You can order a special collapsible core so that the pull bar on the core forms the shut-off area. You will have to send the design to D.M.E. or who ever you want to order from and have them build the core with an extended center core.
Robert Anderson
http://www.andersonconsultingservice.com
Is it possible to add a suffix to the mold numbers that are family tools? If so, create your main tool number in then the family number (ei tool number 8104 becomes 8104, 8104a, 8104b) for a 3 part family tool. Set the maintenance system to maximum shots between PM's on the subletter molds.
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I know when I had family tools or multi cavities tools and the shot counts were total parts, put a field in your database for No of Cavities and just divide total parts by cavity.
You will also want to have Last P.M. Date, Performed By; Findings. included in your database.
Since I am an Access...
Sorry about my signiture. Missed the ending. But you need to start looking through your records for each part looking for defects. Looking for the cycles made before defects start appearing. Set your PM cycles for 10% less then then amount.
A typical PM consists of the following:
1: Open mold...
What kind of information are you looking for. (i.e.) Shot counts between P.M.'s. Or what needs to be done during a P.M.
Robert Anderson
http://www.andersonconsultingservice.com
Hi;
You can get in touch with L & P Plastics - Carlyle IL. They have an automatic and hand painting lines for plastic parts.
2510 Franklin St
Carlyle, IL 62231
http://www.lpplastics.com
Your pinch off on the aluminium veneer will discolor. You will have to somewhat accept that. You can minimize the effect by having a knife edge for a pinch point. You can like we do for our over-molds create more or less of a "Picture Frame" with your overmold. Keep in mind with the knife...
While only being a Tooling Engineer for the last 14 year and a tool maker for 18 years before that, I have only seen a design checklist produced by the mold molder only 3 times for what you are really looking for. Most times the party that purchases the mold has a design checklist to go over...
There are a few computer generated mould maintenance programs available on the market. You just have to understand that mould maintenance, at least in my opinion should be run via "Shot Counts" and any software you get needs to have that feature.
Since I have been working as a Mould Maker, or...
I don't know if anyone thinks about this, but if the mold was polished with "SemiChrome" which is used for alot of polishing jobs, you will get an tiny specs that could look like splay on the surface of your polycarbonate. You will want to ask the molder to use just powder after the diamond...
I have found that using a simple maintenance software program works very well. I wrote my own in Access about 8 years ago, and have been using it ever since.
The software I use keeps track of all costs, inside and outside expenses, keeps track of what has been done to all 950 molds I am...
As a tooling engineer for a major automotive supplier in headlamps, I have order moulds for this use that costs "Prototypes" = $85,000.00 and production tooling costing over $525,000.00 for a 2 cavity mould.
All headlamps and taillamps have UV protection additive put into the material before...
