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Level 1 Molding Fundamentals
Inside the Mold

Lesson: 1

The Molding Machine

Level 1 Molding Fundamentals
Inside the Mold

Lesson: 2

Temperature and Fill Speed

Level 1 Molding Fundamentals
Inside the Mold

Lesson: 3

Wall Thickness and Injection Pressure

Level 1 Molding Fundamentals
Inside the Mold

Lesson: 4

Switch-Over from Filling to Packing

Level 1 Molding Fundamentals
Inside the Mold

Lesson: 5

Optimizing the Packing Profile

Level 1 Molding Fundamentals
Inside the Mold

Lesson: 6

Cooling Behavior

Level 1 Molding Fundamentals
Inside the Mold

Lesson: 7

Warpage Due to Differential Shrinkage

Level 1 Molding Fundamentals
Inside the Mold

Lesson: 8

Warpage Due to Differential Cooling

Level 1 Molding Fundamentals
Inside the Mold

Lesson: 9

Warpage Due to Fiber Orientation

Level 1 Polymer Materials
Material Behavior

Lesson: 1

Polymer Material Overview

Level 1 Polymer Materials
Material Behavior

Lesson: 2

Viscosity

Level 1 Polymer Materials
Material Behavior

Lesson: 3

PVT

Level 1 Polymer Materials
Material Behavior

Lesson: 4

Thermal Properties

Level 1 Polymer Materials
Material Behavior

Lesson: 5

Mechanical Properties

Level 1 Polymer Materials
Material Behavior

Lesson: 6

Deformation Behavior

Level 1 Part Design

Lesson: 1a

Nominal Wall Thickness

Level 1 Part Design

Lesson: 1b

Nominal Wall Thickness

Level 1 Part Design

Lesson: 2

Flow Leaders

Level 1 Part Design

Lesson: 3

Flow Restrictors

Level 1 Part Design

Lesson: 4

Rib Thickness

Level 1 Part Design

Lesson: 5

Rib Height

Level 1 Part Design

Lesson: 6

Rib Structure

Level 1 Part Design

Lesson: 7

Corrugations and V-Grooves

Level 1 Part Design

Lesson: 8

Bosses

Level 1 Part Design

Lesson: 9

Gussets

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 1

Cold Sprue

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 2

Pin-Point Gates

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 3a

Round and Oval Dual Sub-Gates

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 3b

Round and Oval Six-Gate Sub-Gates

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 3c

Ejector Pin Sub-Gates

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 4

Edge Gates: Standard, Lapped, and Chisel

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 5

Fan Gates

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 6

Film Gates

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 7

Disk Gates

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 8

Ring Gates

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 9

Cashew Gates

Level 1 Mold Design
Gates

Lesson: 10

Symmetry and Balance

Level 1 Mold Design
Cold Runners

Lesson: 1

Types and Designs

Level 1 Mold Design
Cold Runners

Lesson: 2a

Runner Patterns, Part 1

Level 1 Mold Design
Cold Runners

Lesson: 2b

Runner Patterns, Part 2

Level 1 Mold Design
Cold Runners

Lesson: 3a

Optimizing Cold Runner Sizes, Part 1

Level 1 Mold Design
Cold Runners

Lesson: 3b

Optimizing Cold Runner Sizes, Part 2

Level 1 Mold Design
Cold Runners

Lesson: 4

Artificially Balancing a Cold Runner

Level 1 Mold Design
Cold Runners

Lesson: 5

Balancing Multi-Gated Runner Parts

Level 1 Mold Design
Cold Runners

Lesson: 6

Balancing Family Molds

Level 1 Mold Design
Cooling

Lesson: 1

Cooling System Overview

Level 1 Mold Design
Cooling

Lesson: 2

Temperature Behavior in Molds

Level 1 Mold Design
Cooling

Lesson: 3

Parallel and Serial Coolant Circuits

Level 1 Mold Design
Cooling

Lesson: 4

Dimensioning and Positioning Cooling Lines

Level 1 Mold Design
Cooling

Lesson: 5

Baffle and Bubbler Circuits

Level 1 Mold Design
Cooling

Lesson: 6

Mold Steel Selection

Level 1 Mold Design
Cooling

Lesson: 7

Thermal Pins

Level 1 Processing
Filling Phase

Lesson: 1

Nozzle Tip Designs and Injection Pressure

Level 1 Processing
Filling Phase

Lesson: 2

Pressure Behavior

Level 1 Processing
Filling Phase

Lesson: 3a

Temperature Behavior, Part 1

Level 1 Processing
Filling Phase

Lesson: 3b

Temperature Behavior, Part 2

Level 1 Processing
Filling Phase

Lesson: 4

Optimizing the Filling Speed

Level 1 Processing
Filling Phase

Lesson: 5

Fill Speed Profiles

Level 1 Processing
Packing and Cooling Phase

Lesson: 1

Packing Pressure Profiles: Amorphous Materials

Level 1 Processing
Packing and Cooling Phase

Lesson: 2

Packing Pressure Profiles: Semi-Crystalline Materials

Level 1 Processing
Packing and Cooling Phase

Lesson: 3

Wall Thickness and Packing Pressure

Level 1 Processing
Packing and Cooling Phase

Lesson: 4

Polymer Flow During Packing

Level 1 Processing
Packing and Cooling Phase

Lesson: 5

Gate Seal Time

Level 1 Processing
Packing and Cooling Phase

Lesson: 6

Clamp Tonnage

Level 1 Processing
Shrinkage and Warpage

Lesson: 1

Understanding Shrinkage and Warpage

Level 1 Processing
Shrinkage and Warpage

Lesson: 2

Understanding Flow-Induced Molded-In Stress

Level 1 Processing
Shrinkage and Warpage

Lesson: 3

Understanding Thermally-Induced Molded-In Stress

Level 1 Processing
Shrinkage and Warpage

Lesson: 4

Amorphous and Semi-Crystalline Materials

Level 1 Processing
Shrinkage and Warpage

Lesson: 5

Fiber-Filled Materials

Level 1 Processing
Shrinkage and Warpage

Lesson: 6

Fiber Percentage