Title: Injection mould design: a brief appraisal of modern techniques

Authors: R.K. Chohan

Addresses: 124 Staines Road, Ilford, Essex, IGl 2UY, UK

Abstract: Mould design has in the past been largely an art. However, recently attempts have been made (and are in progress) to replace |rules of thumb| by the application of sophisticated design and engineering concepts. Most of these techniques can be called computer-aided-engineering. In the past functional aspects dominated design whilst present techniques tend also to take at least some considerations such as processability (mould- ability), cooling and rheology. The present reports present a brief appraisal of some present techniques. A couple of expert systems are also briefly discussed. It is clear that a considerable amount of work still needs to be done especially in integrating multi-disciplinary aspects involved in mould design.

Keywords: computer aided design; CAD: cooling; flow; injection moulding; mould design; processability; rheology; expert systems.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.1989.036721

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 1989 Vol.4 No.1, pp.43 - 50

Published online: 06 Nov 2010 *

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