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The cushion is the distance between the forward screw position and the zero screw position, and contains polymer left in the barrel after the cavity is filled. Most of the melt in the cushion is then ...

Drooling

Software; CAM

Drooling is leakage of polymer from the nozzle, sprue, or gate. This creates thin strands of plastic that can get caught in the mold.

Dominant flow path

Software; CAM

The dominant flow path is the flow path of least resistance (the smallest pressure drop) from the polymer injection location to the last place to fill. In the graphic below, the cone indicates the ...

Draught angle

Software; CAM

The angle included in the part design to allow the part to be easily ejected from the mold.

Cycle time

Software; CAM

Cycle time is the time from the ejection of one part to the ejection of the next part. Cycle time is the sum of: *Filling time *Packing time *Cooling time *Mold open time.

Density

Software; CAM

The density of a plastic part is measured by dividing its mass by its volume. A denser part has more plastic molecules and more weight per volume. A part can have some regions with higher density ...