This primer offers assistance when selecting the proper material for any product and determining whether injection molding is the process best suited for the application.

This primer offers assistance when selecting the proper material for any product and determining whether injection molding is the process best suited for the application.

Today, most molders, but also many mold makers specialize in certain areas. There are specialists for thin wall molding, screw caps, large beverage container crates, pre-forms for PET bottles, small gears, and many others. But regardless of size and type of the product to be injection molded, whether small or large, with single or multiple cavities, or who designs or builds the mold, the basic mold design principles are always the same.

This book provides a vision and structure to finally synergize all the engineering disciplines that converge in the mold design process. The topics are presented in a top-down manner, beginning with introductory definitions and the "big picture" before proceeding to layout and detailed design of molds. The book provides very pragmatic analysis with worked examples that can be readily adapted to "real world" mold design applications. It should help students and practitioners to understand the inner workings of injection molds and encourage them to think "outside the box" in developing innovative and highly functional mold designs. Contents: · Introduction to mold functions, types, and components · Review of design for injection molding · Cost estimation and optimization · Mold layout design including cavity layout, sizing, and materials selection · Cavity, runner system, and gating analysis and design · Cooling system analysis and design · Venting, shrinkage, and warpage analysis and strategies · Ejection force analysis and ejection system designs · Stress and deflection analysis with structural system designs · A survey of advanced mold designs

The goal of the book is to assist the designer in the development of parts that are functional, reliable, manufacturable, and aesthetically pleasing. Since injection molding is the most widely used manufacturing process for the production of plastic parts, a full understanding of the integrated design process presented is essential to achieving economic and functional design goals. Features over 425 drawings and photographs.

An injection mold is the heart of any plastics molding workcell. Understanding the principles of an injection mold design and its importance is fundamental to the success of the product. This book takes the reader through the process of conceptualizing and designing an injection mold that will produce the desired plastic part.

This book in the Plastics Injection Molding series addresses the many facets of running a molding company including selecting the right equipment, identifying costs to determine price, making the most of available resources (including personnel), and complying with industry and quality standards. Also discussed are key company strategies that can determine whether a company operates in the red or is profitable. This book also includes a benchmarking feature that allows decision-makers to gauge their company's competitiveness in comparison to the top 50 molders in the United States.