Mold Design (CDTD 221)

• College: Coll of Engineering Technology
• Department: Mechanical Design
• Credit Hours: 6
• This course has a lecture with 3 hours.
• This course has a lab with 9 hours.

Students design and detail single and multiple cavity plastic injection molds and products using drawing boards and computer aided design systems. Analysis of mold cavity fill, gate location(s)-size, runner size, and balance will be evaluated with computer aided mold fill programs. Instruction on the theory, application and practices of: plastic materials, forming and molding methods/machines, mold: bases, venting, cooling, ejectors, materials, heat treatments, fabrication, and finishing practices. Pre-Requisites:CDTD 121. Typically Offered Fall, Spring