This is a practical guide to injection molding based on sound engineering fundamentals. It is
an ideal course book for mechanical engineers with limited plastic material and injection
molding experience but is also well applicable to self-study or reference. It starts with an
overview of plastic material fundamentals. Each section includes material considerations
associated with the injection molding process. For example the molecular weight section shows
that use of lower molecular weight plastics are commonly used for the injection molding to
minimize orientation reduce fill time improve knit line strength. Then the basics of the
injection molding machine tooling auxiliary equipment and molding process are introduced. The
machine components and component selection for a given application are next considered in more
detail. The process procedure for establishing optimum process conditions for a "new" mold and
material (not run previously by the reader) are next described. Finally a range of other more
specialized injection molding processes that are still of practical importance are covered.
From a leading author and educator in the area of injection molding this book gives engineers
and process technicians the knowledge and confidence they need to produce high-quality parts
reliably and efficiently. Contents: Chapter 1: Material Considerations for the Injection
Molding Process Chapter 2: "Overview" of the Injection Molding Process Chapter 3: Injection
Molding Machine Components Chapter 4: Establishing Injection Molding Process Conditions Chapter
5: "Other" Injection Molding Processes (notes)
