Injection moulding Flashcards
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Describe injection moulding
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granular plastic is held in a hopper, it is moved via a screw along a heated tube, once it has melted it is pushed into a mould, mould is then cooled and the plastic can be collected
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Reasons for using injection moulding
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efficient, low cost per part, repeatability, low waste, high detail, large material cost
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