Operation of plastic mold Plastic mold operation key points:mold transport,mold assembly connection of mold cooling water hose

e ,confirmation for oil hose and limit switch connection,molding job, processing the flash for overfilling ,usage of re-grinded materials ,inspection points for finished mold.the maintenance of mold . Eyebolt selection 1, onfirm the specifications of the eyebolt. heck the eyebolt hole :metric or the !ritish , hoose matching eyebolt before installation. ", heck eyebolt for its breakage, cracking, deformation . #, onfirm the wire rope to be free of rust,no obvious deformation,no broken wire. heck the lock plate for $ and ! plates. %he lock plate should be used under the mold transport.

Reverse the mold 1,%he rubber or wood should be used for cushion to prevent the collision and damage of the mold. ", heck the circumstance before the reversaling to check the possible collision of mold components like:water plugs, springs, bolts, and etc. if any risks,they should be dismantled before handling.$fter that,those components should be reassembled to the mold again.

Fasten mold to injection machine 1,$fter estimation of the mold weight and molding situation,the right clamping bolt could be adopted. &old weight over 1 %on,the clamping bolt should not be less than ' pieces on the $ and ! plates,mold weight below 1 %on,( clamping bolts should be used on the both plates. ", ejection bars should be same length and diameter for the balance pushing to the ejector pins plate.when the ejection bars retrack,there should have a gap between the bars and ejector pins plate. )f ejector pins plate is forced to recover place ,the connecting screws should be adopted,and no gap need.

Connection water hose

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1, $fter connection of the cooling hose and water plug,confirm the connection situation by hands ", *ater plug of +water out, and +water in, should be connected correctly according to the specified se-uence ,any changed se-uence would have a negative impact on the -uality of finished part. #,%o avoid possible interfering with the cooling water hoses when mold is opening and closing,it should use the appropriate length of the hose. (,)f the longer hoses is unavoidable, the proper length should be arranged properly to prevent to bruise water hose and damage mold.

Confirmation of the oil hose and limit switch connection 1. heck the oil hose for the possible leakage. ". heck the opening and closing of the mold for unusual sounds. #. heck the limit switch installing and wires. (. onfirm when mold ejection plate normally move, the limit switch completely response.

Injection molding 1.!efore the injection molding begins, the mold should be heated

up firstly. %he security door should be shut off. $fter the security door is closed, the operator
shouldnt go into the inside of the injection machine. ".the mold shouldnt be fully filled at the first shot , and it should be operated like this way 3-4 times before the final full filling.

#..o not apply the the inappropriate clamping force /below the minimum re-uirement0 (..o not apply the the inappropriate injection pressure /below the minimum re-uirement0. !e cautious of e1cessive filling.
The treatment excessi e filling of

1.Overfilling plastic or plastic inside slider2 slot need to be completely removed immediately. Overfilling plastic should be removed completely when space of the slider center, spring, the head of the screw and bushing are filled with them. ".$fter the plastics scrape is removed, the check for the normal operation should be done. %he ne1t injection molding cycle should never be done until they are cleaned completely. #.%he tools removing the overfilling and plastics sticked should be prohibited from the harder metal ones, like crowbar, wrench, hammer, screwdriver.%he tools contacting directly with surface of the cavity and core should be made of copper! aluminum.

3egrind material: 4ach shift should check the hopper magnet for little metal scrapes to a oid possible damage to the barrel screw and hot runner.

Check points for the plastic mold 1, parting

surface.3egularly clean and keep no foreign body on that.the burr and scrape on the surface should be removed immediatly otherwise they will bruise and damage the mold surface ", %he guide pins the guide bushing.%he guide pins the guide bushing should be cleaned regularly,and remove the used lubricate on that. 5uide pin with abnormal wear of the surface should be fi1ed in the tooling shop.$fter check and fi1ing,they should be lubricated again. # slots on the core ,cavity and sliders.6lots on the core ,cavity and sliders should be cleaned regularly and checked for the abnormal wear and rust. (, cooling water. heck the cooling pipes for unnormal bend to prevent clogging. heck water plug for leakage,gasket damage and plug wear and deformation will result in the cooling water leakage ,they should be inspected regularly. 7, hydraulic cylinder. heck the hydraulic cylinder on the mold for oil leakage,and confirm the stable movement of the sliders activated by the cylinder.

 The maitenance of the plastic mold

1,$fter molding, mold should be transported to the tooling workshop timely to clean the water inside the cooling channel with blowing of compressed air and lubricate for the rust.%he water remained inside the channel should lead to the rust in the channel and then clog the it,which could result in poor cooling. ",8ot runner mold.$fter the hot runner system power are shut off,it need at least another 17 minutes for the circulation of the cooling water working,otherwise, 9ailure to do so will result in adverse conse-uences of the +O, ring damage and leak in the cavity. #,$fter molding,the surface of cavity and core should be sprayed with the anti-rust agent if the mold could be stored for a long time. (,$fter the mold is released from the injection machine,it should be locked by the lock plates 7,%he mold should be place in the circumstance free of the water and moisture. :,&old should not be placed directly on ground such as concrete. ;, omponents and cooling hose on the bottom side of mold should not touch the ground. ',Put the mold on the ground same direction as it in the injection machine.

Plastic mold maintenance steps 1. : , , , , , , , , , . Prepare mold cleaning tools:spray gun,$ir gun,electric hand drill, leaning fluid , clean loth ,Oil stone,<erosene,3ound copper brush, otton. ". ./(==> 0 ?se oil-stone to polish dirt on the inserts, which is fi1ed in mold cavity or core. #. ./(==>0 ?se oil stone to polish plastic off, which trapped in air-vents. (.,. ?se spray gun to clean solvent li-uid , wash mold inserts , wipe it off with cotton 7. !"#$%&' ,!) ( *. take out the water plug of mold , ?se electric drill to clean the cooling channel in mold core@cavity. :.+,-./),01) ,23. ?se round copper brush to clean ejector hole,lifter hole in the core of mold . ?se solvent li-uid to clean them, then, wipe them with cotton. ;.456./,./78. ?se sandpaper to polish ejector pin , remove the burr on ejector pin . '.9:9(. ?se oilstone to polish off dust and dirt on mold plate and ejector plate. A.;'9(!)*. ?se small electric drill to clean the cooling channel of mold plate. 1=.(<=><?@A. hamfer runner and gate of mold. 11.BCD)@A ./E9 0 6 hamfer hole of high loading P$ lock, then polish it . 1".+./F./,0 5rind air-vents on round ejector pin/ hange new ejector pins if it is bend0. 1#.GH1@AI ./ , 6 17=>45JFKLM&NOP0. hamfer return pin and polish it / lamp it on lathe machine to polish with >17= sandpaper0, 1(.QRS9(TUSHV /, 17=> 6 45JF0 Polish ( locating pin of the clamping plate / lamp it on lathe machine and polish with >17= sandpaper0. 17.%WNX9YZ[. 5rind air-vents between mold plate and guide bushing. 1:.9TU\]F9&SH. 5rind the four puller of cavity plate to be flat for location /#plate mold0. 1;../^_`a>RH1Y`a 0.

heck whether the elasticity of the spring is sufficient 1'. O . heck whether the +O,ring is damaged. 1A.b9TU\]cdefgh,9(\])idefgh. heck whether the four puller of cavity plate is e-ual in length and whether the puller hole is e-ual in depth. "=../bjkefl;,<?efl;. Polish noBBle /check whether noBBle is too small, whether the noBBle gate is too small0.