Advanced molding technique selection and troubleshooting

• Main Author: Ooi, Joon Seng.
• Other Authors: Lye, Sun Woh
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Manufacturing
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13419
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Injection molding is a cyclical process where a heat softened plastic material is introduced into a relatively cool mold where it solidifies and takes the shape of the mold cavity. The process was first developed in 1872 based on a ram and plunger arrangement which was subsequently modified to a rec...