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Design Topic 3

• Corner Breaks
• Draft
• Uniform Wall Sections
• Ribs
• Thin Walls
• Through-Out
• Weight Reduction
• Part Identification
• Gates
• Ejection System
• Variations
• Part Consolidation
• Parting Lines
• Shrinkage
• Side Cores (Slides)
• Internal Threads
• Application Temps
• Surface Finishes

Thermoplastics Material Chart

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Ashland offers many engineering services to help you design components that meet your requirements for optimum performance and dimensional accuracy.

The technological capabilities, technical expertise and creative design considerations we provide can help you maximize the benefits of Ashland's innovative injection molding technology.

APPLICATION ENGINEERING
Our team of Application Engineers are available to provide technical assistance from initial concept through component design. With more than 30 years of injection molding experience, you can rely on Ashland to help you produce the ideal component design at an affordable price. Call (219) 696-5950, and ask to speak with one of our Application Engineers.

DESIGNING WITH "SOLID WORKS "
Ashland uses Solid Works exclusively to design our injection molded components. As a leading edge CAD technology software, based on solid modeling, Solid Works accurately models your component, providing a software prototype that guarantees more accurate design results.

DESIGNING FOR THE INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS
Designing a component to integrate with an application is just part of the design process. Serious consideration should also be given to the process for which the component will be manufactured. As with injection molding, certain design criteria should be met to ensure that the component doesn't experience any production or structural complications.

As for some guidelines when designing an injection molded component, Ashland has developed a list of design considerations to assist our customers in designing a superior component.

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Lowell, Indiana 46356
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