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Injection Molding Considerations

Steps in designing an Injection Mold


The design of injection mold tooling requires several steps. The molding
directions will determine the number of inserts/cams required, which severely
affects the cost of the tooling. After finding the suitable molding direction, the
parting lines are determined. The parting planes form the surface of the mold
halves – usually, the parting planes are formed by extending the parting line
outwards, perpendicular to the molding direction. The gating design determines
where to locate the gate(s). If a multiple cavity mold is made, the relative positions
of the multiple parts is determined. The runners are designed, and sprue is
located. Then the functional parts of the mold are created next – this includes the
part ejection system, systems to eject the solidified runners etc. Finally, the
alignment rods that will keep all mold components aligned during operation are
designed. The following figures show a simple example for molding a cup. Figure
15 shows a cup-shaped part. There is only one possible parting line (why ?). The
ideal parting surface for this line is a plane. Figure 16 shows the stages of
development of the mold. Note that here a plate is used to eject the cup, rather
than ejection pins [Exercise: comment on this choice].

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