Normally, the main cost driver in injection molding is the cost of the mold, also known as the tooling cost. The cost of designing and building a mold depends on the required production volume, the complexity of the part design, mold material, and the process used to create the mold. ...
Prior to the injection of the molten plastic into the mold, the two halves of the mold must first be securely closed by the clamping unit. When the mold is attached to the injection molding machine, each half is fixed to a large plate, called a platen. The front half of the mold, ca...
Injection Molding Geometry Capability Mold consists of two primary components, the injection mold (A plate) and the ejector mold (B plate). Injection Molding Molds Tooling and Machining Cost Molds are built through two main methods: standard machining and EDM. Injection Molding Process Types Diff...
where 𝑇meltTmelt and 𝑇moldTmold are the temperature of the melt and the mold, respectively; 𝑣v is the flow rate, 𝑃P is the packing pressure, and 𝑡t is the packing time. 2.2. Finite Element Methods 2.2.1. Stent Expansion There are many FEMs used to investigate the expansio...