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6. Glossary
Clapet anti-retour; back flow valve
Mechanical device located in front of the injection screw. It allows the material to flow from the rear to the front of the screw during dosing, but prevents it from flowing backwards during the cavity filling phase.
Knee brace; toggle lever
A toggle joint is a mechanical locking device made up of several interconnected links, which locks when the joint axis between the links has reached the point of alignment between the three joint axes.
Clamping unit
Part of the press grouping together the functions linked to mold movements and part ejection: press platens, clamping cylinder, toggle lever, ejection cylinder, etc.
Injection unit
The part of the press housing the injection-related...
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Standards and norms
- Plastics and rubber machinery – Compression molding and transfer molding machines – Safety instructions. - EN 2892 - Août 2014
- Description of injection moulding machines. - EUROMAP 1 - 1983
- Injection molding machines – Mould fixing and connection dimensions. - EUROMAP 2 - 1996
- Injection molding machines – Determination of the actual injection efficiency. - EUROMAP 4 - 1994
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