Injection Know How
How to Solve Uneven Clamping
Of the hundreds of variables involved in injection molding, clamping mechanisms and platens often get less attention than they deserve.
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Find the Source of Visual Defects
The appearance of visual defects on parts such as cracking, crazing, grooves, ripples, wave marks, and flaky brittleness often indicates more than an aesthetic problem.
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Sticking Sprues or Parts? Lots of Possible Causes and Solutions
Material sticking in the mold can be a production killer, whether it is the sprue or the formed part in the cavity.
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Eliminate Surface Defects on Molded Parts
Visible defects on the surface of a molded part appear as dull, glossy, or hazy areas, or as a rippled surface, called orange peel.
Read MoreWhat You Can Learn from Shot Profiles
Want to know more about your molding process? Need a better way to diagnose problems? There's no better tool than the electronic 'signature' provided by process-monitoring curves of cavity pressure and other variables. Here's a sampling of seven real-world molding issues as revealed through shot profiles.
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