Injection Moulding: Theory & Practice

"Get to grips with a real moulding machine in this long established and well proven course, that explains the complete process; machine, mould, polymer, in an understandable & relevant way: "

" It also keeps the bottom line in view!"

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Injection Moulding

Theory & Practice

Who is it for?

Anyone involved in the, procurement design or use, of injection moulded products, or needing to improve their knowledge & understanding rapidly.

o Senior company executives

o Sales & Marketing executives

o Purchasing & procurement staff,

o Project, Liaison & Customer Support Engineers,

o Packaging Technologists

o Device engineers.

o Concept, Designers.

o Product designers.

o Sourcing &Liaison Engineers

o Toolmakers &Tooling Engineers,

o Project & Process Engineers

o Quality Assurance Engineers

Course Objectives

o Improve your communication skills

o Allow you to communicate effectively

o Provide “HANDS-ON” practical experience

o Understand how product quality issues arise

o Understand the economics of the overall process

o Recognise moulding faults & how they are caused

o Understand the use of different mould types

o Control the design, production processes effectively

Content

Introduction

Everyday terminology & what it means What is possible using Injection Moulding.
Advantages & Disadvantages

The injection Moulding Process

o The moulding Cycle

o The moulding Machine, types & construction

Practical setting of a Moulding machine

o Systematic set-up of the Injection moulding machine

o Production of parts to specification & within cycle

o Selecting the right machine for optimum production

Processing, effects on polymer & performance

o Polymer properties during processing

o Product qualities after moulding

o How polymer impacts the 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 material selection

o Polymer types

o Polymer choices in design

o Reinforcements & additives; why they are used

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 & terminology

o Gate positioning considerations

o Gates & runner systems

o 2 plate moulds; in its many forms

o 3 Plate & Stack Moulds; benefits & drawbacks

o Family Moulds

o Hot Runner moulds; advantages & disadvantages

o Cascade / Valve gating techniques

o Cooling, methods

o Undercuts release mechanisms & core operation

o Overview of CAD & flow analysis CFD

o Prototyping methods

Calculations used in moulding

o Product cost Calculation

o Cooling time calculation

Common Injection Moulding Faults

o Their Causes & cures.

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Note: Component Cost Calculation spreadsheet is supplied as part of the course content; Microsoft Excel ®™ format

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Note: Component Cost Calculation spreadsheet is supplied as part of the course content; Microsoft Excel ®™ format ____________________________________________