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MOULD PARTING FACE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Facilities and Equipment (Rubber)
CONT

If one were inside a closed mold and looking outside, the mating junction of the mold cavities would appear as a line. It also appears as a line on the molded piece and is called the parting line. A piece may have several parting lines.

OBS

Compare with "mould seam".

OBS

parting line: can mean the line representing the surface of contact between mold halves, or the line found on the object.

Key term(s)
  • mould parting face
  • mold parting line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Installations et équipement (Caoutchouc)
OBS

Pour laisser échapper l'air contenu dans l'empreinte, on pratique des évents (trous ou rainures) au niveau du plan de joint des demi-moules.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Caucho)
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