INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD

Embodiments of the present invention relates to an injection moulding machine or injection unit and to an injection moulding method for injection moulding plastic materials (e.g., elastomeric materials), particularly according, to cold channel and hot channel techniques, comprising an extruder, a first piston/cylinder unit and a second piston/cylinder unit mounted in series thereto. The cylinder of the first piston/cylinder unit leads into the end of the second piston/cylinder unit located at a distance from an injection mould to be filled. According to an aspect of the invention, the elastomeric material is firstly led by means of the first piston/cylinder unit through the cylinder of the second piston/cylinder unit and into the injection mould, wherein the piston of the second piston/cylinder unit frees the flow path to the injection mould. Afterwards, the piston of the second piston/cylinder unit is displaced into the corresponding cylinder in order to introduce the elastomeric material located inside the second cylinder into the injection mould. The piston is retracted once the elastomeric material has been vulcanised on the cold channel nozzles.