Mold Start-up, Debug & Qualification
"I found the training to be of great value. Our initial discussions on foundational plastic flow characteristics, pressure drop, shear rate, Reynolds number and MFI vs. Capillary Rheometer curves led the way. Then the lab exercises, discussions on viscosity, Steel/shear imbalances and processes to use during mold start-up finished it off. I got a lot of good information that can immediately be put to use."
Kevin Morris, project tooling engineer at Innovation Injection Technologies
Course Description
This course is for anyone involved in getting molds into production and optimizing the performance of existing molds. Common mold bench test and start-up procedures are reviewed with the goal of getting students to better understand and question those procedures from plastic’s perspective. The course then teaches a systematic Flow Grouping method for identifying and isolating root causes of variation seen during mold start-up. The course uses both in-class and hands-on lab sessions to help enforce the strategies being taught and reduce the time spent on mold debug and qualification.
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Highlights
- Mold bench test procedures
- Mold start-up procedures
- Mold design & build checklist
- Estimating a safe start-up shot size
- Verifying machine capacity versus shot size
- How to verify turbulent flow in your cooling system
- Understanding melt density
- Fundamental plastic flow characteristics
- Videos of plastic flowing in molds
- How pressure drop affects the process & part quality
- Myths of Melt Flow Index
- How much machine variation is too much
- Common mold design pitfalls that limit your process
- Procedure for identifying Flow Groups in your molds
- Using Flow Groups to optimize mold debug & qualification
- Applying Flow Groups throughout key departments
- Hands-on lab session
Additional Information
- Mold Startup, Debug & Qualification course costs $650
- Course duration is two (2) days
- Courses are held 1524 East 10th Street, Erie, PA 16511
- Participants receive a course manual
