The Book
This book provides a vision and structure to finally synergize all the engineering disciplines that converge in the mold design process. The topics are presented in a top down manner, beginning with introductory definitions and the “big picture” before proceeding to layout and detailed design of molds.
The book provides very pragmatic analysis with worked examples that can be readily adapted to “real world” mold design applications. It should help students and practitioners to understand the inner workings of injection molds and think “outside the box” in developing innovative and highly functional mold designs.
The Topics
- Introduction to mold functions, types, and components
- Review of design for injection molding
- Cost estimation and optimization
- Mold layout design including cavity layout, sizing, and materials selection
- Cavity, runner system, and gating analysis and design
- Cooling system analysis and design
- Venting, shrinkage, and warpage analysis and strategies
- Ejection force analysis and ejection system designs
- Stress and deflection analysis with structural system designs
- A survey of advanced mold designs
Availability
The book was published by Hanser in July, 2007. It is now or will soon be available via:
- Hanser Publishers
- UML Bookstore
- SPE Bookstore
- Amazon (T-shirts & mugs also available!)
- Barnes & Noble
The Author
David Kazmer (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University) is a Professor in the Department of Plastics Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He performs research and teaches courses related to plastics product and process development. Prior to his current appointment, he was an Applications Engineer at General Electric and Director of Research and Development at Synventive HotRunners. He is a licensed professional manufacturing engineer, and is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.