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  1. Paulkuklych

    Whitish mark in the living hinge of flip top cap

    Never seen that before. Could be several things causing it: bad part design, bad mold design or wrong material selection. Could also be wrong processing conditions. Needs further investigation. Paul Kuklych http://www.improve-your-injection-molding.com
  2. Paulkuklych

    Aluminum cavity inserts in a steel mold base?

    The cavity block is located to the mould plate using 2 dowel pins. Its very simple to make. If you look at the 4 cavity mould video in the link below, all 4 cavities & cores are directly bolted to the plates with dowel pins present on the cavity side...
  3. Paulkuklych

    Aluminum cavity inserts in a steel mold base?

    Mike suggestion is good-individual mold bases are cheap. If you still want to use aluminium cavity inserts then my question is why are you concerned about the mold plates cracking due to thermal expansion? This suggests to me the inserts will be in pockets of the mold plates. If designed...
  4. Paulkuklych

    Defect injection

    It looks like surface finish on the mould. Take a look at the mould cavities, if it looks the same then that is your answer. Paul Kuklych http://www.improve-your-injection-molding.com
  5. Paulkuklych

    INJECTION MOLD DESIGN

    First step is to do do die setting for a period of time. The second step is learn how to process. In other words, get hands on experience learning how to setup and start moulds. You will soon notice the faults on these moulds so you will learn how not to design. Paul Kuklych...
  6. Paulkuklych

    ABS PC cracking after few days assembly

    There will be a weld line next to the screw hole where the 2 flow fronts meet during filling. This is normal but you will need to improve the strength of it by increasing injection speed or adding more pack pressure or study the screw fit - maybe too much interference with the part. Paul...
  7. Paulkuklych

    Injection Molding - PBT Living Hinge - Hinge Breakage

    Variation is not always a bad thing. For example, its normal to have variation in the injection pressure so that fill time can be maintained. Slight changes in material viscosity or temp can cause the machine to use a different injection pressure in order to maintain injection speed and...
  8. Paulkuklych

    Injection Molding - PBT Living Hinge - Hinge Breakage

    Also, did you find any variation in the process from shot to shot? For example does the fill time remaining constant over a 24 hour period? If it has variation how much is the variation? Paul Kuklych http://www.improve-your-injection-molding.com
  9. Paulkuklych

    Injection Molding - PBT Living Hinge - Hinge Breakage

    Along with the suggestions above, do a short shot test eg 25%,50% and 75% full part. Test for cavity balance and flow hesitation thru the hinge. Flow hesitation can cause quality issues. Post pics. By the way, gate positions can be changed in hot runners its just at matter of cost & mould...
  10. Paulkuklych

    Is a draft needed for a side-action cam for a spring clip?

    A picture would help Paul Kuklych http://www.improve-your-injection-molding.com
  11. Paulkuklych

    Injection Molding - PBT Living Hinge - Hinge Breakage

    Since you are having a number of hinge breakages that means the rest of them are good parts. Correct? Sounds like you are having variation in the process. I suggest keep records of the process parameters such as injection time, hold time, pressures, material and mould temp for every shift...
  12. Paulkuklych

    Reputable Injection Molder in China?

    The difficult part is finding a reliable supplier...best of luck Paul Kuklych http://www.improve-your-injection-molding.com
  13. Paulkuklych

    Aluminum mold for small HDPE prototype part

    Demon3 has the right idea stamping from flat sheet. Another option is to machine the disks from a length of 2" diameter rod. Paul Kuklych http://www.improve-your-injection-molding.com
  14. Paulkuklych

    PP Copolymer - Morphology behaviour

    If a third of them are coming out warped then that means 2 thirds are flat right? You have variation in the molding process. Check for material changes such as the addition of recycled material. Also check process parameters for yourself. A small change in fill time will change in molded stress...
  15. Paulkuklych

    When/where to use rads?

    Sharp corners are a disaster waiting to happen. Part & mould failure (cracking) can occur due to lack of rads. I put rads everywhere possible. Just breaking a sharp corner with a R0.1mm makes a huge difference to mould ejection and also adds strength to the part. Some parts will need bigger...
  16. Paulkuklych

    Nylon vs. ABS

    How did you increase the diameter on the nylon part ? Did you change the mould or machine the part? Did you run both materials thru the one mould to see the difference shrinkage? That will give a relationship. Paul Kuklych http://www.improve-your-injection-molding.com
  17. Paulkuklych

    Plastic latche for tool chest(box)

    Have you considered purchasing the 4 tool chests and doing product failure testing on them? That way you can see which latch will suit your application. The blue latch has a manufacturing advantage in that it is just one piece the other have 2 pieces. Hope this helps. Paul Kuklych...
  18. Paulkuklych

    Using PP in a mold that runs ABS, or a mold that runs PC

    In addition to the above, you might encounter quality issues such as white stress marks caused during ejection from the tool. Paul Kuklych http://www.improve-your-injection-molding.com
  19. Paulkuklych

    injection molded part question

    Yes that looks feasable Paul Kuklych http://www.improve-your-injection-molding.com
  20. Paulkuklych

    injection molded part question

    Yes it can be done with zero draft with open close mould. Zero draft will probably leave scratches in the slot though. Is it a clear part? Paul Kuklych http://www.improve-your-injection-molding.com

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