Injection Mould General Check List

Injection Mould General Check List

Individual Plates of Injection Mold

1	Pry bar slots are located in a position which will insure injection mould separation without damaging components?
2	Eye bolt holes are installed according to engineering prints to ensure safety of handling and are properly thread?
3	Tapped holes have been installed to attach the injection mould parting line lathes and prevent opening?
4	Plates have been properly machined to carry all vents to atmosphere?
5	Injection mould plates have been deburred and chamfered?
6	All wires are properly channeled and secure according to engineering prints?
7	Mould includes all components specified on Bill of Material?
8	Mould with lift bar attached hangs level within .125"?

Injection Moulding surface

1	Runners are are radiused and polished to SEASKY specifications.
2	Runners are to print specification.
3	Gates are to print specification.
4	Cavity inserts have been polished as specified.
5	Cavity blocks have been deburred and polished as specified.
6	Core inserts have been deburred and polished as specified.
7	Core blocks have been deburred and polished as specified.
8	Do parting line properly seal off?
9	All engraving is as specified on mould drawings.

 Ejector Side Injection Mold Assembly

1	Pin retainer plate and ejector plate are deburred and chamfered to SEASKY standards
2	Ejector plate slides freely on guided ejector
3	Ejector pins fit properly in their holes and spin freely from parting line.
4	Ejector housing has been deburred and chamfered.
5	Machine knockout holes are tapped and chamfered to  SEASKY standards
6	Ejector pins are keyed for non-rotation and identified for location according print specification.
7	Guided ejector bushing press fit retainer plate.
8	Guided ejector bushing slip fit into ejector plate.

General Injection Mold Check

1	Ejector pins are not chipped or appear to have excessive clearance in their holes.
2	Leader Pins enter bushings before core enters cavity
4	All "in" and "out" lines are labeled to print
5	Injection mould have been tested with pressurized water and has no leaks
6	Brass pipe plaugs used per Bill of material ( no steel)
7	Labels are instaled on mould base per print specification.
8	SEASKY mould tag, in pocket