeve (116, 516) positionable around the core insert, the injection mold configured to be used in a molding machine, the molding machine having a controller apparatus, the method executable by the controller apparatus, the method comprising: during a first portion of a mold opening cycle of the injection mold: initiating opening the injection mold with movement of the moveable mold half (102, 502) through a mold stroke away from the stationary mold half (104, 504) from a mold closed position towards a mold open position; initiating movement of an ejector of the moveable mold half (102, 502) through an ejector stroke from a molding position towards an ejection position relative to the moveable mold half; the opening the injection mold and moving the ejector being done along a first axis of operation of the injection mold in relatively opposite directions of movement; during a second portion of the mold opening cycle of the injection mold, the second portion occurring later in time relative to the first portion of the mold opening cycle of the injection mold: controlling velocity of at least one of: (i) the moveable mold half (102, 502) relative to the stationary mold half (104, 504), (ii) the ejector relative to the moveable mold half (102, 502); and (iii) an ejector actuator linked to the core insert (112, 114, 512. 514); and (iv) a stripper actuator that is linked to the stripper sleeve (116, 516); the controlling executed such that the molded article (310, 312) is ejected from the molding component (202A, 202B) with a substantially zero departure-velocity along the first axis of operation the second portion being initiated at a predetermined portion of the mold opening cycle, the predetermined portion being when the molded article (310, 312) is at a final contact point with the molding component (202A, 202B). during a first portion of a mold opening cycle of the injection mold: initiating opening the injection mold with movement of the moveable mold half (102, 502) through a mold stroke away from the stationary mold half (104, 504) from a mold closed position towards a mold open position; initiating movement of an ejector of the moveable mold half (102, 502) through an ejector stroke from a molding position towards an ejection position relative to the moveable mold half; the opening the injection mold and moving the ejector being done along a first axis of operation of the injection mold in relatively opposite directions of movement; initiating opening the injection mold with movement of the moveable mold half (102, 502) through a mold stroke away from the stationary mold half (104, 504) from a mold closed position towards a mold open position; initiating movement of an ejector of the moveable mold half (102, 502) through an ejector stroke from a molding position towards an ejection position relative to the moveable mold half; the opening the injection mold and moving the ejector being done along a first axis of operation of the injection mold in relatively opposite directions of movement; during a second portion of the mold opening cycle of the injection mold, the second portion occurring later in time relative to the first portion of the mold opening cycle of the injection mold: controlling velocity of at least one of: (i) the moveable mold half (102, 502) relative to the stationary mold half (104, 504), (ii) the ejector relative to the moveable mold half (102, 502); and (iii) an ejector actuator linked to the core insert (112, 114, 512. 514); and (iv) a stripper actuator that is linked to the stripper sleeve (116, 516); the controlling executed such that the molded article (310, 312) is ejected from the molding component (202A, 202B) with a substantially zero departure-velocity along the first axis of operation controlling velocity of at least one of: (i) the moveable mold half (102, 502) relative to the stationary mold half (104, 504), (ii) the ejector relative to the moveable mold half (102, 502); and (iii) an ejector actuator linked to the core insert (112, 114, 512. 514); and (iv) a stripper actuator that is linked to the stripper sleeve (116, 516); (i) the moveable mold half (102, 502) relative to the stationary mold half (104, 504), (ii) the ejector relative to the moveable mold half (102, 502); and (iii) an ejector actuator linked to the core insert (112, 114, 512. 514); and (iv) a stripper actuator that is linked to the stripper sleeve (116, 516); the controlling executed such that the molded article (310, 312) is ejected from the molding component (202A, 202B) with a substantially zero departure-velocity along the first axis of operation the second portion being initiated at a predetermined portion of the mold opening cycle, the predetermined portion being when the molded article (310, 312) is at a final contact point with the molding component (202A, 202B).