Problem
The problem being faced is that more molds are needed for the plastic injection presses. Dr. Johnson has personally expressed that more usable molds are needed for his plastics and composites class. So in order to solve this problem I have generously decided to help the CWU engineering department by designing and fabricating a functional mold.
Motivation
This project came to me when I realized the university had a plastic injection press. Over the past two summers, I have been working for an injection molding company and have always been thinking about how interesting it would be to design and fabricate a mold of my own. And knowing that the university owns a press gives me the opportunity to do just that. I talked to Dr. Johnson about the idea he even expressed how he needs more molds to use in the press and would love to have one made.
Making a mold will not only be a serious designing challenge for me but it will also support the school. The mold will be used as a tool and teaching aid in the Plastics and Composites class taught but Dr. Johnson.
Function Statement
The mold created will be used in the plastic injection press owned by the university’s engineering department to produce quality parts. The mold and parts produced will be used in Dr. Johnson’s plastics and composites class as a teaching aid and as a tool for further study. The mold will also be designed to have removable inserts so that one could make a different part by making a new insert and swapping them instead of making an entirely new mold.