FIGURES
TABLES
ABBREVIATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
17．MOLD AND DIE TOOLING
OVERVIEW
MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION
STEEL
ALUMINUM
Preheating
Aluminum Zinc
COPPER
Beryllium Copper
Copper Zinc
Other Alloys
METAL SPRAY
POROUS METAL
SOFTTOOLING
MANUFACTURING
Electric—Discharge Machining
Electroforming
SURFACE FINISH
POLISHING
Orange Peel
Art of Polishing
Hand Polishing
PROTECTIVE COATING／PLATING
Overview
Problems
Plating
Coating
HeatTreatment
Cryogenic Processing
MAINTENANCE／CLEANING
MOLD
Introduction
Basic Operation
Mold Components
Mold Type
Injection Mold Feed System
Sprue
Runner
Gate
Cavity
Cold Runner
Hot Runner
Runner Overview
Material of Construction
Coohng
Cavity Venting
Ejection
Mold／Part Shrinkage
Mold Construction
Release Agent
Faster／Lower—Cost Mold Insert Approach
Manufacturing Mold Cavity
Polishing
Preengineering
Safety
Moldmakers
Imports
Directories
Summary
DIES
Material of Construction
Terminology
Design
Melt Flow
Extrudate Performance
Manifold
Process Control
Die Type
Tubular Dies
New Die Designs
COMPUTERS
Tool Analysis
Model Construction
Software
Material Selection Software
TOOLING AND PROTOTYPING
Rapid System
Rapid Tooling
Selecting Rapid Tooling
Rapid Prototyping
Software Trend
REPAIR VERSUS BUYING
Welding
Storage
TOOL BUILDERS
GLOSSARY
APPENDIX