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MOLD DESIGN [12 records]

Record 1 2019-03-05

English

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

Mold makers create, adjust, and adapt the molds used in cast manufacturing. Most frequently, tool and machine parts manufacturers are the employers for mold makers. Mold makers typically work with specifications from a design team, and they need to know how to work from schematics and be familiar with computer-aided design(CAD) programs for this purpose. The mold maker then creates initial molds. Upon the successful completion of production runs and quality control for parts from the casting, the maker then puts the mold into the production cycle. Mold makers often work with existing parts, making necessary adjustments to existing molds and conforming existing molds to new product specifications.

OBS

mouldmaker: term standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • moldmaker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Plasturgie
  • Installations et équipement (Caoutchouc)
DEF

Ouvrier capable d'exécuter des moules ou des modèles pour la fonderie ou la mise en forme des polymères.

OBS

mouliste : terme normalisé par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Caucho)
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Record 2 2018-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

Plastics technicians are skilled professionals who help engineers, scientists, research groups, and manufactur­ers design, develop, manufacture, and market plastics products. Plastics technicians may work in research and development or manufacturing. In these settings, they function at a level between the engineer or scientist in charge of a job, and the production or laboratory workers who carry out most of the tasks. Other plastics technicians handle mold and tool making, materials and machinery, sales and services, and related technical tasks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Plasturgie

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

Dimensional distortion of a plastic object after moulding or other fabrication.

CONT

A serious problem encountered with complex-shaped injection-molded parts is warpage... Possible causes for warpage include overpacking in the gate area because of high injection pressure, improperly balanced core and cavity temperatures, molded-in strains caused by low stock temperature or the mold being too cold, too long a flow, insufficient gates, improper design, nonuniform walls, improperly balanced multiple gates, the part being ejected when it is too hot, or inadequate or poor location of the knockout mechanism.

OBS

warpage; warping: terms and definition standardized by ISO [International Organization for Standardization].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Distorsion dimensionnelle d'un objet en plastique après moulage ou une autre opération.

OBS

gauchissement; gauche : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO [Organisation internationale de normalisation].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Distorsión dimensional de un objeto plástico después del moldeo o de otra operación.

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Record 4 2007-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Tire Manufacturing
CONT

Through a rapid prototyping system, Cooper can provide its private-brand customers with a three dimensional, plastic model of the tire for quick evaluation regarding appearance issues. Linked with the new mold design facility in Findlay, the CAD [computer-aided drawing] system can quickly produce mold drawings and, ultimately, a prototype tire in days...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
  • Plasturgie
  • Fabrication des pneumatiques
CONT

Département de plasturgie. Description des cours. [...] Dessins d'outils et [de] moules 1. [...] Lecture et interprétation de dessins de moules simples. Conception et dessin d'un moule simple d'injection.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
CONT

The foundation for this [air conditioning] unit's toughness is our rugged base pan made from a rust-proof, composite material. Because it doesn’t rust, this high-tech base pan provides rust protection for the unit and, in the case of a rooftop installation, your roof. The base pan also features a sloped design with an integrated drain that minimizes standing water to reduce the potential for mold and bacteria growth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
CONT

Profond bac de condensation monopièce prévenant les fuites d'eau et facilitant l'entretien.

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stamp and Postmark Collecting
DEF

A device for determining the watermark on a stamp.

OBS

watermark : a marking in paper resulting from differences in thickness usu. produced by pressure of a projecting design in the mold or on the dandy roll and visible when the paper is held up to the light...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philatélie et marcophilie
DEF

Petit godet à fond noir au fond duquel on place le T.P. [timbre-poste], verso vers le haut. On verse quelques gouttes de benzine sur le dos du T [timbre]. Le filigrane apparaît.

OBS

filigrane: dessin imprimé dans la pâte du papier par le réseau de la forme et qui peut se voir par transparence.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Filatelia y matasellos
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Record 7 1999-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Tire Manufacturing
CONT

Automobile tires after assembly on a drum are shaped to size and then vulcanized in engraved steel molds. The molds are stacked one on top of the other in vertical pot heaters, and steam is admitted to the closed heater. An air bag resembling an inner tube is inserted in the unvulcanized casing. Air, steam, hot water, or combinations of these are introduced into the air bag by flexible connections of copper tubing, expanding the tire carcass and causing the rubber to flow into the design of the mold.

Key term(s)
  • steam bag
  • water bag

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Fabrication des pneumatiques
DEF

Poche placée à l'intérieur du pneu pendant la cuisson, dans laquelle de l'air et de l'eau à forte pression vont pousser la gomme sur les secteurs du moule.

OBS

Le terme «chambre de cuisson» et la définition française sont utilisés par une firme française de fabrication de pneumatiques.

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

... flash is a by-product of extrusion blow molding and it must be provided for in the design of the mold cavity tooling. Where the flash will exit from the cavity, clearance or a flash pocket is created. The depth of this flash pocket is critical, particularly with large-diameter, thin-walled parisons. If too deep, the flash will not be adequately cooled and this may cause trimming problems. If too shallow, the flash will hold open the mold, creating a thick pinch-off that may also cause trimming problems. Dividing the cavity from the flash pocket is the pinch-off.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie

Spanish

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Record 9 1998-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tire Manufacturing
DEF

Failure of tread stock to completely fill mold, especially at edges of design elements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des pneumatiques
DEF

Quantité insuffisante de gomme. La gomme destinée à former la bande de roulement ne remplit pas entièrement le moule.

OBS

Les données que l'on retrouve sur cette fiche sont utilisées dans une entreprise française de fabrication de pneumatiques.

Spanish

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Record 10 1997-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

The cutting of a design or lettering on a hard surface to form a printing surface.

CONT

Clever decorating can make a relatively simple bottle design stand out. All major decorating processes can be used on blow-molded bottles and parts. These include :-Engraving in the mold cavity with artwork or copy.

OBS

Today, often used in a general way to mean any letterpress block-making process, e.g. "photoengraving", "process engraving".

OBS

engraving: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Art de graver un dessin ou des caractères sur une surface dure en vue de sa multiplication par impression.

OBS

De nos jours, le terme englobe tout procédé photomécanique dont le produit est une gravure.

OBS

gravure : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 11 1996-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Sports (General)
DEF

Part of a snowshoe which give the snowshoe its shape and rigidity

CONT

... all snowshoes share certain design features. In traditional models, the frame is constructed of strong flexible, lightweight wood... which is softened by steaming and bent to shape on a mold... Modern westerns employ tubular or I-beam aluminum frames...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports divers (Généralités)
CONT

Les raquettes modernes [...] sont utilisées par la majorité des randonneurs [...]. Le cadre peut être en métal (alliage d'alu) [...] ou en plastique [...]

Spanish

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Record 12 1988-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

nonskid designs are formed on treads during the vulcaniza-tion process when inflation inside the tires expands them against an engraved mold presenting the desired design in reserve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

le tout est recouvert d'une couche de gomme portant à sa périphérie, sur la bande de roulement, des reliefs antidérapants.

Spanish

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