Mold Design Recommendations Gates 1. Hot runner molds are acceptable and should be sized by the manufacturer. If material is not in the recommended moisture percentage, continue to dry material until it is in an acceptable range for molding.

We then provide vital insight into the material selection, design, molding, and manufacturability to solve the biggest challenges. Product Validation Molding With Customer Tooling • Avient also has the ability to bring customer tooling onsite to conduct trials. Application Demonstrator Molds Functional Performance Demonstrator Molds Structural Performance Demonstrator Molds COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING (CAE) We utilize a combination of CAE tools to virtually simulate real-world application performance.

Overmolding integrates Polystrand tapes and multi- ply laminates into traditional thermoplastic molding processes, such as injection and compression molding, to create locally-reinforced, molded components. Read the Rome Snowboard Binding Case Study bit.ly/34PG0a6 Incorporating Polystrand CFRTP reinforcement in molded thermoplastic components combines the design flexibility and fast cycle times of traditional molding with the strength, stiffness, and lightweighting benefits that composites offer, all with the use of standard processing equipment. Mold to compress and cool into shape CFRTP is preheated and inserted into tool 3 Material heating, melting, and conveying Solid resin infeed 1 5 ON-ROAD TRANSPORTATION Underbody shields, underhood enclosures, interior components, storage OFF-ROAD VEHICLES Skid plates, doors, seat structures, exterior panels & moldings Traditionally, molding with short and long glass-filled polypropylene to gain flexural performance over unfilled polypropylene also results in a loss of impact resistance.

For these reasons, it is often required to over mold TPE immediately after molding the nylon substrate. NYLON MOLDING PROCESS Bonding is also affected by mold design and nylon molding conditions. INSERT MOLDING Insert molding data is reported in Table 3 and Figures 4 through 9.

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An advancing core should be used when the mold opens and the elastomer should be allowed to deflect as it is ejected. Most GLS styrenic TPEs (Dynaflex and some Versaflex) have fairly high mold shrinkage and cause the overmolding TPE to contract more than the substrate, which can result in warpage or cupping of the substrate part.

Antimicrobial and antifungal additives can protect the user interfaces and touchpoints from mold, mildew, and bacteria, while antistatic and conductive formulations can prevent static discharge and create safer, statically dissipated plastic parts.   Lastly, molded-in color (MIC) metallics offer a means of eliminating paint resulting in reduced VOCs and fewer processing steps for energy savings and a lower carbon footprint.  

Antimicrobial and antifungal additives can protect the user interfaces and touchpoints from mold, mildew, and bacteria, while antistatic and conductive formulations can prevent static discharge and create safer, statically dissipated plastic parts.   Lastly, molded-in color (MIC) metallics offer a means of eliminating paint resulting in reduced VOCs and fewer processing steps for energy savings and a lower carbon footprint.  

The bumpers were molded separately and then slipped into channels between the upper and lower housing components (instead of overmolding them onto the housing). Cost savings: Molding the bumpers separately and inserting them into the housing keeps costs down yet provides the seamless appearance of overmolding.