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Woodworking is a timeless and highly rewarding craft that allows individuals to create functional and beautiful objects from wood. A woodworking course provides a structured and comprehensive way for beginners and enthusiasts to learn the skills and techniques necessary to work with wood.

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Wood Working

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Course Details
Course Level
Beginner
Duration
8 Months
Lectures
35 Lectures
Mode
Offline
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COURSE OVERVIEW

  • Get a comprehensive look at injection mold design and learn to contribute to the overall success of projects.

  • This course is intended for tool designers, mold makers, engineers, part designers, and anyone involved in the tool procurement process.

  • The course familiarizes students with basics of mold design, different types of injection molds, contemporary machining methods, and many of the available mold components.

  • Receive a unique blend of very detailed mold design concepts set forth in the context of the whole design process, and on the final day, participate in that process.


COURSE TOPICS

1. OVERVIEW MOLD MAKING

2. MOLD ANATOMY

3. TYPES OF MOLD

  • Stripper plate molds

  • Unscrewing molds

  • Quick change molds

  • Hot runner molds

  • Shuttle molds

4. MOLD CONSTRUCTION

  • Use and placement of bolts and dowels

  • Major suppliers and differences between them

  • How to specify and order mold bases and components

5. COMMON MOLD COMPONENTS AND THEIR FUNCTION

  • Leader Pins

  • Return Pins

  • Support Pillars

  • Rest Buttons, Etc.

6. SHRINKAGE

  • How to use shrink to your advantage

  • Factors that affect shrink and warp

7. SPRUE, RUNNER AND GATING SYSTEM

  • Common gate design errors

  • Runner sizing guidelines

  • Runner pullers

8. EJECTION METHODS

  • Determining ejector place

  • Pin orientation methods

  • Knock-out patterns

  • Return pins and springs

9. BASIC MOLD INSERTING

  • Solid vs. split construction

  • Criteria for inserting

10. SLIDES AND LIFTERS

  • A thorough look at how to mold undercuts

  • Typical slide and lifter construction

  • Mechanical vs. hydraulic

11. CAVITY LAYOUT IN THE MOLD

  • How to efficiently “place“ the cavities in the mold and choose the best parting line

  • How it affects runners, ejection and gates

12. COOLING SYSTEM

  • The economic effect of cooling design

  • General rules for waterline placement

  • Thermal conductivity of various tool steels

13. VENTING METHODS

  • Venting of runners

  • How venting affects the molded part

  • Why this should NOT be overlooked

14. MOLD STEEL USED IN MOLD MAKING

  • What to look for in a mold steel

  • A discussion of steel hardness

  • Alternate materials used in molds

15. PLATING AND POLISHING REQUIREMENTS

  • A selection chart for mold coatings

  • When and why to use plating


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Tooling Engineers

  • Toolmakers

  • Mold Designers

  • Product Designers

  • CAD/CAM Engineers


PREREQUISITES

Knowledge of modern manufacturing machines, methods and processes.

COURSE OVERVIEW

  • Get a comprehensive look at injection mold design and learn to contribute to the overall success of projects.

  • This course is intended for tool designers, mold makers, engineers, part designers, and anyone involved in the tool procurement process.

  • The course familiarizes students with basics of mold design, different types of injection molds, contemporary machining methods, and many of the available mold components.

  • Receive a unique blend of very detailed mold design concepts set forth in the context of the whole design process, and on the final day, participate in that process.


COURSE TOPICS

1. OVERVIEW MOLD MAKING

2. MOLD ANATOMY

3. TYPES OF MOLD

  • Stripper plate molds

  • Unscrewing molds

  • Quick change molds

  • Hot runner molds

  • Shuttle molds

4. MOLD CONSTRUCTION

  • Use and placement of bolts and dowels

  • Major suppliers and differences between them

  • How to specify and order mold bases and components

5. COMMON MOLD COMPONENTS AND THEIR FUNCTION

  • Leader Pins

  • Return Pins

  • Support Pillars

  • Rest Buttons, Etc.

6. SHRINKAGE

  • How to use shrink to your advantage

  • Factors that affect shrink and warp

7. SPRUE, RUNNER AND GATING SYSTEM

  • Common gate design errors

  • Runner sizing guidelines

  • Runner pullers

8. EJECTION METHODS

  • Determining ejector place

  • Pin orientation methods

  • Knock-out patterns

  • Return pins and springs

9. BASIC MOLD INSERTING

  • Solid vs. split construction

  • Criteria for inserting

10. SLIDES AND LIFTERS

  • A thorough look at how to mold undercuts

  • Typical slide and lifter construction

  • Mechanical vs. hydraulic

11. CAVITY LAYOUT IN THE MOLD

  • How to efficiently “place“ the cavities in the mold and choose the best parting line

  • How it affects runners, ejection and gates

12. COOLING SYSTEM

  • The economic effect of cooling design

  • General rules for waterline placement

  • Thermal conductivity of various tool steels

13. VENTING METHODS

  • Venting of runners

  • How venting affects the molded part

  • Why this should NOT be overlooked

14. MOLD STEEL USED IN MOLD MAKING

  • What to look for in a mold steel

  • A discussion of steel hardness

  • Alternate materials used in molds

15. PLATING AND POLISHING REQUIREMENTS

  • A selection chart for mold coatings

  • When and why to use plating


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Tooling Engineers

  • Toolmakers

  • Mold Designers

  • Product Designers

  • CAD/CAM Engineers


PREREQUISITES

Knowledge of modern manufacturing machines, methods and processes.

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