Advanced Injection Mold Design

Mold Components and Advanced Mold Types

• Cored Holes and Slide Cams
• Lifters and Wear Components
• Gas Assist Molds
• Hot Runner Molds
• Hot Runner Molds 2
• Stack Molds

Mold Manufacturing

• Mold Cavities
• EDM
• Mold Coatings 1
• Mold Coatings 2

Design Concepts for Injection Molds

Mold Fundamentals

• Mold Fundamentals
• Mold Components
• Types of Molds
• Mold Materials
• Selecting Mold Materials

Material Flow Path and Gating

• Melt Flow Path
• Gate Design
• Gate Types 1
• Gate Types 2
• Gates Types 3
• 3. Venting, Ejection and Heat Flow
• Venting and Ejection
• Heat Flow in the Mold
• Cooling in the Mold

Mold Filling Analysis

Mold Filling Analysis Explained

• CAD/CAM/CAE and Plastic Materials
• Mold Filling Analysis Defined
• Part Geometry and Mold Filling

Advanced Discussion

• Advanced Discussion – Meshing
• Advanced Discussion – Flow Rate & Part Warpage
• Advanced Discussion – Gas Assist, Cooling Analysis, Fibers & Fillers
  Application Example

Commercial Software Packages

• Mold Filling Software – MoldfLow
• Mold Filling Software – CMold
• Mold FIlling Software – Sigmasoft & Modex3D
• Mold FIlling Software – Simpoe, TMConcept and Miniflow

Advanced Molded Part Design

Design for Manufacturing and Recycling

• Advanced Molded Part Design 1
• Design For Manufacturing
• Design for Assembly, Disassembly and Recycling
• Automotive Disassembly and Recycling
• Assessing Vehicle Recyclability

Advanced Feature Design

• Part Tolerances 1
• Part Tolerances 2
• Insert Molding and Over Molding
• Living Hinges 1
• Living Hinges 2
• Plastic Gears 1
• Plastic Gears 2
• Plastic Threads

Molded Part Design Concepts

Overview of Part Design

• Part Design 1
• Part Design 2
• Part Design 3
• Part Design 4
• Part Requirements 1
• Part Requirements 2

Working Knowledge of Part Design – I

• Parting Line Design and Location
• Gate Design and Location
• Gate Appearance
• Designing for Ease of Ejection 1
• Designing for Ease of Ejection 2

Working Knowledge of Part Design – II

• Fillets and Radii
• Optimizing Part Thickness
• Wall Thickness Variations
• Designing with Bosses
• Designing with Ribs
• Designing with Undercuts and Holes
• Summary