Patent ID: 7507359

Claim:
A method for controlling and/or regulating the distribution of injection molding compound, comprising: distributing an injection molding compound to a plurality of molds via a plurality of injection nozzles; entering temperature values for each injection nozzle; regulating the heating capacity of at least one injection nozzle so as to influence the distribution of the injection molding compound through the nozzles to the plurality of molds; wherein at least one injection nozzle is fitted with a nozzle temperature sensor; computing the heating capacity of at least one other injection nozzle based on the regulation of the heating capacity of the at least one injection nozzle by model computation; displaying temperature values for each injection nozzle; wherein the model computation includes computing the difference between the entered temperature value for the at least one injection nozzle and the entered temperature value for the at least one other injection nozzle; adjusting the heating capacity of each injection nozzle based on the entered temperature values; wherein the at least one other injection nozzle lacks a temperature sensor.