How Gate Design Affects Your Plastic Parts

Star Rapid technician checks a plastic injection mold tool before installation.

The runner and gate system used in plastic injection molding is responsible for directing molten plastic from the nozzle of the molding machine into the cavity of the tool. The gate architecture and its location affects cycle times, tooling costs, lead times, the location of witness marks and many other potential defects that are commonplace […]

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