Table of Contents

• 1. Injection Unit: Screw
• 2. Injection Unit: Barrel
• 3. Clamping Unit
• 4. Ejectors/Controllers, Human Machine Interface (HMI)
• 5. Machine Performance Testing
• 6. Process Development Test
• 7. Plastic Temperature
• 8. Plastic Flow
• 9. Plastic Pressure (Pack/Hold)
• 10. Cooling
• 11. Benchmarking the Injection Molding Process
• 12. Process Troubleshooting
• 13. What is Important on a Set-Up Sheet?
• 14. Commonly Used Conversion Factors and Formulas
• 15. Machine Set-Up
• 16. Things That Hurt the Bottom Line of a Company
• 17. Terms and Definitions

About the Author

Gary Schiller is a Certified Master Molder I, II, & III with almost 40 years experience in the plastics industry, including as an instructor for RJG Inc. He is an Advisory Board member for the American Injection Molding (AIM) Institute in Erie, PA.