Experience
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Created CAD models of the toy from a sketch
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Machined injection mold tools from CAD models
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Injection molded 100 plastic toys
Injection Molded Toy
Computer-aided Manufacturing Project
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My team designed and manufactured an injection molded toy from a 4th grader's drawing of a whale.
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Sketch to Injection Molded Toy
We were provided a 4th grader's drawing of a whale and made it into an injection molded toy.
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Modeling the Toy​ & Mold
We modeled the toy as a three part component. We considered parting lines, wall thicknesses and surface curves to optimize our mold machining program and injection molding process.
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Whale
Cavity Mold
Core Mold
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Machining the Mold​
We minimized our mold's machining time through tool path management, surface roughness adjustments, and minimizing our tool counts. I machined the molds on a Haas vertical mill.
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Injection Molding the Toy​
We injection molded 100 components of our design. We optimized our injection molding parameters such as plastic melt temperature, plastic flow rate and injection pressure to achieve a clean component surface and repeatable manufacturing process.
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