TROUBLESHOOTING WELD LINES / FLOW MARKS IN INJECTION MOLDING
WELD LINES AND FLOW MARKS MAJOR CAUSES FOR THE DEFECT : Molten plastic material is too cold in the mold after injection. when there is an excessive mold lubricant in the mold. Mold is too cold . Injection speed is slow. Low injection pressure. Volatile gas are been trapped in the mold. Air unable to escape from the mold as fast as it should. TROUBLE SHOOTING : Increase injection pressure. Increase injection speed. Increase plasticizing capacity of machine if possible. TEMPERATURE : Increase Barrel / Cylinder temperature. Increase Nozzle temperature. Increase Mold Temperature. Make proper/even/balanced cooling system for the mold. MOLD : Add proper vent on the mold. Increase the runner system in the feed channel. Increase the gate system. Increase the opening of sprue. Make necessary adjustment for the mold adjustment. Thick the particular area where the welded part is too thin. Filling rate of the material in the mold should be equal. Incre...