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    Sandwich moulds, also known as stack moulds, allow for multiple parts to be moulded simultaneously using the same clamping force. The mould is made up of cavities in two or more planes, corresponding to multiple parting lines that are filled at the same time. During opening and closing, support bars are needed to ensure the cavity plates do not separate from the main mould guides. Ejection occurs via the injection machine's opening movement and ejector pins. While productivity is increased by around 80% compared to a standard mould, longer cycle times are required due to increased stroke lengths.

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    Sandwich moulds, also known as stack moulds, allow for multiple parts to be moulded simultaneously using the same clamping force. The mould is made up of cavities in two or more planes, corresponding to multiple parting lines that are filled at the same time. During opening and closing, support bars are needed to ensure the cavity plates do not separate from the main mould guides. Ejection occurs via the injection machine's opening movement and ejector pins. While productivity is increased by around 80% compared to a standard mould, longer cycle times are required due to increased stroke lengths.

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    Sandwich moulds, also known as stack moulds, allow for multiple parts to be moulded simultaneously using the same clamping force. The mould is made up of cavities in two or more planes, corresponding to multiple parting lines that are filled at the same time. During opening and closing, support bars are needed to ensure the cavity plates do not separate from the main mould guides. Ejection occurs via the injection machine's opening movement and ejector pins. While productivity is increased by around 80% compared to a standard mould, longer cycle times are required due to increased stroke lengths.

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    Sandwich moulds, also known as stack moulds, allow for multiple parts to be moulded simultaneously using the same clamping force. The mould is made up of cavities in two or more planes, corresponding to multiple parting lines that are filled at the same time. During opening and closing, support bars are needed to ensure the cavity plates do not separate from the main mould guides. Ejection occurs via the injection machine's opening movement and ejector pins. While productivity is increased by around 80% compared to a standard mould, longer cycle times are required due to increased stroke lengths.

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    CAEDSMouldDesign

    SandwichMoulds
    TampereUniversityofTechnologySannaNyknen

    Sandwichmould(orstackmould)isaspecialmoulddesignformouldingshallow, Introduction
    small parts in large quantities such as tape cassettes. In this kind of moulds is
    possibleduplicatethenumberofpartsusingthesameclampforcesoftheinjection

    mouldingmachine.
    The opening of the mould occurs with the aid of the opening of the injection
    mouldingmachine.Theassemblyofthecavities(A)stayedtohalfoftheassembly
    ofthecores(B),resultoftheapplicationofthesystemofratchets(seeFigure1).

    Duringthemouldopeningandclose,itsimportantthatthemouldassemblycavi

    ties do not leave from the main mould guides. For that we have to provide the
    usingofsupportbarsinthemouldorinthecolumnsofthemould.

    Theejectionofthepartscanbemadebytheinjectionmachineopeningmovement

    andusingharnesses.

    Figure1:Sandwichmould:a)mouldclosedb)mouldopeningc)mouldsections[1]
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    Inthiskindofmoulds,cavitiesarelocatedintwoormoreplanescorrespondingto Sandwichmould
    components
    twopartinglinesandarefilledatthesametime(seeFigure2).

    28

    Figure2:Maincomponentsofasandwichmould[2]:A,BPartinglines;13Leader
    for center plate; 4a4b Mould plates; 78 Cores; 910 Mould plates; 11 Leader for
    mouldplates;12Leaderbushing;15Heaterforsprue;16Hotmanifold;17Sprueto

    mouldedpart;18Mouldplate,asper9;1923Centralspruetomachineasextended
    nozzle;24Sprue;27Stripperring;28Ejectorpins;2935Ejectorsystem:39Retainer;
    42Heatednozzle;4546Interlocks.

    A moulding machine with an exceptionally long opening stroke is needed. An

    increaseinproductivityof100%asonemightexpectfromdoublingthenumberof
    cavitiescannotberealizedbecauseofthetimeneededforthelongeropeningand
    closing strokes. The increase in productivity is about 80%. The clamping force
    shouldbe15%higherthanforastandardmould[3].

