Plastics Part Design Fundamentals
Plastics Part Design Fundamentals
Plastics Part Design Fundamentals
Index
1. Plastics materials type
2. Important manufacturing Process.
3. Injection Molding Process Details
4. Design Considerations for Plastics part Design
Plastics material
Plastics
Amorphous Semicrystaline
Manufacturing Process for Plastics
Injection Molding
Blow Molding
ExtrusionBlowMol
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Injection Blow Molding
Stretch Blow Molding
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olding_Video
Thermo Forming
Plastic Extrusion
Comparison of Different Processes.
Injection Molding Process Details.
For thermoplastics, the injection molding machine converts granular or pelleted raw
plastic into final molded parts via a melt, inject, pack, and cool cycle. A typical injection
molding machine consists of the following major components:
• Injection system
• Hydraulic system
• Mold system
• Clamping system
• Control system
Nozzle
Knob
Runner
Cavity
Part
Stripper plate
Core
Nozzle
Nozzle Knob
Runner
Runner
Cavity
Cavity Cavity
Part
Part Part
Stripper
plate
Plastics Part Design Considerations.
The draft to use, unless otherwise specified, is 1 to 1.5 degrees per side.
The "No Draft Allowed" is not to be used. Even on critical areas allow 0.5 degrees.
Undercuts
1. External Undercut
2. Internal Undercut
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External Undercut
Internal Undercut
External Undercuts are removed in Mold with Sliders.
SliderActuation
Slide Core
Cover tool
Molded
part
Horn Pin
Locking Block
Undercut
Spring
Slide core
Slide Core
Slide Core
Slide Core
Design Considerations For External Undercut
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Internal Undercut
Lifter
Lifter
Undercut
Angled pin
Lifter
Lifter
Lifter
Lifter
Lifter
Lifter
Design Considerations
Design For
Considerations
Interal Undercut
1. If Possible, check if Undercut can be avoided ,by providing a Cut in the Tool Movement Direction.
a b
c > a+b+3
1. Sink Mark-
Sink marks or shrink marks are hollows or indentations that occur on the outer surfaces of
molded components
Design Care-
Maintain Uniform wall thickness on Part,
Maintain Rib to wall thickness Ratio.
2. Warpage
Warpage is a term used to describe the deformation which occurs when there are
differences in the degree of shrinkage at different locations within the molded
component
Causes-
-Distribution of wall thickness : Areas with non-uniform distribution are included.
-Insufficient structural stiffness : The structural stiffness of ribs and the like is insufficient. Ribs can
actually contribute to warping, and therefore, a detailed examination of thickness and height
factors must be undertaken
3. Flash
4 Short Fill
5 Weld Line
6. Air trap
7 Flow marks
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