FUNDAMENTALS OF SCIENTIFIC
INJECTION MOLDING SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS

This Course is for: Persons desiring to have a fundamental understanding of the overall injection molding process via Scientific Molding from the Plastics Point of View.   

This is the ideal course for someone interested in the proper setup of a molding machine.  Machine sequences along with “rules of thumb” as well as “do’s & don’ts” of processing will be addressed.  

Class Duration: 4 Days – 50% Hands-on at Machine Time (16 Hours), 50% Classroom.  While at the machine, you will be shown basic standard set-up parameters & techniques and how to properly operate the injection molding machine.  Scientific molding experiments will be conducted to aid in the process setup.  

Course Summary:  Fundamentals of Scientific Injection Molding is an ideal class for someone that wishes to learn and understand the basics of injection molding while correlating classroom theory with hands-on machine time.  The following are Key Modules of the Training:

• The Injection Molding Machine
• Polymeric Materials Fundamentals
• The Four Primary Plastic Conditions and their effects on Processing & Molded Part Properties
• Hands-on Implementation of Screw Position Switchover Techniques via Scientific Molding
• Machine Operating Controls
• Calculations to Convert Machine Parameters to Plastic Parameters – At the Machine
• Establishing Universal Processing Parameters: How to run same process worldwide.  
• Estimating Clamp Tonnage
• Processing & Troubleshooting
• Injection Molded Part Problems & Solutions
  • Flash
  • Short Shots
  • Weldlines / Knitlines
  • Sinks Marks
  • Voids
  • Burn Marks
  • Warpage
  • Splay
  • Jetting