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Aim of Concept:
To impart knowledge on
- Various Molds types, Mold making and Material of mold selection.
- Elements of the mould and manufacturing processes.
- Application of additive manufacturing in mould development
- Advanced measuring instruments for inspection of mold
PT3404 – Plastics Mould And Dies Technology Syllabus
Unit I: Basic Mould Types, Tool Making Processes And Materials
Introduction to Moulds – Classification – Working Principle and Construction – Types and making processes – Materials for mould making – Injection moulding machine, Compression mould, Continuous extrusion mould and Blow moulding – General mould types – Other tools for plastics, Cut off Equipments – Metal Cutting process – Metal displacement process – Casting Process– Step in Mould Finishing & References –Steel & Steel forging – Machinability – Heat treatment – Annealing Stainless Steel Steels for machined moulds- Tool steel castings
Unit II: Injection Molds
Introduction to Injection Moulding – Classification – Working Principle and Construction – Materials for Transfer mould – Product design considerations – Runner systems, Gating Transfer mould – injection moulds for thermoset materials – Transfer Pressure – Runnerless Injection-compression moulds – Encapsulation. Injection equipment – Projected area press capacity – Hot manifold system for thermoplastics – Hot edge gating – Venting – Cooling – Sprue Bushings and pullers – Cavities – Stander mold Base – Types of operation
Unit III: Blow Molding And Extrution Molds
Introduction – theory of Blow mould – Working Principle and Construction – Plastic blow moulding processing – Extrusion Blow moulding materials design and construction – Extrution Blow moulding Fabrications – Design of Extrution Blow moulding – Injection Blow moulding Design and Construction – Bottle Finishing – Container Terminology – Manufacturing of mould elements.
Unit IV: Compression Moulds
Introduction to Compression moulds – Working Principle and Construction – Design of hand moulds – Design of 12 cavity semiautomatic mould – Spring Box Mould – Loading Shoe and Stripper plate moulds – Positive Moulds – Semi-positive mould – Mould Assembly – Automatic Compression Moulds – Special Design Features – Side Ram Moulds.
Unit V: Maintenance Of Moulds & Dies
Introduction to Design of mould, Care and Maintenance – Working Principle and Construction – Principles and rule of design for mould – Engineering and design procedure – Dimension and mould drawings – Mould stamping – Causes of wear and damage – Preventive maintenance of moulds.
Text Books:
- DuBois J. Harry: Plastics Mold Engineering Handbook (English, Paperback, SpringerVerlag New York Inc.4th Edition November 2013
- Klus S DuBois J. Harry, Plastics Mold Engineering Handbook (English, Paperback, Hanser Publishers, NY, 3rd Edition 2013
References:
- Peter Jones, “The Mould Design Guide”, Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd., 2008
- R.G.W.Pye, Injection Mold Design, East West Press Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.,2000.
- Hajra Choudhary S.K and Hajra Choudhury. AK., “Elements of workshop Technology”, volume II, Media Promoters and Publishers Private Limited, Mumbai, 2010.
- Peter Jones, “The Mould Design Guide”, Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd., 2008.
- W.A.J Chapman, Workshop Technology, Vol I & II, ELBS.
- Herbert Rees, Mold Engineering, Hanser Publishers, NY.,2002.
- George Menges & Paul Mohren, How To Make Injection Molds, Hanser Publishers,2001.
- Douglas M. Bryce, Plastic Injection Molding manufacturing process fundamentals, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, Michigan.,1996.
- Jain R K,” Engineering Metrology”, 19th Edition, Khanna Publishers, 2005.
- Gaylor, Shotbolt and Sharp, Metrology for Engineers, Publisher: O.R.Cassel, London, 1993.
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- PT3403 – Plastics Materials II
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