Back by popular demand, we’re continuing our monthly series of informational webinars. Kicking off our 2021 series, this month’s topic you’ll learn exactly how the four plastic variables are affected by the machine controls. Despite the numerous different controls on an injection molding machine, the plastic itself can only “feel” four effects; pressure, temperature, flow rate and cooling rate. All of the many molding machine controls affect one or more of these variables. Using our molding simulation tool, SimTech, our Senior Instructor, Todd Bryant, will demonstrate how the primary machine controls affect the four variables. A processor who can analyze the process from the plastics point of view can quickly solve any molding problem, regardless of the machine or plastic type. We’ll show you how.

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Topics covered include:

• Understanding how the different machine controls affect the four plastic variables
• Where a machine control affects two or more of the four variables, which is the dominant effect and why
• How to use plastic behavior to your advantage when optimizing the molding process
• How to problem solve from the plastics point of view