Introduction to Solidworks Mold tools

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Solidworks Training: Basics of Plastic Injection Molding & Mold (core & cavity) generation & design using Solidworks.

Created byRakesh Potluri

Last updated 4/2020

English

What you'll learn

Will be having knowledge on Plastic Injection Molding, its defects, designing cores & cavities.
Can efficiently use SOLIDWORKS software for generating cores and cavities for injection Molding and casting purposes
Will have the knowledge of the basic Plastic Mold design Process and basic terminologies used in the industry.
Will have the knowledge of terminologies used in SOLIDWORKS MOLD Design Module.

Course content

6 sections • 20 lectures • 2h 40m total length

Introduction to Plastic Injection Molding technique7:48
In this Lecture, Student / Learner will be introduced to the technique of Plastic Injection Molding, different plastics used for Injection Molding along with examples of products produced using those plastics, and the major advantages & disadvantages of the Plastic Injection Molding technique/process.
Plastic Injection Molding Machines & Molding Cycle6:22
In this Lecture, Student / Learner will be introduced to the Plastic Injection Molding machines, different components and functioning of an Injection Molding machine, what is Injection Molding cycle and how plastic components are produced through this Injection Molding cycle.
Quiz -1
Plastic Injection Molding - Process Defects7:44
In this Lecture, a discussion about various defects that may arise in the process of producing plastic components / parts through the process of plastic Injection Molding and possible reasons for their occurrence with suitable images for understanding the defects was performed.
Quiz -2

Introduction to Solidworks Mold Tools5:59
Students will be introduced to the user interface of the solidworks mold tools software module.
Solidworks Mold Design Example -1 (Simple Block)11:18
In this Lecture, leaner will be practicing the the generation of critical features such as Parting Lines, Parting Surfaces, Tolling split and generate a core and cavity for simple rectangular block using Solidworks Mold tools.
Solidworks Mold Design Example -2 (Hemispherical Object)10:22
In this Lecture, leaner will be practicing the the generation of critical features such as Parting Lines, Parting Surfaces, Tolling split and generate a core and cavity for Hemispeherical block using Solidworks Mold tools.
Solidworks Mold Design Example -3 (3-D Elliptical Body)9:29
In this Lecture, leaner will be practicing the the generation of critical features such as Parting Lines, Parting Surfaces, Tooling split and generate a core and cavity for solid elliptical block using Solidworks Mold tools. In addition to above features, the process of using split lines to generate the required parting lines and divide the solid body into different pieces will be learnt.
Solidworks Mold Design Example -4 (Lego Brick)9:32
In this Lecture, leaner will be practicing the the generation of critical features such as Parting Lines, Parting Surfaces, Tooling split and generate a core and cavity for a Lego Brick using Solidworks Mold tools.
Solidworks Mold Design Example -5 (Blocks with Holes)10:35
In this Lecture, leaner will be practicing the the generation of critical features such as Parting Lines, Parting Surfaces, Tooling split and generate a core and cavity for simple block with different holes using Solidworks Mold tools. In addition to these, generation of shutoff surfaces and editing different generated features will be learnt.

Generating a Split mold For a King Chess Pawn.13:28
Students will be learning how to create a split mold for a complicated objects like a king chess pawn using Solidworks Mold tools. This is an alternative method to the method that i have already explained in the lecture - 9.
Performing draft analysis and generating a mold for a Plastic Carburetor Cover11:41
Students will learn how to perform Draft analysis on a part , applying the required drafts to the part and then generate a core and cavity for the plastic carburetor cover using Solidworks Mold tools.

Introduction to Mold design with Side Inserts problem using Solidworks software2:21
Student will be introduced to the information on why the normal automated way of generating a mold is not correct for the plastic parts with side slots and also will be introduced to the problem of Mold design with side Inserts using Solidworks 2019 software.
Preparing the geometry for generation of Core and Cavity using Solidworks4:45
Students will be learn about how to prepare the geometry before extracting the core and cavity for the plastic part with side slots using Solidworks 2019 software.
Generating the Core part of the Mold using Solidworks13:32
Students will be learning on how to generate a Core part of the Mold for a plastic part with side slots using Solidworks 2019 software using the process of interim assembly creation.
Generating the Cavity part of the Mold using Solidworks8:53
Students will be learning on how to generate a Cavity part of the Mold for a plastic part with side slots using Solidworks 2019 software using the process of interim assembly creation.
Creating the Side Inserts for the generated Mold Assembly using Solidworks7:23
Students will be learning on how to generate the side inserts of the Mold for a plastic part with side slots using Solidworks 2019 software using the process of interim assembly creation.
Creating a Exploded view of the Mold Assembly using Solidworks2:02
Students will learn how to create the exploded view of the final assembly and observe the parts that are present in the Mold assembly using the Solidworks 2019 software.

Requirements

Basic Engineering (Mechanical or Aerospace or an field related to design) knowledge.
Solidworks Design Basics.
Access to Solidworks 2012 and above.
Main requirement is the curiosity and interest to learn.

Description

SOLIDWORKS mold design is a module present in SOLIDWORKS that contains many useful tools which aid in the design of molds for injection molding and casting. Plastic Injection Molding is a versatile and handy technique for producing plastic parts in mass quantities. A lot of the products that we use in our daily life are manufactured through this process. A variety of industries starting from consumer products to mission-critical aerospace and medical Industries, rely on the process of injection molding to produce the parts they require. Despite having many advantages and applications, the major complicated, time-consuming and costly part of the Injection Molding process is the mold design, used for producing the parts. In the process of Mold design, generation of different features such as the parting lines and surfaces, shut-off surfaces and tooling splits is very crucial for the most critical component i.e. the Mold in the Injection Molding process. SOLIDWORKS is a software that is widely used in the industry for designing complicated products with ease. In this course, we will be using the SOLIDWORKS 2018 software and the SOLIDWORKS mold tools present in the software to generate Mold (core & cavity) that can be used as a part of the Mold assembly for either of the Injection Molding or the Casting process.Having knowledge on such type of modules in SOLIDWORKS software will make you stand out of the crowd of basic SOLIDWORKS users.

Who this course is for:

Engineering Students.
People Curious about plastics and Injection Molding.
General Hobbyist.

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Course content

Plastic Injection Molding Basics3 lectures • 22min

Industrial & SOLIDWORKS Mold design process2 lectures • 15min

Solidworks Mold Tools6 lectures • 57min

Generating a Split Mold Using Solidworks Software2 lectures • 25min

Design of Mold with Side Inserts using Solidworks software6 lectures • 39min

Conclusion1 lecture • 2min

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