Anyone involved in the design, procurement or use, o

f injection moulds & products.

o    Device engineers. 

o    Product  & Industrial designers.

o    Sourcing & Procurement Engineers

o    Technical Sales Executives

o    Project & Process Engineers

o    Validation & Feasibility engineers

o    Quality Assurance

o    Senior company executives

Content:

• The moulding process

• Mould Cost structure 

Mould Types; Factors in deciding which one to use

•  2 Plate , in its many forms

•   3 Plate & Stack Moulds;

• Rotary Cube Moulds

•   Hot Runner moulds

•   Family Moulds

•   Their individual advantages & disadvantages

Mould construction

• Materials used in mould construction

• Methods of manufacture; EDM 5 Axis etc

• Hardening & surface treatments 

• Choosing number of Cavities

• Cores & cavities inserts.

• Strength Requirements 

• Cooling channels; location & construction

• Mould alignment

• Venting & parting lines

• Surface treatments; plating, surface finishes/ textures

• Draft & line of draw

•  Ejection Methods

•  Clamp force &minimum Platen area

• Hydraulic & mechanically actuated cores

• Unscrewing moulds: continuous internal threads

• Collapsible cores & expanding cores

• Surface finishes Texturing Grain release angles 

 Polymers, their influence over mould design

• Gate position; type; size, how many?

• Runner systems; balanced, dimensioning

• Wall thickness & flow ratio

• Shrinkage allowance

• Effects of fillers & reinforcements in polymers

• Effects from cooling systems on final part properties 

Moulding & Product Faults: Cause & Cure. 

• Common Mould faults

• Faults caused by design errors

• Faults caused by poor mould design

• Faults caused by poor material choice 

Flow analysis in mould design

• 3d Polymer Flow analysis

• Fibre orientation & FEA Analysis

• Virtual Mould Trials 

Procurement schedules

• Manufacturing process time line

• Mould trials schedules

• Validation protocols & process

• Continuous improvement 

Mould design workshop

• Case Study exercises

• Practical design scenarios 

 Course Fee: £1020.00 + VAT per person and includes course notes, lunch and refreshments.

Course Tutor   David Jeavons

This course is delivered in collaboration with the Polymer Training & Innovations Centre (PTIC) in Telford Shropshire.

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