Author Archives: Jeff Osman
Don’t Sink the Boat
Sink marks are a common defect, in plastic injection molding, that are costly to fix, frustrating and not very pleasing! Reducing sink marks early in the design process using SOLIDWORKS Plastics achieves a better finished part.
... ContinuedDon’t Forget Your Glass
The SOLIDWORKS Plastics database gives you several options to control the percentage of glass added. Having both standard databases with glass already added to several materials, you can also change that amount if needed or suggested by the manufacturer.
... ContinuedYour Part is Shrinking
SOLIDWORKS Plastics gives the ability to select different manufacturers of plastics and different grades of the material in the class used. SOLIDWORKS Plastics also allows the creation of custom materials.
... ContinuedOverboard with Overmolding
Overmolding is present in two different situations; the first is the overmolding of metal, such as a computer connector, and the second is overmolding of plastic, such as a toothbrush during manufacturing. SOLIDWORKS Plastics can handle both situations.
... ContinuedPlastics, Starting from Beginning
To be a good vendor of custom molding, you should have the ability to fulfill the demand from the customer and the plastic market. You can cut times by analyzing the filling stage; the determinations are a necessity to improve the production rate without neglecting the quality performance of the product produced. This element can give the benefit to the industry to achieve profitability and survive in this challenging plastic industry.
... ContinuedLiving a Balanced Work Life
Designers and engineers face a multitude of challenges whenever they approach an injection molding machine. One that has persisted for years is the difficulty of getting multi-cavity tools to produce identical parts. SOLIDWORKS Plastics can balance the runner system to fill the parts evenly.
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