Patent ID: 7891970

Claim:
An apparatus for manufacturing products from a material which is at least thermoplastically deformable, as from plastic, comprising: a mold having first and second mold parts defining at least one mold cavity; a slide movably disposed within the at least one mold cavity of the mold, said slide being movable in a forward direction from a first position at least partly retracted from the mold cavity to a second forward position; movement means for moving the slide; closing means for moving the first and second mold parts together and apart, thereby opening and closing the mold such that the mold cavity is released or closed, respectively, said first and second mold parts moving at a mold part movement speed; feed means for introducing, with the mold cavity closed, said material in at least substantially plastic condition into the mold cavity, said feed means including an injection inlet disposed directly opposite a central portion of said slide in said forward direction; and a central control unit for controlling said movement means and said closing means, wherein the movement means for moving the slide are arranged for moving said slide in the forward direction in the mold cavity toward said injection inlet at a slide speed from a position at least partly retracted from the mold cavity, such that, as a result, said material is displaced in the mold cavity for obtaining the filling thereof, said slide speed being greater than said mold part movement speed and creating adiabatic heat in the mold cavity.