Practical guide to injection moulding

The "Arburg practical guide to injection moulding" is based on course material used by Arburg in training operators of injection moulding machines.

The world's first injection-moulding machine was built and patented in 1872.

This invention has gone on to generate a worldwide multi-million-pound industry.

Globalisation has had a major effect on the injection moulding industry, and western European manufacturers have had to move into more technically difficult products and mouldings in order to compete.

The "Arburg practical guide to injection moulding" is based on course material used by Arburg in training operators of injection moulding machines.

It comes from many years of experience in this field and will be of use to both experts looking to fill gaps in their knowledge base and to those new to the industry.

Injection moulding is one of the most popular processes used to produce plastic parts.

It is a cyclic process of rapid mould filling followed by cooling and ejection.

Many materials can be used as feedstock including both plastics and nonplastics.

The machine must, however, be configured for the type of material used.

The "Arburg practical guide to injection moulding" covers the different aspects of the injection moulding machine, the properties and selection of the plastics used, the types of mould in use, process control systems and advanced processing techniques.

Factors such as high temperatures can lead to poor mouldings and this is also covered in the practical guide.

To guarantee the production of high quality parts the manufacturer must consider that the material must be plasticised and injected carefully to avoid negative effects on the material properties, the process settings must remain constant with regard to time and space and the basic parts of the machine.

A chapter is included on troubleshooting and common problems.

It looks at detection and classification of faults such as; sink marks, streaks, weld lines, jetting, the diesel effect and a number of other common faults, and how these can be remedied.

Also included are case studies of injection moulded components and data acquisition records.

The guide covers the different types of materials in use and looks at guide values and processing instructions.

The different processing techniques such as co-injection moulding, multicomponent injection moulding, gas injection moulding and transfer moulding are discussed in some detail.

This guide will assist progress in developing good technical skills and appropriate processing techniques for the range of plastics and products in the marketplace.

Every injection moulder will find useful information in this text.

Arburg has been manufacturing injection moulding machines since the 1950s.

Today's machines trace their origins back to the original model designed and built by the son of Arburg's founder, Arthur Hehl.

The company has gone on to become one of the major global players in the injection moulding industry.

It has a state of the art manufacturing facility base in Germany and prides itself on their high standards and innovative nature.

Arburg has over 40 years experience in this field and provides a wide range of service to customers around the world.

The Editor of "Arburg practical guide to injection moulding", Dr V Goodship, is a Senior Research Fellow with 15 years experience in industry and expertise in injection moulding technology.

She is based at the Warwick Manufacturing Group in the Advanced Technology Centre at the University of Warwick.

The "Arburg practical guide to injection moulding" retails at GBP 75 (plus postage and packaging) and is available from Rapra Technology.

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