Plastic Injection Molding Design Tips

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We have put together 6 design tips to help engineers with designing for injection molding.

Tip 1: Do not design a part with non-uniform nominal wall thickness

• 各个不同的壁厚会在整个过程中产生不均匀的填充cavity
• 较薄的部分比较厚的区域更快，导致高应力的区域发生变形和扭曲
• It is recommended to core out the thick areas to create uniform walls, which will reducecycle timeand plastic usage and improve part cosmetics
• Depending on the type of material being used, nominal wall thickness should not vary more than 15%

Tip 2: Do identify possible sink areas and design them out

• Sink areas are likely to occur at intersections of a rib and nominal wall where proper design guidelines are not followed
• Rule of thumb: Ribs should be a maximum of 70% of nominal wall, but 60% is preferred

Tip 3: Do create radii on all corners

*注意：肋骨上的半径太大会导致水槽

• Sharp inside corners become stressed and outside corners are difficult to fill and trap air
• Avoid radii onparting line– causes excess expense on tool build
• Adding radii improves fill of corners and distributes stress across a larger area
• .030" radius minimum if possible and if radii are less than .010" they are not worth adding to design
• 将半径放在设计树的尽头，使与DFM工程师的合作更加容易

Tip 4: Do allow at least 1° draft for part release

• For textured surface, more draft is required – follow texture guidelines
• If possible, more than 1° draft is better
• 3° draft or more is needed when parting line transitions from one level to another
  • Less than 3° draft causes the steel to squeeze together when mold closes making the mold harder to pull apart and creating drag marks on the part

Tip 5: Do not design bad steel conditions

• 当设想创建零件形状所需的钢时，请避免非常锋利，高且脆弱的钢条件
  • 钢会变热并且变脆
• 钢制条件高度应尽可能不超过宽度的4倍
• When in a corner, one rib is better than two to allow the steel to cool better

Tip 6: Do not design deep ribs with square corners

• It will trap gas and cause short shots
• 弹出部分会更困难