    The mould section mounted on the movable platen and the center section are Mouldoperation
    moved in the direction of the machine axis during demoulding. With this, the
    extensionisremovedfromthenozzle[4].Theextensionhastobesufficientlylong
    thatnoleakagematerialcandropontotheleaderpinsandstickthereduringmould
    opening.Thiswouldimpedetheirproperfunctioning[5,6].Forthisreasonmany
    sandwichmouldsareoperatedtodaywithtelescopicextensionsandwithoutnozzle
    retraction.Whiletheoutersectionontheclampingsideismountedonthemovable
    machine platen and moves positively with it during mould opening and closing,
    special elements are necessary to guide and control the movement of the center
    section. Because of the frequently large size of the moulds utilizing the whole
    platenarea,centersectionsareattachedtothetiebarsorareguided(seeFigure3)

    bymeansofguidebarswithguideshoes[5,6].
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    Figure3:Sandwichmouldoperation(Origin:Huskypublication)

    Figure3alsoshowahotrunnersystemforsandwichmouldmanifold,spruesand
    gatesmoulds.Thesprueisnormallymountedatthelevelofthemouldcentreand
    feedsthemeltintothemiddleofthehotrunnermanifold.Fromthere,themeltis
    distributeduniformlytoallcavitiesofbothmoulddaylights[4].

    Today the motions are primarily produced by toggles or sometimes by racks (see Design
    Considerations
    Figure4).Previouslysystemswereemployedwhichusedseparatehydrauliccylin
    dersformovingthecentersection[4].

    a)

    b)

    c)

    Figure 4: Methods of moving center section of sandwich moulds (Origin: Husky


    publication) a) Movement with hydraulic cylinder; b) Movement with toggle c)

    Movementwithracks.

    Toggle and rack control open at both parting lines smoothly and simultaneously.

    Toggle control also offers the option of using, within a certain range, opening

    strakes of different lengths. This allows the moulding of parts with one height in

    onestackandpartswithadifferentheightintheotherone.Thecurvesoftheopen

    ing path can be adjusted within a wide range depending on pivotal point and

    toggle geometry. At the same time ejection is actuated by the same elements that

    movethecentersection.VariouskindsoftogglecontrolareshownwithFigure5.

    TherackcontrolinFigure6islessrigidandpermitsagentlestartandbuildupof

    demoulding forces because of springs in the pulling rods connected to the crank

    drive[4].

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    Figure5:Togglemechanismforsandwichmoulds(Origin:Huskypublication)

    TherackcontrolinFigure6islessrigidandpermitsagentlestartandbuildupof

    demoulding forces because of springs in the pulling rods connected to the crank

    drive.

    Movable

    Stripperring
    c1ampingplaten

    Stripperplate
    Stripperplate

    Rackorleversystem

    Figure6:Ejectordriveforsandwichmoulds(Origin:Huskypublication)

    A4x24levelmould(96cavities)thatrunsathinwalllid(760mmdiameter)produc

    ingover75,000partsperhouratcyclescloseto5secondsisshowninFigure7.

    Figure7:Sandwichmould(Origin:Stackteck[7])

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    References

    [1]ManualdoProjectista,2004

    [2] Gluckau, k., Wirtschaftliche Verarbeitung von Duroplasten auf Spritzgie


    BmaschineninKaltkanalwerkzeugen.Plastverarbeiter,31(1980),8,pp.467469.

    [3]Hotz,A.,MehrEtagenSpritzBwerkseuge.Plastverarbeiter,29(1978),4,pp.185
    188.

    [4] Menges, G., Michaeli, W., Mohren, P. How To Make Injection Molds. 3rd
    Edition.HanserPulishers,2001.612p.ISBN1569902828
    [5] Lindner, E., Hartmann, W., SpritzgieBwerkezeuge in Etagenbauweise.
    Plastverarbeiter,28(1977),7,pp.351353.
    [6] Schwaninger, W., Etagenwerkzeuge insbesondere als Alternative zum
    Schnellaufer. Der SpritzgieBprozeb, Ingenieurrwissen, VDIVerlag, Dusseldorf,
    1979.
    [7]http://www.stackteck.com/mold_fourlevel.asp(accessinNovember2007)

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