Part & Mold Design for Injection Molding

Course Description

To successfully design and produce plastic injection molds and molded components that meet cycle time, cost, part quality, and lead time requirements, networks of molding professionals need to have a common language and an understanding of core elements of plastic behavior. This course will help you understand the inter-relationships of part design, mold design, and quality processing, allowing you to better:

• Maximize the likelihood of successful production
• Mitigate rework
• Reduce development costs
• Decrease the risk of less-than-optimum tooling conditions
• Minimize nonconformities
• Speed up time to market

Course Objectives

• Outline good manufacturing processes (GMP) for plastic part design, molding non-conformities, and tolerances
• Explore fundamental material characteristics
• Evaluate robust mold designs
• Examine necessary processing characteristics
• Recognize how part design and material selection affect the cost of tooling and piece price
• Identify non-conformities and how to resolve them