How to Make Injection Molds

A comprehensive handbook for the design and manufacture of injection moulds. It covers all practical aspects involved such as material selection, general mould design, fabricating cavities and cores, dimensioning for mechanical and thermal design, venting, demolding techniques and devices, mould standards and maintenance. Recognition of the significance of computer-assisted design and machining (CAD/CAM) has resulted in incorporating useful information about this subject. The book serves as a reference work for everyone engaged in the design or making of injection moulds, whether academically or in practice. The information provided is not limited to thermoplastics as molding material, but includes thermosets and elastomers. In many areas of concern, solutions are proposed from a practical as well as from a theoretical point of view.