Mold Design and Moldmaking

This comprehensive 9-part course was created with help from many of the world's leading tool manufacturers and suppliers and is intended for tool designers, mold makers, engineers, part designers, and anyone involved in the tool procurement process.

The Mold Design and Moldmaking Series familiarizes participants with the different types of injection molds, contemporary machining methods, and many of the available mold components. This course also provides the participant with a tool design methodology and a sample mold specification guide for reference.

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9 Interactive CD-ROMs (9-16 hours)

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Online Training Edition (1 user)

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Program 1: Injection Mold Fundamentals

  • The four basic functions of an injection mold
  • Part design considerations
  • Material considerations
  • Molding machine considerations
  • Initial mold design

Program 2: Mold Machining Methods, Part 1

  • Conventional and CNC milling
  • Conventional and CNC lathe
  • Conventional and CNC surface grinding
  • The advantages and disadvantages to each machining method
  • Finishes and stresses with each process

Program 3: Mold Machining Methods, Part 2

  • Conventional and CNC die sinking EDM
  • CNC wire EDM
  • Polishing
  • Inspection equipment
  • Seal-offs

Program 4: 2-Plate, 3-Plate, and Hot Runner Molds

  • Explains the three basic mold designs and their construction
  • Advantage and disadvantage to each design
  • Common uses for each design
  • Explains different hot runner systems
  • Parting line locks
  • Specialty molds

Program 5: Mold Bases, Tool Steels & Heat Treating

  • Tooling materials and their properties
  • Various heat treating methods
  • Introduces alternative materials, such as Beryllium-copper
  • Features DME standardized mold bases

Program 6: External & Internal Actions

  • Slides, core pins, & lifters
  • Unscrewing & expandable cores
  • Inserts
  • Dissolvable cores
  • Preload and seal-offs

Program 7: Part Ejection, Venting & Cooling

  • Ejector pins, sleeves, blades and lifters
  • Stripper plates and pneumatic ejection
  • Water lines, bubblers, baffles and conductive cooling rods
  • Multi-stage ejection and ejection return
  • Covers different forms of part venting

Program 8: Gating Methods

  • Commonly used Gates and their characteristics
  • Introduction to hot runner gate design
  • Introduction to cold runner gate design
  • Explains manual and automatic gate removal
  • Discusses gate location determination

Program 9: Runners, Filling Software & the Mold Design Process

  • Parting line determination and considerations
  • Core and cavity block configuration
  • Cooling line and ejection layout
  • Additional mold components
  • Mold filling analysis capabilities

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The CD-ROM prices listed here are for a single (1) workstation license. Online training prices are based on a single (1) user.
Substantial discounts are available for multiple workstation/user licenses. All prices are listed in U.S. Dollars (USD).
Prices are provided for reference purposes only and are subject to change without notice.