1. An injection molding machine which comprises:
an injection unit;
a nozzle assembly; and
a fluid injection unit;
wherein said injection unit injects hot resin through said nozzle assembly into a mold cavity, and further wherein said fluid injection unit injects fluid into said nozzle assembly after said resin has filled said mold cavity, and further wherein said injected fluid provides pressure on said injected resin during the hardening of said injected resin without said fluid entering said mold cavity.
2. The injection molding machine of claim 1 wherein said fluid is a gas.
3. The injection molding machine of claim 1 wherein said fluid is a liquid.
4. An injection molding machine which comprises:
an injection unit, wherein said injection unit is comprised of an injection screw, wherein said injection screw is comprised of a non-return valve assembly, and wherein said injection screw is rotated and reciprocated axially forward and backward;
a nozzle assembly, wherein said nozzle assembly is comprised of a nozzle body and a nozzle tip; and
a fluid injection unit, wherein said fluid injection unit comprises a high pressure fluid nozzle fitting connected to a fluid runner channel which is connected to a fluid distribution plenum;
wherein said injection screw forces an original volume of hot resin through said nozzle assembly into a mold cavity, and further wherein said fluid injection unit injects fluid into said nozzle assembly after said resin has filled said mold cavity, and further wherein said injected fluid provides pressure on said injected original volume of resin during the hardening of said original volume of resin within said mold cavity, without said fluid entering said mold cavity.
5. The injection molding machine of claim 4 wherein said fluid is a gas.
6. The injection molding machine of claim 4 wherein said fluid is a liquid.
7. The injection molding machine of claim 4 wherein said nozzle assembly further comprises a reservoir designed to hold a second volume of hot resin to inject into said mold cavity following a shrinking of said original volume of hot resin within said mold cavity.
8. An injection molding process used to create a molded piece which comprises:
injecting a first volume of heated resin from an injection unit through a nozzle assembly into a mold cavity;
filling said mold cavity with said first volume of heated resin;
injecting a volume of fluid into said nozzle assembly following said first volume of heated resin;
utilizing said fluid within said nozzle unit to provide pressure on said first volume of resin in said mold cavity for a period of time while said first volume of resin hardens into said molded piece;
preparing a second volume of heated resin within said injection unit during said period of time while said first volume of heated resin hardens into said molded piece within said mold cavity; and
ejecting said molded piece from said mold cavity following said period of time.
9. The injection molding process of claim 8 wherein said period of time begins when said fluid is injected into said nozzle assembly and said period of time ends when gate freeze is reached.
10. The injection molding process of claim 8 wherein said period of time begins when said fluid is injected into said nozzle assembly and said period of time ends after a predetermined length of time.
11. The injection molding process of claim 8 which further comprises:
releasing said fluid from said nozzle assembly prior to said ejection of said molded piece from said mold cavity.
12. The injection molding process of claim 8 wherein said injected fluid is a gas.
13. The injection molding process of claim 8 wherein said injected fluid is a liquid.
14. The injection molding process of claim 8 which further comprises:
storing an additional volume of heated resin within said nozzle assembly; and
injecting said additional volume of heated resin into said mold cavity during said period of time upon a shrinkage of said first volume of resin.
15. An injection molding process used to create a molded piece which comprises:
injecting a first volume of heated resin through a nozzle assembly of an injection molding machine into a mold cavity;
filling said mold cavity with said first volume of heated resin;
injecting a volume of fluid into said nozzle assembly following said first volume of heated resin;
providing pressure on said first volume of resin within said mold cavity with said volume of fluid in said nozzle assembly for a period of time while said first volume of resin hardens into said first molded piece;
simultaneously preparing a second volume of heated resin for injection into said mold cavity during said period of time;
ejecting said first molded piece from said mold cavity following said period of time; and
injecting said second volume of heated resin into said mold cavity immediately upon said ejection of said first molded piece.
16. The injection molding process of claim 15 wherein said period of time begins when said fluid is injected into said nozzle assembly and said period of time ends when gate freeze is reached.
17. The injection molding process of claim 15 wherein said period of time begins when said fluid is injected into said nozzle assembly and said period of time ends after a predetermined length of time.
18. The injection molding process of claim 15 which further comprises:
releasing said fluid from said nozzle assembly prior to said ejection of said molded piece from said mold cavity.
19. The injection molding process of claim 15 wherein said injected fluid is a gas.
20. The injection molding process of claim 15 wherein said injected fluid is a liquid.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor; and
a communication adapter configured to receive, from each device of a plurality of devices, processing resources available at the device and a schedule of resource availability for the device, and to distribute one or more policies to the plurality of devices wherein
the one or more policies are generated based on
scanning results provided by the plurality of devices;
the processing resources available at each of the plurality of devices; and
the schedule of resource availability for each of the plurality of devices, and the one or more policies indicate when an indexing and scanning should occur at each of the plurality of devices.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication adapter is further configured to receive the scanning results, which are to be presented in response to a request provided to the apparatus.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further configured to update agent software for each of the plurality of devices.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further configured to adjust a priority and a sequence of enforcement actions for the plurality of devices based on the scanning results.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to determine a workload distribution across the plurality of devices, and the workload distribution factors in bandwidth characteristics associated with each of the plurality of devices.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a graphical user interface configured to generate the one or more policies.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more policies specify which particular data is indexed based on authorship for the particular data or words in the particular data.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a management console.
9. A method implemented by an apparatus, comprising:
receiving, from each device of a plurality of devices, processing resources available at the device and a schedule of resource availability for the device; and
distributing one or more policies to the plurality of devices, wherein the one or more policies are generated based on scanning results provided by the plurality of devices; the processing resources available at each of the plurality of devices, and the schedule of resource availability for each of the plurality of devices; and
the one or more policies indicate when an indexing and scanning should occur at each of the plurality of devices.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
updating agent software for each of the plurality of devices.
11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
determining a workload distribution across the plurality of devices, wherein the workload distribution factors in bandwidth characteristics associated with each of the plurality of devices.
12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
directing data migration from local indexes, which are associated with the plurality of devices, to centralized indexes existing on a network.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein the scanning results are initially stored in a local database and subsequently provided in a remote database in which the scanning results are aggregated.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more policies include signatures with which data is scanned by the plurality of devices.
15. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more policies indicate actions to be taken by the plurality of devices based at least on a result of the indexing and scanning.
16. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
receiving, at an agent in one device of the plurality of devices, a particular policy via a network;
performing, with the agent, an action based on a particular result of scanning; and
communicating, from the agent, to the apparatus, available communication resources at the one device.
17. The method of claim 9, wherein at least a portion of the scanning results is stored at a regional server, which shares a same geographic area with the plurality of devices.
18. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
scanning and indexing data with a universal engine at each of the plurality of devices.
19. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media that include code for execution that, when executed by a processor, performs operations comprising:
receiving, from each device of a plurality of devices, processing resources available at the device and a schedule of resource availability for the device; and
distributing one or more policies to the plurality of devices, wherein the one or more policies are generated based on scanning results provided by the plurality of devices; the processing resources available at each of the plurality of devices, and the schedule of resource availability for each of the plurality of devices; and
the one or more policies indicate when an indexing and scanning should occur at each of the plurality of devices.
20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 19, wherein the one or more policies include signatures.