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Plastics: Injection Mold Set-up
- Course Format
Advantage™- Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
- 0.0
- Training Time ?
- 80 to 160 minutes
- Language(s)
- English
- Browsers Supported
- IE Desktop
- Required Plugins
- MasteryNet Player
- Closed Captioning
- No
- Lesson Interactions
- 97
- Quiz Questions
- 78
- Product ID
- arpsms12
- Interactive Producer
- A. Routsis Associates
- Original Content Producer
- A. Routsis Associates
Overview
This training covers the die-setting process from start to finish with an emphasis on safety. Proper procedures for mold inspection, preparation and installation are outlined; as well as setup procedures for hydraulic, toggle and hydro-mechanical clamp systems.
- Rich multimedia presentation with interactions and quiz
- Print certificate and wallet card
- You have 60 days to complete the course
Audience
Anyone working or planning to work with injection molding within the plastics industry.
Topics
The course presents the following topical areas:
- Safety Concerns
- Mold Examination
- Mold Transportation
- Mold Installation
- Ejector Rod Set-up
- Clamping the Movable Side
- Ejection System Set-up
- Setting Clamp Tonnage - Toggle Clamp
- Setting Clamp Tonnage - Hydraulic Clamp
- Setting Clamp Tonnage - Hydro-Mechanical Clamp
- Clamp Set-up - Clamp Open
- Clamp Set-up - Clamp Close
- Water Line Set-up
- Mold Preparation
- Dry Cycling
Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course you will be better prepared to:
- Be aware of the many safety hazards that involved with injection molds.
- Recognize the thing to look for when inspecting an injection mold.
- Know how safety and properly transport an injection mold.
- Identify the steps involved when installing an injection mold.
- Know how to properly implement ejector rods.
- Recognize which tools and which procedures are used when clamping.
- Know how to properly setup an ejection system without damaging components.
- Recognize how to properly set the tonnage for a toggle clamp.
- Recognize how to properly set the tonnage for a hydraulic clamp.
- Recognize how to properly set the tonnage for a hydro-mechanical clamp.
- Know the steps involved when performing the clamp open settings.
- Know the steps involved when performing the clamp close settings.
- Know how to ensure proper water line setup and maintenance.
- Know the steps that should be taken to prepare a mold for production.
- Know how to test the cycle without injection material.
