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PRODUCT DESIGN
PLASTICS PRODUCT DESIGN
PART DESIGN
MAIN FACTORS
1. END USE
2. MATERIAL PROPERY
3. MANUFACTURING PROCESS
PLASTICS PRODUCT DESIGN
PRIME CONSIDERATION OF A PART DESIGN
1. WALL THICKNESS
2. CORNERS
3. RIBS
4. BOSSES
5. WELD LINES
6. DRAFT
7. PARTING PLANE
8. UNDERCUT
9. INSERTS
10.TOLERANCES
11.LOAD & STRENGTH
12.HINGES & SNAP FIT
13.THREAD
PLASTICS PRODUCT DESIGN
WALL THICKNESS
WALL THICKNESS
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WALL THICKNESS
GOOD DESIGN BAD DESIGN
UNIFORM WALL
THICKNESS IS DESIRABLE
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CORNERS
SHARP CORNERS
SHOULD BE AVOIDED
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RIBS
Note : If thickness C is
more than 0.8A, Sink mark
will appear.
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RIBS -
BOSSES
Design and
proportions of boss
at a wall, it is used
in most
thermoplastic
materials
PLASTICS PRODUCT DESIGN
BOSSES
Design and
proportions of boss
away from a wall, it
is used in most
thermoplastic
materials
Note : If thickness C
is more than 0.8
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BOSSES
BOSSES
Recommended proportions
for Boss on the outside of a
moulded part
B = A or 2A max.
PLASTICS PRODUCT DESIGN
Gusset Design
RIM DESIGN
It is an undercut in the
part and is used to give
added strength and
support.
GUSSETS
These are supporting
arrangements for an edge.
For additional support, two
or more gussets do the job
better than increasing
height or width .
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DRAFT
TAPER IS PROVIDED IN A MOLD WALL TO
FACILITATE EASY EJECTION. Also HELPS IN
STACKING
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MOULDED HOLE -
MOULDED HOLE -
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MOULDED HOLE
HOLES OF VERY SMALL DIAMETER IN CASE OF COMPRESSION
MOLDING
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UNDERCUTS
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THREADS -
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Metal INSERTS -
FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED WITH MOLDED IN INSERTS
A ROUND SHOULDER ON
THE TOP PART OF A
HEXAGONAL INSERT
ELIMINATETHE NECESSITY
TO MACHINE A HEXAGONAL
HOLE IN THE METAL MOLD.
PLASTICS PRODUCT DESIGN
NOT PREFERRED
PREFERRED
INCORRECT
CORRECT
CLASPS