Plastic Molding Apparatus And Method With Shaper Module

Abstract: An apparatus for operating a mold having a cavity assembly (192) and a core (190, 3112, 3114) that cooperatively define a mold for molding of plastic articles, comprising: a carriage comprising a support plate (3052); a clamping assembly (3042) mounted to said support plate; first and second mold support plates (196) mounted to said clamping assembly, and movable by said clamping assembly between a closed position in which cavity plates (194) of the cavity assembly (192) abut one another in clamped contact to define a surface of an article to be molded, and an open position for removal of molded articles; said clamping assembly operable to exert a clamp force on said first and second mold support plates to hold the cavity plates in said closed position during molding of an article, wherein said clamp force is applied through a central axis of said mold support plates.

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