Category: plastic mold

  • neck insert-2

    neck insert making The mold body is usually the portion that carries some means of maintaining alignment of the mold halves, A minimum of two sets of hardened dowel pins and bushings can be used for this purpose. For mold materials such as zinc and aluminum, a shoulder type pin and bushing is desirable to…

  • neck insert-1

    neck insert In most cases, inserted pieces are designed for the neck and base areas of the mold as noted previously. The neck insert cavity component is a replica of the finished product in the neck area, and in addition, carries a configuration above the top of the finished neck suitable for the particular blowing…

  • cost of plastic mold

    Injection molds are made by a highly varied number of processes and combinations thereof. Figure 2.1 demonstrates the relative costs for cavities made from various materials. Accordingly, steel cavities appear to be many times more expensive than those made of other materials. In spite of this, a cavity made of steel is normally the preferred…

  • EDM,Wire Electrodischarge Machining and Cold Hobbing

    Standard Electrodischarge Machining (EDM) This method is often called spark erosion and is widely used in the manufacture of cavities, cores and punches. EDM allows the generation of complex cavity and punch forms to be achieved with relative ease compared with other methods. To generate a female form, an electrode first has to be made.…