Selecting Injection Molds - Weighing Cost versus Productivity

Description

Prevent potentially costly problems when planning a mold for a new product or planning to increase the productivity for a product for which a mold exists with these proactive strategies. Whether on the large mass market or the custom molder scale, this book goes through the critical issues to be considered before steel is cut. Find answers to the most common but difficult questions you encounter in industrial practice: How to approach selection of the mold features?How productivity affects mold selection?How selection of design features affects mold cost?How to reduce mold and product cost by simple design changes?How to approach estimating mold cost?Content:• Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents 1. Introduction and Planning 2. The Plastic Product 3. Cost Factors Affecting Productivity 4. Mold Selection 5. Mold Cost, Mold Price and Delivery 6. Warranties, Patents, and Ethical Considerations • References Appendices Index