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A mold apparatus provides a movable mold module which includes movable tie rods which are extendable and retractable with respect to the movable mold module of the mold apparatus, such that the tie rods may initially be removed from a gap between the platens of the mold apparatus when the platens ha

A mold apparatus provides a movable mold module which includes movable tie rods which are extendable and retractable with respect to the movable mold module of the mold apparatus, such that the tie rods may initially be removed from a gap between the platens of the mold apparatus when the platens have been separated. Preferably, the tie rod assemblies are movably mounted to the movable carriage or module, which also moves the injection machine and movable platen along a base toward and away from the fixed platen and corresponding mold part. Additionally, the tie rods may be extended relative to the movable platen as the platen is moved toward the fixed platen, such that the tie rods engage a locking member on the fixed platen to lock the platens relative to one another during the molding process. The tie rods are rotatable via a rotational device mounted at the movable platen, to rotate the tie rods and lock the tie rods to the locking member at the fixed platen. The fixed platen may also be rotatable relative to the base to allow booking of the fixed platen for easier and safer access thereto, and may include two or more platens and mold parts for simultaneously molding of additional products while one of the platens and mold parts are booked for access thereto. Two or more molding modules may also be provided around the rotatable fixed platen support with multiple platens and mold parts, such that multiple products may be molded simultaneously, or multi-colored products or multi-material products or the like may be molded, with portions of multiple products being simultaneously molded at each mold module or station around the rotatable platen support.

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A mold apparatus provides a movable mold module which includes movable tie rods which are extendable and retractable with respect to the movable mold module of the mold apparatus, such that the tie rods may initially be removed from a gap between the platens of the mold apparatus when the platens ha

A mold apparatus provides a movable mold module which includes movable tie rods which are extendable and retractable with respect to the movable mold module of the mold apparatus, such that the tie rods may initially be removed from a gap between the platens of the mold apparatus when the platens have been separated. Preferably, the tie rod assemblies are movably mounted to the movable carriage or module, which also moves the injection machine and movable platen along a base toward and away from the fixed platen and corresponding mold part. Additionally, the tie rods may be extended relative to the movable platen as the platen is moved toward the fixed platen, such that the tie rods engage a locking member on the fixed platen to lock the platens relative to one another during the molding process. The tie rods are rotatable via a rotational device mounted at the movable platen, to rotate the tie rods and lock the tie rods to the locking member at the fixed platen. The fixed platen may also be rotatable relative to the base to allow booking of the fixed platen for easier and safer access thereto, and may include two or more platens and mold parts for simultaneously molding of additional products while one of the platens and mold parts are booked for access thereto. Two or more molding modules may also be provided around the rotatable fixed platen support with multiple platens and mold parts, such that multiple products may be molded simultaneously, or multi-colored products or multi-material products or the like may be molded, with portions of multiple products being simultaneously molded at each mold module or station around the rotatable platen support.