Molded Optics

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a thermal controller. Moving further inward on the xed mold half, we reach

the cavity plate. The cavity plate contains inserts that will form the surfaces

of the molded optic component. In the case of the mold shown in Figures4.6

and 4.7, it contains inserts to form a seven-lens array with a supporting struc-

ture. It can be seen that the mold contains four such sets of inserts, making

this a four-cavity mold. Thus, each time the mold is put through a mold-

ing cycle, four copies of the part will be produced. It is common for molds

to produce multiple parts, shortening the time ...