Injection Molding Design Guidelines.docVIP

Injection Molding Design Guidelines Much has been written regarding design guidelines for injection molding. Yet, the design guidelines can be summed up in just a few design rules. 1 Use uniform wall thicknesses throughout the part. This will minimize sinking, warping, residual stresses, and improve mold fill and cycle times. Wall Section Considerations Voids and Shrinkage Warpage 2 Use generous radius at all corners. The inside corner radius should be a minimum of one material thickness. Radius Limitations 3 Use the least thickness compliant with the process, material, or product design requirements. Using the least wall thickness for the process ensures rapid cooling, short cycle times, and minimum shot weight. All these result in the least possible part cost. 4 Design parts to facilitate easy withdrawal from the mold by providing draft (taper) in the direction of mold opening or closing. Draft and Texture 5 Use ribs or gussets to improve part stiffness in bending. This avoids the use of thick section to achieve the same, thereby saving on part weight, material costs, and cycle time costs. Rib Design Uniform Walls Parts should be designed with a minimum wall thickness consistent with part function and mold filling considerations. The thinner the wall the faster the part cools, and the cycle times are short, resulting in the lowest possible part costs. Also, thinner parts weight less, which results in smaller amounts of the plastic used per part which also results in lower part costs.零件的设计应以最小壁厚符合部分功能和充填型腔的考虑。越快越细越墙的部分,于是循环冷却的时间很短,导致零件成本最低。 同时,较薄的部分,它的结果必然是重量更少的塑料使用少量的每部分也导致了较低的部份成本。 The wall thicknesses of an injection-molded part generally range from 2 mm to 4 mm (0.080 inch to 0.160 inch). Thin wall injection molding can produce walls as thin as 0.5 mm (0.020 inch).墙的厚度一般范围从2”塑料部分毫米(0.080英寸到0.160英寸)。薄壁注塑模具可以生产墙壁薄如0.5毫米(0.020英寸)。 The need for uniform walls需要统一的壁厚 Thick sections cool slower than thin sections. The thin section first solidif