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MCA 233 – Mold Construction I

Course Description

Emphasizes practical application of principles of Mold Design I. Students will design piece parts and mold bases on the drawing board for production. Topics include: design of piece part; design of injection mold; and calculations of projected areas, clamping pressure, short volume, and weight of assigned piece part.

 

Competency Areas		Hours
Design of Piece Part		Class	0
Design of Injection Mold to Include Mold Components, Runners, Gates, and Vents		D. Lab	4
Calculations of Projected Areas, Clamping Pressure, Shot Volume, and Weight of Assigned Piece Part		P. Lab/O.B.I.	6
		Credit	4
Prerequisite:
Corequisite:	MCA 230, MCA 232

 

Course Guide

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books

 

Allyn, E. (1987). Mold design I: For plastic injection. Woodstock, NY: Allyn Air.

Bhattacharya. (1987). Metal-filled polymers: Properties and applications. New York: Dekker.

Birley, A. W., et al. (1988). Plastics materials: Properties and applications (2nd ed.). New York: Chapman & Hall.

Brown, R. L. (1980). Design and manufacture of plastic parts. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Calvert, E. (1980). Injection moulding. Philadelphia: Trans-Atl Phila.

Chkeremisinoff. (1989). Handbook of polymer science and technology: Performance properties of plastics and elastomers (Vol. 2). New York: Dekker.

DuBois, J. H., & Pribble, W. I. (1987). Plastics mold design engineering handbook (4th ed.). New York: Van Nos Reinhold.

Dym, J. B. (1987). Injection molds and molding (2nd ed.). New York: Van Nos Reinhold.

Epstein, G., & Schwartz, S. (Eds.). (1985). Mold design and moldmaking for plastics products. New York: T-C Pubns CA.

Gastrow, H., & Stoeckhert, K. (1983). Injection molds: One hundred two designs. New York: Oxford University Press.

Glanvill, A. B., & Denton, E. N. (1965). Injection-mould design fundamentals. New York: Industrial Press.

Isayev, I. A. (1987). Injection and compression molding fundamentals. New York: Dekker.

Johannaber, F. (1983). Injection molding machines: A user's guide. New York: Oxford University Press.

Menges, G., & Mohren, P. (1986). How to make injection moulds. New York: Oxford University Press.

Nyborg, R. L. (1990). Plastic injection molding made easy. Provo, UT: Regal Pubns.

Robinson, J. S. (Ed.). (1981). Plastics molding: Equipment, processes, and materials. Lake Mary, FL: Polymers and Plastics Tech Pub.

Rosato, D. V., & Rosato, D. V. (1985). Injection molding handbook. New York: Van Nos Reinhold.

Rosato, D. V., & Rosato, D. V. (Eds.). (1989). Blow molding handbook. New York: Macmillan.

Schwartz, S., & Goodman, S. (1982). Plastics materials and processes. New York: Van Nos Reinhold.

Society of Plastics Engineers Staff. (1985). Tooling challenges for the 80's: Injection molding tooling: Design, materials, methods. New York: Bks Demand UMI.

Sors, L. (1981). Plastics molds and dies. New York: Van Nos Reinhold.

Sors, L., & Balazs, I. (1989). Design of plastic moulds and dies. New York: Elsevier.

Stoeckhert, K. (1983). Mold-making handbook: For the plastics engineer. New York: Oxford University Press.

T-C Pubns CA. (1981). Proceedings of SPE Pactec '81, August 25-27, 1981, Los Angeles, California. New York: Author.

T-C Pubns CA. (1983). Foams: Molding thermosetting and thermoplastic structural foam. New York: Author.

T-C Pubns CA. (1983). Injection molding-plastics. New York: Author.

T-C Pubns CA. (1984). Injection molding machinery and accessories, 1976-January 1985. New York: Author.

T-C Pubns CA. (1984). Injection molding of plastics. New York: Author.

T-C Pubns CA. (1984). Mold release agents for rubbers and plastics, 1973-1986. New York: Author.

T-C Pubns CA. (1984). Reaction injection molding of polymers. New York: Author.

T-C Pubns CA. (1985). Machining processes and properties of plastics and elastomers, 1973-April 1985. New York: Author.

Tobin, W. J. (1985). Quality control manual for injection molding. New York: T-C Pubns CA.