Introduction to Injection Molding
OPEN ENROLLMENT
Entry Level- Press Operator
- These operators physically monitor the press
- Evaluate the final product and facilitate end of process maintenance
- Transfer finished parts to assembly station or handle value-added assembly
3-Day Training Program
- Intro to plastics
- Inputs and outputs
- Mold management
- Part cleanup
Mold Technician
- open for people completing Press Operator Training
- Designing and installing plastic molds
- Adjusting flow/temperature into mold
5-Day Training Program
- Lab 1: Mold tear down and assembly
- Lab 2: Reading mold prints
- Lab 3: Cooling cart
- Selecting a 2-Plate versus 3-plate mold base
- Understanding in-mold pressure drop and its variables
- Series versus parallel mold cooling designs
- Strategies for optimizing mold cooling
- How to verify turbulent flow
- Baffles and bubblers
- Structural considerations in plate deflection
- Core/cavity alignment and pocketing techniques
- Ejection strategies for forming undercuts
- Types of hot and cold runner systems
- Runner sizing strategies
- Gate design and location strategies
- Venting details and strategies
Customized Training
- Entry Level Press Operator option
- Mold Technician option
- Process Technician option
- Sets parameters of mold and monitors tolerances
- Remove defects in mold
- Designed specifically for a company’s process
Call Doug Brazier at 256-306-2938 or email Douglas.Brazier@calhoun.edu for more information
Location: Calhoun Decatur Campus, Advanced Technology Center