Knowledge about plastic injection mold

What is mold?

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Type of mold
Casting Mold, Forging, Press Mold, Die Cast Mold, Plastics Mold

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Injection Process of Injection Molding
Closing Mold, Nozzle Seating, Cooling, Mold Opening
Mechanism of Mold

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Names of mold structure
Two-plate mold , Three-plate mold, Runnerless mold

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Common Parts, Ejector, Mold Base, Slide Core, Loose Core
Common Parts, Ejector, Mold Base, Slide Core, Loose Core

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Sequence of mold movement
Opening mold (start), Opening mold (Complete) , Ejecting part (start), Ejecting part (Complete), Ejecting part , closing mold (start), Closing mold (Complete), One cycle
Role of Parts

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Type of Inserts
Cavity and Core, Type of Insert, Making Inserts, Position of Inserts

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Cross Section of Runner, Name of Gate
Runner , Gate, Parts of Sprue

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Slide Core Setting, Loose Core Setting, Hydraulic Cylinder Calculation
Outer Slide Core Method, Inner Slide, Hydraulic Cylinder Method

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Ejection Method, Selecting Ejector Plate Ejection Spring 1, Selecting Ejector Plate Ejection Spring 2, Selecting Gas Spring
Pin Ejection, Sleeve Pin Ejection, Stripper Plate Ejection, Compressed Air Ejection, Two-Stage Ejection, Hydraulic Ejection, Ejector Plate

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Core Cooling Method
Position of Cooling Channel , Cavity Cooling, Core Cooling

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Defect by Degassing and Air Venting
What is degassing and Air Venting?, Design of Degassing and Air Venting

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Mold Dimension
Mold Dimension, Possibility of Part Removal, Ejector Pin Position

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Types of Mold Material
Material Criteria, Types and Use of Mold Material, Heat Treatment of Material

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Screw Thread Molding Method
Type of Screw, Molding Inner Screw, Positioning of Rotating Screw, Molding Outer Screw
Quality of Molded Parts

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Quality of Molded Parts
Quality of Molded Parts, Molding Process, How to improve the Quality?

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Calculation of Part Shrinkage, Flow Path Ratio
Part Shrinkage Rate, Draft Angle, Flow Path Ratio
Operation of Injection Molding Machine Installation of Mold

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Mold Installation Steps
Mold Installation , Mold Installation Steps, Mold installation Bolt

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Caution for molding condition
Injection Condition, Temperature Condition, Ejection Condition

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Calculation of Clamping Force
Injection Device, Clamping device, Force and Transferring System, Electric Control Device
Types of Plastics and Their Properties Type of Plastics

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Type of Plastics
Thermoplastics, Thermosetting Plastics, Difference between crystalline plastics and amorphous plastics

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Property of Plastics
Property of Plastics, Characteristics of Resin in Molding Processing
Molding Problems and Solutions

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Causes and Solutions of Molding Problems
Sink Mark, Warpage, Whitening, Weldline, Flash, Short Shot, Jetting, Flow Mark

Technical Information
Proper Steel for Major Resin, Part Shrinkage rate, L/T (Flow Path Ratio) Target, Tie Bar Distance, Mold Installation Bolt and the Clamping Force, Cavity Pressure, Molding Temperature, Comparison between Direct Pressure System & Toggle System Examples of Use of Plastics Material, Fusion Point and Solidification Temperature for Each Resin, Property of Plastics