Mold Design Fundamentals P1

The mold is probably the most important element of a molding machine. It is a arrangement, in one assembly, of one (or a number of) hollow cavity spaces built to the shape of the desired product, with the purpose of producing large numbers of plastic parts. Thus the primary purpose of the injection mold is to determine the final shape of the molded part (shaping function). In addition to give the final shape of the molding, the mold performs several other tasks.