This excerpt discusses Material Preparation and handling of plastics, including mixing of plastic material and additives (such as impact modifiers, fillers, flame retardants, mold release agents, plasticizers, reinforcements, heat stabilizers, lubricants and colorants), using dessicant dryers for material drying and dew meters for evaluating the moisture content of a plastic material. Our Injection Molding Basics series provides participants with a general understanding of the three major aspects of injection molding; the injection molding machine, the molding process, and the injection mold. These programs use 3D animation to demonstrate the inner workings of the machine and mold and to easily convey otherwise complex concepts. Important safety precautions are stressed throughout these training programs. A. Routsis Associates – Complete Training Solutions for the Plastics Industry. Visit www.traininteractive.com for state-of-art plastics training, including interactive CD-ROM and online training.

This is an excerpt from the third program in our Injection Molding Basics Series, “Mold”, that uses 3D animation to illustrate the basic components of the A-half of a typical 2-plate mold assembly, including the clamp plate, leader pins, cavity retainer plate, sprue bushing and locating ring. Our Injection Molding Basics series provides participants with a general understanding of the three major aspects of injection molding; the injection molding machine, the molding process, and the injection mold. These programs use 3D animation to demonstrate the inner workings of the machine and mold and to easily convey otherwise complex concepts. Important safety precautions are stressed throughout these training programs. A. Routsis Associates – Complete Training Solutions for the Plastics Industry. Visit www.traininteractive.com for state-of-art plastics training, including interactive CD-ROM and online training.

This excerpt shows the basic components of an injection molding machine – base, hopper, barrel, screw, heaters, clamping unit, platens, ejection system, and control panel – using 3D animation. This course provides participants with a general introduction to the plastics industry. The primary focus of this training program is the day-to-day operations of a typical injection molding facility. An Introduction to Injection Molding was created for newcomers to the injection molding industry or anyone that would like to learn more about plastics. A. Routsis Associates – Complete Training Solutions for the Plastics Industry. Visit www.traininteractive.com for state-of-art plastics training, including interactive CD-ROM and online training.

This excerpt discusses the Modes of Operation of the injection molding machine: manual mode (including set-up or mold set option), semi-automatic mode and automatic mode. Our Injection Molding Basics series provides participants with a general understanding of the three major aspects of injection molding; the injection molding machine, the molding process, and the injection mold. These programs use 3D animation to demonstrate the inner workings of the machine and mold and to easily convey …