Thick sections cool slower than thin sections. The thin section first solidifies, and the thick section is still not fully solidified. As the thick section cools, it shrinks and the material for the shrinkage comes only from the unsolidified areas, which are connected, to the already solidified thin section. […]
1) Drafts (or taper) in a mold, facilitates part removal from the mold. The amount of draft angle depends on the depth of the part in the mold, and its required end use function. […]
1) Sharp corners greatly increase the stress concentration. This high amount of stress concentration can often lead to failure of plastic parts. Sharp corners can come about in non-obvious places. Examples of this are a boss attached to a surface, or a strengthening rib. These corners need to be radiused just like all other corners. [...]
Bosses are used for the purpose of registration of mating parts or for attaching fasteners such as screws or accepting threaded inserts (molded-in, press-fitted, ultrasonically or thermally inserted). […]
1) Ribs increase the bending stiffness of a part. Without ribs, the thickness has to be increased to increase the bending stiffness. Adding ribs increases the moment of inertia, which increases the bending stiffness. Bending stiffness = E (Young’s Modulus) x I (Moment of Inertia) […]
1) Parts should be designed with a minimum wall thickness consistent with part function and mold filling considerations. The thinner the wall the faster the part cools, and the cycle times are short, resulting in the lowest possible part costs. […]
Injection Molding Design Guidelines 1. Use uniform wall thicknesses throughout the part. This will minimize sinking, warping, residual stresses, and improve mold fill and cycle times. 2. Use generous radius at all corners. The inside corner radius should be a minimum of one material thickness. 3. Use the least thickness compliant with the process, material, [...]
A certified quality management system promotes, facilitates and enables consistency and improvements in a process or product. […]
Advantages of software specialized for plastic product design and mold manufacturing will be demonstrated Plastic Products and Molds Require Specialized CAD/CAM, there will be ongoing demonstrations showing how companies worldwide are optimizing their plastic product design and mold manufacture. For plastic product designers, there will be demonstrations showing how to design with free form surfaces, [...]
Injection molding is a high-precision manufacturing process that injects molten plastic into a carefully designed mold, where the plastic cools and hardens into the specified part or product. The piece is then ejected from the mold, either as the final product or as a near-final product that is sent on for secondary finishing. The injection [...]