This is the first book focusing on the subject of injection mold sampling. A standardized, structured, and systematic procedure for sampling injection molds is essential for a successful injection molding process. This work provides everything you need to know, guiding you from the placing of an order for a mold sampling to the transfer to series production. With the complete sequence of the individual sampling steps, lots of background information, notes, practical examples and tips, and a colorful, well-illustrated design, the sampling procedure is conveyed in a reader-friendly way. The main topics covered are the structured procedure of a mold sampling, taking into account energy efficiency, documentation, and communication; a mold sampling analysis; optimum machine setup using strategic procedures and methods on the injection molding machine; process optimization with subsequent investigation of process capability; and a Run@Rate process. This book is ideally suited for practical users working at the injection molding machine as well as serving as a textbook at vocational schools, further education institutions, and universities.

1 Introduction 2 Information Gathering and Preparation for Mold Sampling 3 Mold SetUp 4 Basic Setting of the Clamping Unit 5 Basic Setting of the Plasticizing Unit 6 Filling Study, Holding Pressure and Mold Clamping Force 7 Mold Sampling Analysis of the Basic Setting 8 Optimization of the Basic Setting 9 Documentation of Mold Sampling 10 Brief Meeting and Action Plan 11 Subsequent Mold Sampling (Iteration Loop) or Hand-Over to Series Production 12 Redefining the Mold Sampling Process - Process Engineering Goes Digital 13 Final Words