Defects Analysis and Troubleshooting of Moulded Components

Date : 2 to 3 August, 2022   Time : 1340 Hrs to 1700 Hrs   Location / Mode : Online

INTRODUCTION

Injection moulded parts are widely used in automobiles, consumer goods, medical parts, aircraft interiors and many more types of products. Parts that may vary in shape, size and complexity are manufactured using the Injection moulding process in a moulding machine. 

The process involves the injection of plastic material into a cavity, where the material cools and hardens as per the configuration of the cavity. Injection moulding can be performed with a host of materials like elastomers, thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers. Moulds are made by a mould-maker (or toolmaker) from metal, usually, either steel or aluminium and precision-machined to form the features of the desired part.

The injection moulding process poses many challenges, which may lead to defects in the final parts. In order to successfully manufacture a moulded part, it is important to understand the possible defects, get an understanding of the parameters that control the moulding process, which could be incorporated at the mould design stage itself.

Keeping this in mind, IMTMA is organizing a two-day online training programme on Defects Analysis and Troubleshooting of Injection Moulded Plastic Parts.