Growth Strategies for the U.S. Moldmaker - Understanding Your Competition - Here and Abroad

This article begins a four-part series that will describe the current competitive conditions in the plastics tooling industry and what some companies are doing to grow their businesses amidst challenging conditions.

Plastic Mold Design: Ejection systems

The method of ejection has to be adapted to the shape of the molding to prevent damage. In general, mould release is hindered by shrinkage of the part on the mould cores. Large ejection areas uniformly distributed over the molding are advised to avoid deformations.