Injection Mould Design & Procurement
Training
In Telford
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Smithers Rapra
Short course Shropshire / Classroom-based£ 575 + VAT -
PTL
Course Shropshire / BlendedPrice on request -
Telford College Of Arts and Technology
BTEC Shropshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Smithers Rapra
Short course Shropshire / Classroom-based£ 575 + VAT -
PTL
Course Shropshire / Blended£ 850 + VAT -
Harper Adams University
Bachelor's degree Shropshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
University Centre Telford
HNC Shropshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request
Description
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Type
Training
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Level
Beginner
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Location
Telford
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Duration
2 Days
Allow you to communicate effectively. Provide 'HANDS-ON' practical experience. Understand how product quality issues arise. Understand the economics of the overall process. Recognise moulding faults & how they are caused. Understand the use of different mould types. Enable you to control the design, procurement / production processes more effectively. Suitable for: Senior Managers. Sales & Marketing engineers. Product designers, Concept, Designers. Device engineers, Q.A. engineers. Purchasing & procurement staff. Project, Liaison & Customer Support Engineers. Packaging Technologists
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About this course
Course Objectives
o Improve your communication skills
o Allow you to communicate effectively
o Understand how product quality issues arise
o Understand the economics of the overall process
o Recognise mould & Product faults & how they are caused
o Understand the use of different mould types
o Control the design, production processes effectively
Who is it for?
Anyone involved in the procurement, design, or use of injection moulds and their associated moulded products or needing to improve their knowledge and understanding rapidly.
o Sales & Marketing executives
o Purchasing & procurement staff,
o Project, Liaison & Customer Support Engineers,
o Industrial Designers
o Device engineers.
o Concept, Designers.
o Product designers.
o Sourcing &Liaison Engineers
o Project & Process Engineers
o Quality Assurance Engineers
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We will email you to establish your requirements
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Subjects
- Injection Mould Design
- Injection Mould Terminology
- New Injection Mould innovation
- Plastic Materials and Mould de
- Factors affecting Mould design
Teachers and trainers (1)
David Jeavons
Director
Course programme
Content
Introduction
The injection Moulding Process
o The moulding Cycle
o The moulding Machine, types & choice
Processing, effects on polymer & performance
o Polymer properties & Stresses imposed during processing
o Product qualities after moulding
o How polymers impacts the entire decision-making process
o How polymers dictate mould design decisions
o How polymers dictate machine selection
o Processing & product performance/quality
o Processing for thin wall products
o Processing in Packaging components
Plastics Materials
o Factors affecting mould design & mould selection
o Polymer types
o Polymer choices effects on mould in design
o Reinforcements & additives; Effects on Mould design choices
o Polymer related problems in finished parts
o Problems associated with plastic flow
o Cooling the polymer: effects on product quality
Injection Moulds
o Mould construction Materials & terminology
o Use of "Metal-Safe" methods in validation
o Gates & runner systems; Types and use.
o 2-plate moulds; in its many forms
o 3-Plate & Stack Moulds; benefits & drawbacks
o Family Moulds, Economic advantages
o Hot Runner moulds; advantages & disadvantages
o Cascade / Valve gating techniques, Function & Use
o Cooling, methods & metals used for Higher Conductivity
o Undercuts release mechanisms & core operation
o Overview flow analysis "MOLDFLOW" etc
o Prototyping methods Additive manufacturing of Mould parts
Calculations used in moulding
o Product cost Calculation
o Cooling time calculation
Common Injection Moulding Faults
o Their Causes & cures: Mould Material or Machine
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Additional information
Comments: Course numbers are kept small to ensure participation, particularly in practical sessions. Note on-site courses can be arranged for individual companies
Career opportunities: Provides a fast-track approach to understanding the technicalities of this process & its associated equipment
Students per class: 6
Contact person: David Jeavons
Injection Mould Design & Procurement
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Smithers Rapra
Short course Shropshire / Classroom-based£ 575 + VAT -
PTL
Course Shropshire / BlendedPrice on request -
Telford College Of Arts and Technology
BTEC Shropshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Smithers Rapra
Short course Shropshire / Classroom-based£ 575 + VAT -
PTL
Course Shropshire / Blended£ 850 + VAT -
Harper Adams University
Bachelor's degree Shropshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
University Centre Telford
HNC Shropshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request