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Runner and Gating Design Handbook

Tools for Successful Injection Molding

  • 3rd Edition - January 17, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Author: John Philipp Beaumont
  • Language: English

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Runner and Gating Design Handbook: Tools for Successful Injection Molding, Third Edition

presents successfully used runner and gating design techniques and their various materials and molding applications.

The book combines cutting-edge technologies that will help readers determine not only which type of runner system to use, but also how to isolate molding problems generated by the gate and runner vs. other molding issues.

Much emphasis is placed on the critical features in a hot runner design and how to determine what type of design is best for a specific application, providing readers with a resource that separates sales hype from reality when dealing with hot runner suppliers.

Key features

  • Combines cutting-edge technologies that will help readers determine which type of runner system to use
  • Presents successfully used runner and gating design techniques and their various materials and molding applications
  • Covers what type of design is best for a specific application, providing readers with a resource that separates sales hype from reality when dealing with hot runner suppliers

Table of contents

1. Overview of Runners, Gates, and Gate Positioning2. Rheology of Plastics3. Filling and Packing Effects on Material and Molded Part4. Gate Positioning and Molding Strategies5. The Melt Delivery System6. Filling and Melt Imbalances Developed in Multi-Cavity Molds7. Runner Layouts8. Managing Shear-Induced Melt Variations for Successful Molding9. Cold Runner Molds10. Hot Runner Molds11. Hot Runner Flow Channel Design12. Hot Runner Drops, Nozzles, and Gates13. Thermal Issues of Hot Runner Systems14. The Mechanics and Operations of Hot Runners15. Process of Designing and Selecting a Runner System16. Troubleshooting

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 7, 2020
  • Language: English

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