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Injection Molding Laboratory Report
Injection Molding Laboratory Report
The purpose of this lab was to explore the effects associated with changing switch over, shot size,
pack/hold time, cooling time, pack/hold pressure, and mold temperature on the final product of an injection
molded sample.
Introduction
Injection molding is one of the leading plastic processes,
both in money and quantity of parts produced. The
process involves heating plastic pellets through friction
and an outside heat source. The hot material is delivered
to the mold through the use of a large screw. When the
mold is closed, the screw extends forward laterally and
drives the hot plastic into the mold, where it is cooled
until fully solidified. More material is driven into the
mold as the part cools to maintain correct dimensions due
to parts shrinking during the cooling process. Material is
driven into the mold up until the time the gate freezes. See
figure A.
Figure 1. Thickness & Weight vs. Switch Over