1. Plastic Injection Molding
Professor Jerome Gibbs
Wayne State University
MIT 3600 Process Engineering
Dave Cottrill
Thursday, March 24, 2016
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2. Plastic Injection Molding
• Produces a vast array of products for many
industries including automotive, medical,
aerospace, consumer products, toys,
plumbing, packaging, and construction.
"Application Overview: Injection Molding". Yaskawa America, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-27
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3. Plastic Injection Molding by
Douglas M. Bryce
published by the Society of
Manufacturing Engineers
“This series of four books was
designed to give basic, fundamental
information on injection molding for
those who are interested in getting a
sound grasp of the subject and who
also wish to have a reference tool of
charts, diagrams and data that can be
used for years to come.”
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4. Manufacturing Engineering
Tooling
Process
Engineering
Production
Launch
Building &
Facilities
Equipment
Machinery
Materials
Parts
Components
Supply Chain
Global Engineering Network
Design
Architect
Design
Contractor
Owner
People
Tools
Equipment
Supplier
Customer
Launch Team
AdvancedManufacturing
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5. References
• "Application Overview: Injection Molding". Yaskawa
America, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
www.yaskawa.com/pycprd/industries/industries-overview
• Bryce, Douglas M., (1996) Plastic Injection Molding…
manufacturing process fundamentals. Volume 1:
Fundamentals of Injection Molding Series, Dearborn:
Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
• Rees, Herbert, (2001) Understanding Injection Mold Design,
Munich: Hanser Gardner Publications
• Wilkerson, Nathan, (2015) Plastic Injection Molding
PowerPoint Presentation, MIT 3600 Process Engineering
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