Injection Moulding Processing & Design

Course

In Stone Staffordshire

£ 730 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Stone staffordshire

  • Duration

    3 Days

oFully understand the whole manufacturing process. oIdentify an optimised process. oIdentify designs for efficient production. oUnderstand how design affects mould & production costs. oEvaluate existing designs for flaws & improvements. oIdentify the root cause of moulding problems. oEvaluation of product faults. oChoose the right mould type: how & why. oUnderstand how plastic behaviour affects quality. oChoose the right plastic for your product. oIdentify cost reduction areas. oImprove your fault-finding skills. Suitable for: Mould designers. Product designers. Packaging technologists. Tooling engineers. Mould procurement engineers. Buyers. Production Managers. Technical managers. Tool-room staff. Device Enginers. Production engineers. Injection Moulding engineers / technologists. Styling engineers. Industrial designers. Industrial engineers

Facilities

Location

Start date

Stone Staffordshire (Staffordshire)
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Stone Business Park, ST15 0SR

Start date

On request

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David Jeavons

David Jeavons

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Course programme

Injection Moulding

Processing & Design

NEW FOR 2010!

This course has been created in response to requests to combine our existing 2 day courses

· Injection Moulding Theory & Practice &

· Injection Mould Design & Procurement

It eliminates the overlap in content necessary for them to operate independently.whist retaining

their quality

It also expands on troubleshooting section, once again is response to customer surveys.

Who is it for?

Anyone already involved in the design, procurement and manufacture of injection mouldings.

o Moulding Engineers.

o Process Technicians

o Product Designers.

o Sourcing &Liaison Engineers

o Toolmakers &Tooling Engineers,

o Project & Process Engineers

o Quality Assurance

Course Objectives

o Fully understand the whole manufacturing process

o Identify an optimised process

o Identify designs for efficient production

o Understand how design affects mould & production costs

o Evaluate existing designs for flaws & improvements

o Identify the root cause of moulding problems

o Evaluation of product faults

o Choose the right mould type: how & why

o Understand how plastic behaviour affects quality

o Choose the right plastic for your product

o Identify cost reduction areas.

o Improve your fault-finding skills

Day 1

Process Theory

o The injection Moulding Process

o The moulding Cycle

o The moulding Machine, types & construction

o Introduction to plastic flow effects

Practical setting of a Moulding machine

o Hands On set-up of a production machine from scratch

o Systematic set-up of the Injection moulding machine

o Production of parts to specification & within cycle

Day 2

Plastics Materials

o How polymers affecting moulding quality

o Processing, effects on different polymers

o Polymer problems during processing

o Product problems after moulding & in service

o Choosing the right moulding conditions

o Plastic Flow in relation to moulding

o Problems caused by shrinkage

o Reinforced plastics, their effect during moulding

o Cooling Time Calculation

Injection Moulds

oMould costs

oManufacturing methods

oMould construction materials

oMould terminology

oMould Types & choosing the right one

oHot Runner moulds; advantages & disadvantages

oCooling, methods & effects on product quality

oCores & side actions.

oClamp force calculation

oOverview of CAD & flow analysis programs

oPrototyping methods

Day 3

Injection Moulding Troubleshooting

o Moulding Faults: Cause & cures.

o Fundamental problems in Moulding

o Faults caused by inappropriate machine selection

o Faults caused by poor mould design

o Faults caused by poor product design

o Faults caused by poor material choice

o Systematic Troubleshooting Techniques

o Cooling Time Calculation

Injection Moulding Processing & Design

£ 730 + VAT