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    Take 40 mm extra material around the part. This space is needed between the part and the outer edges of the cavity plate. If the mould is manufactured with conformal cooling channels, the mould plates need to be larger. The ejector set plates are narrower than the mould set plates.

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    Take 40 mm extra material around the part. This space is needed between the part and the outer edges of the cavity plate. If the mould is manufactured with conformal cooling channels, the mould plates need to be larger. The ejector set plates are narrower than the mould set plates.

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    Mould Plate Dimensioning: The Cavity Plate Size

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    Take 40 mm extra material around the part. This space is needed between the part and the outer edges of the cavity plate. If the mould is manufactured with conformal cooling channels, the mould plates need to be larger. The ejector set plates are narrower than the mould set plates.

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    CAEDSMoulddesign

    MouldPlateDimensioning
    TampereUniversityofTechnologyTuulaHk

    Thecavityplatesize

    Take40mmextramaterialaroundthepart.Thisspaceisneededbetweenthe
    partandtheouteredgesofthecavityplate.Thesamespaceisalsoneedenbe
    tweenthepartandtheholesfortheguidingelementsinthecavityplate
    corners.
    Ifthemouldismanufacturedwithconformalcoolingchannels,themould
    platesneedtobelarger.Youneedtoestimatethemouldplatesizebyanalys
    ingthecoolingchannelstructureandthedistancefromthecavitywall.
    Ifthecavityismachinedtoseparateinserplates,takealso40mmextramate
    rialbetweenthepartedgesandtheinsertplateouteredges.Highpressuredie
    castingdietypicallyhasseparatecavityandgatinginserts.

    Checkthatallejectorscanbeplacedontheejectorset.Theejectorsetplates
    arenarrowerthanthemouldsetplates.Itisnotpossibletousethewholecav
    ityplatespaceforplacingejectors.Inthecaseoftroubletakealargerstandard
    mouldset.
    Theplatethicknessisselectedwiththefollowingruleofthumb:50mmmate
    rialunderthe100x100mmareainthepart.Incasethereistroubleinplacing
    thewaterlines,selectthickerplates.
    Therewillalsobesupportingpillarsintheejectorbox.Supportingpillarsare
    cheaperthataverythickmouldplate.Andnoteventheverythickcavity
    plateinthemovablehalfofthemouldguaranteesthatthewillbenodistor
    tionsduringthecavityfilling.
    Ifthereareslidingcoresystemsorsomeothermechanicalcomponents,the
    platedimensionsmustbeselectedinlinewiththedimensionsofthesecom
    ponents.Sometimeseventhewaterlinefittingscansetrestrictions.

    Risers

    Therisersgivearestrictiontothelongestpossibleejectormovement.Theejec
    torsetplatesandbufferplatestakesomespaceintheejectorbox.The
    remainingdistance(riserheighthejectorsetthicknessbufferplatethick
    ness)istheejectiondistance.
    Ifthepartiscupshapedpayattentiontothecupdepth.Ifthepartisre
    movedfromthemouldareawitharobotorsomeotherautomaticdevice,the
    ejectiondistancecanbeshorter.Ifthepartisremovedbydroppingitthrough
    themachine,theejectiondistancemustbelonger.Themachineoperatormust
    besurethatthepartdropsreliablyeachtimetheejectiontakesplace.Robot
    canmovethepartinhorizontaldirectionandtakeitoutfromtopofthecore.
    Thesamerulesareobservablealsoiftheparthasotherdeepshapes(ribsor
    bosses)inthemovablemouldhalf.

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