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Convert Transfer & Compression Molding Programs to Injection Molding and SAVE!
Injection Molding of Thermosets
American Precsion Products can help you save money and greatly improve quality on your compression and transfer molding programs by converting them to injection molding.
Hand Load Mold Inserts
What is it?
Hand load mold inserts are mold components that are installed manually by an operator and then ejected with the molded part in order to create undercuts or threaded features.
Typical Method to Product Undercuts
Typically undercuts are created by side actions or core pulls that automatically retract at some point during the molding cycle. These features can be quite expensive to build and take time.
Typical Tool Building Schedule
Tooling schedules all follow a typical sequence wether injection, compression or transfer molding. If the program requires further assembly or secondary operations they can increase the number of steps. These are the typical steps of our tool building programs.
Transferring Tooling
There are times when it is necessary to move tooling from one molder to another. Cost considerations, quality and delivery issues can force your hand to move tooling. Changing molding vendors is always fraught with hidden perils but there ways to mitigate your risks. Successful tooling transfers take careful planning to avoid production delays and unexpected costs.
Non-Export Tooling
Non-Export VS Export Tooling
Non-export tooling is tooling built outside of the US that cannot be transferred from the molder/mold maker. Tooling will often be built to non-standard specifications using local steels. It will have a stated tool life. At the end of the tool life a new tool will have to be purchased in order to produce more parts.
Plastics Engineering References
| Customs and Practices of the Mold making Industry: Classifications of Injection Molds for Thermoplastic Materials, A Guide for the Purchaser or Manufacturer of Thermoplastic Injection Molds., Mold makers Division, The Society of the Plastics Industry, 1989. |
Information on how the mold making industry works and concise information on specifying molds and their classifications. |
CRITICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND KEY PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS (KC)
The following article is reprinted with permission from the author from The American Society of Quality,(link is external) , The Aviation/Space and Defense Division newsletter FALL 2003_Volume 35 Number 2. All rights reserved.
CRITICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND KEY PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS (KC)By Gene Barker, CQE, Certified Quality Manager, Boeing Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company
Certificate of Conformance vs. Certificate of Analysis
Material Certification Types
APP uses the following terminology to address certification of materials.
Select Equipment List
| Name | Type | Shot Size in3 | Tonnage | Mold Size in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuh-Dak Y20 | Hydraulic | 5 | 20 | 12x8x10 | Prototypes, Insert Molding, Thermoplastics |
| Boy 22s |
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Convert Transfer & Compression Molding Programs to Injection Molding and SAVE!
Injection Molding of Thermosets
American Precsion Products can help you save money and greatly improve quality on your compression and transfer molding programs by converting them to injection molding.
Hand Load Mold Inserts
What is it?
Hand load mold inserts are mold components that are installed manually by an operator and then ejected with the molded part in order to create undercuts or threaded features.
Typical Method to Product Undercuts
Typically undercuts are created by side actions or core pulls that automatically retract at some point during the molding cycle. These features can be quite expensive to build and take time.
Typical Tool Building Schedule
Tooling schedules all follow a typical sequence wether injection, compression or transfer molding. If the program requires further assembly or secondary operations they can increase the number of steps. These are the typical steps of our tool building programs.
Transferring Tooling
There are times when it is necessary to move tooling from one molder to another. Cost considerations, quality and delivery issues can force your hand to move tooling. Changing molding vendors is always fraught with hidden perils but there ways to mitigate your risks. Successful tooling transfers take careful planning to avoid production delays and unexpected costs.
Non-Export Tooling
Non-Export VS Export Tooling
Non-export tooling is tooling built outside of the US that cannot be transferred from the molder/mold maker. Tooling will often be built to non-standard specifications using local steels. It will have a stated tool life. At the end of the tool life a new tool will have to be purchased in order to produce more parts.
Plastics Engineering References
| Customs and Practices of the Mold making Industry: Classifications of Injection Molds for Thermoplastic Materials, A Guide for the Purchaser or Manufacturer of Thermoplastic Injection Molds., Mold makers Division, The Society of the Plastics Industry, 1989. |
Information on how the mold making industry works and concise information on specifying molds and their classifications. |
CRITICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND KEY PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS (KC)
The following article is reprinted with permission from the author from The American Society of Quality,(link is external) , The Aviation/Space and Defense Division newsletter FALL 2003_Volume 35 Number 2. All rights reserved.
CRITICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND KEY PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS (KC)By Gene Barker, CQE, Certified Quality Manager, Boeing Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company
Certificate of Conformance vs. Certificate of Analysis
Material Certification Types
APP uses the following terminology to address certification of materials.
Select Equipment List
| Name | Type | Shot Size in3 | Tonnage | Mold Size in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuh-Dak Y20 | Hydraulic | 5 | 20 | 12x8x10 | Prototypes, Insert Molding, Thermoplastics |
| Boy 22s |
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