Glossary for Injection Molding Design Guidelines

 

Whether your injection-molded part is simple or complex, understanding how certain elements can impact the manufacturability or the finished part quality is critical. The injection molding design guidelines provided in this glossary can provide you with general rules for proper design. Material selection and part complexity may change these values as each resin behaves differently when processed. QuickParts offers in-depth design for manufacturability (DFM) evaluations to ensure your product can be molded to your specifications.

A-side/B-side

In injection molding, the mold is divided into two halves, known as the A-side and B-side. The A-side, also referred to as the cavity side, typically contains the primary cavity where the molten plastic is injected. It is responsible for forming the external surface of the final product. 

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