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Plastics: Processing Parameters
- Course Format
Advantage™- Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
- 0.0
- Training Time ?
- 73 to 146 minutes
- Language(s)
- English
- Browsers Supported
- IE Desktop
- Required Plugins
- MasteryNet Player
- Closed Captioning
- No
- Lesson Interactions
- 102
- Quiz Questions
- 82
- Product ID
- araspp12
- Interactive Producer
- A. Routsis Associates
- Original Content Producer
- A. Routsis Associates
Overview
This training details injection molding processing parameters by discussing individual parameters to help molders maintain more control of their processes. Participants learn about processing parameters as they relate to the various phases of the injection molding process.
- Rich multimedia presentation with interactions and quiz
- Print certificate and wallet card
- You have 60 days to complete the course
Audience
Anyone working with the injection molding process in the plastics industry.
Topics
The course presents the following topical areas:
- Machine Calibration
- Material Drying
- Cycle Time
- Fill Time / Injection Speed & Profiling
- Fill Time / Injection Pressure
- Melt Temperature / Screw Speed
- Melt Temperature / Back Pressure
- Melt Temperature / Barrel Temperature
- Packing Pressure
- Packing Time
- Cooling Time / Mold Temperature
- Part Removal
- Room Temperature & Relative Humidity
- Electricity & Water Supply
- Documentation
Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course you will be better prepared to:
- Know how to set up an injection molding machine for accurate responses.
- Know how to remove moisture from the plastic pellets.
- Identify the time it takes for the machine to complete a cycle and why.
- Know how to properly develop an optimum fill time.
- Recognize the many disadvantages to using a high injection pressure.
- Recognize that the higher the screw speed, the higher the melt temperature.
- Recognize that back pressure can degrade materials with low heat stability.
- Know to set the barrel temperatures to the lowest recommended settings.
- Recognize that packing pressure is used to compensate for shrinkage.
- Know how to use part weight to determine the packing time.
- Recognize that cooling time is greatly dependent on the mold temperature.
- Recognize that the final portion of the cycle is the removal of the part.
- Recognize that changes in room temperature will change the rate of cooling.
- Be aware that the electrical supply to the machine must be checked regularly.
- Recognize the importance of monitoring and documenting each process.
