Newb on the block, need all the help I can get.

[jay_j]

Hi, I am completely new to plastic design. My background is in structural drafting but I would love to learn everything about plastic mold design. I have looked around to find some related courses in my local community college, but with no luck. Please advise as to what books, websites, software recommendation, courses, tools I should star with in order for me to get the ball roiling.

Please keep in mind that I know absolutely nothing about the plastic manufacturing, so any advice would be extremely helpful.

Thank you very much in advance.

-Jay

[Suhas]

Hello Jay,
My best advice is to take a few courses via continuing education at UMASS Lowell. https://continuinged.uml.edu/plastics/
It will cost you but you will get a good foundation about all the aspects of molding. There are 5 aspects that you need to know to be successful in Injection molding. Part Design is one of them. The others are: Plastic Materials, Mold Design and Build, the Molding Machines and the Molding Process.
All the best and thanks for being a member here!
Suhas
www.fimmtech.com

[pjhall]

I agree with Suhas. Robert Malloy of the U-Mass Lowell Plastics department wrote the "bible of part design".

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/plastic-part-design-for-injection-molding-robert-malloy/1100534428?ean=9781569904367&pcta=n&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Core+Shopping+Textbooks_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP74&k_clickid=3x74