How to Make Injection Molds

by Georg Menges

This is the most comprehensive manual available for the design and manufacture of injection molds. In it, the authors cover material selection, fabricating cavities and cores, general mold designs, hot runner systems, venting, mechanical, dimensional and thermal design, demolding techniques and devices, maintenance of injection molds, standard elements, hardware, design and construction procedures, and more. All the areas covered are backed by the practical experience of the authors. The emphasis is on applicability of technical details in injection molding, mold design, and in the mold manufacture shop. This is an invaluable text and reference for experienced as well as beginning engineers.

400 pages, Hardcover

First published March 28, 1987