Mold Design for Injection Molding: Traverse City, Michigan, 2022-02-22

Course Highlights

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

Additional Information

Language

English

Location

Traverse City, Michigan

Dates February 22, 2022 – February 24, 2022