Webinar Three

Fundamentals of Injection Mold Design - Plastics

This course, titled "Fundamentals of Injection Mold Design - Plastics", consists of five (5) levels. It is designed to provide basic information for entry level personnel. You will have 7 days to complete the course and a satisfactory test result is required to receive a Certificate for successful completion (if requested). The test can be taken at any time. The agenda is shown below.

Fee = $39.95

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Level 1 - A Primer On Molds 

1 - The injection molding concept
2 - Importance of the mold
3 - Mold base components
4 - Injection half of the mold
5 - Ejector half of the mold

Level 2 - Mold Design Basics 

1 - Gathering information
    Which plastic?
    Determining shrinkage
    How many cavities?
    Which mold material?
2 - Mold surface treatments
3 - Product surface finish
4 - Gates and runners
5 - Venting
6 - Locating cavities and cooling lines
7 - Mold life expectancies
8 - Ownership of the mold (and other tooling)

Level 3 - Basic Mold Construction

1 - Cavities, cores and shutoff lands
2 - Cavity retainer plates, cut-in-the-solid
3 - Support plates and pillars
4 - Ejector housings
5 - Determining the parting line
6 - Machining methods
7 - Other fabrication methods
8 - Polishing and finishing
9 - Textures
10 - Plating
 

Level 4 - Action Areas Of The Mold 

1 - Slides
2 - Cams
3 - Lifters
4 - Unscrewing devices
5 - Hand-loaded inserts
6 - Typical ejection systems

Level 5 - Controlling Mold Temperatures 

1 - Control units vs. manifold systems
2 - Laminar flow and turbulent flow
3 - Determining waterline locations
4 - Bubblers and cascades
5 - Heat transfer metals
6 - Air cooling

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