Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Troubleshooting weld lines and meld lines on injection molds
In manufacturing, the Weld line or Knit line or Meld line is the line where two flow fronts meet when there is the inability of two or more flow fronts to "knit" together, or "weld", during the molding process. These lines occurs usually around holes or obstructions and cause locally weak areas in...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Troubleshooting short shot problems on injection mold
The term "short shot" or "short mold" is used to refer to a phenomenon where plastic being injection molded does not reach certain portions of the inside of the die before solidifying. or it means that not enough resin has flowed into the mold to fill it adequately. The main causes for short shot are...