Mold Design for Injection Molding: Opelika, Alabama, 2022-08-16

Part Design

• Wall Thickness
• Draft
• Radius
• Undercuts
• Surface Finish

Prints

• Tolerance
• Datum’s

Material

• Melt Flow Index (MFI)
• Shrink Rate
• Heat Deflection Temperature

Machine

• Clamp Unit
• Injection Unit

Processing

• Melt Temperature
• Flow Rate
• Pressure Gradient
• Cooling Rate and Time

Mold

• Line of Draw
• Steel
• Coatings
• Actions
• Gating
• Venting
• Support Pillars
• Cooling
• Ejection
• Instrumentation

Molding Non-Conformities

• Warp
• Short Shots
• Sinks
• Voids

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

• Simulation
• Mold Design Checklist