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A baffle is a cooling system component which is constructed by inserting a metal plate in the cooling lines which forces the coolant to flow up one side of the plate and down the other. It is used to ...

Anisotropic shrinkage

Software; CAM

Anisotropic shrinkage is shrinkage that has different magnitudes in different directions. Anisotropic shrinkage occurs in filled materials due to the restriction of shrinkage along the fibre length, ...

Balanced flow

Software; CAM

Flow is balanced when the extremities of the mould fill at the same time and pressure, as shown in the illustration below. Balanced flow leads to uniform orientation, uniform shrinkage and less ...

Barrel

Software; CAM

The barrel is the cylinder of the plasticating chamber of an extruder or injection moulding machine. The cylinder forms the chamber within which the plastic resin is converted from a solid form to a ...

Air shot

Software; CAM

An air shot is the injection of polymer melt into the air, instead of into the mold. The main purpose of an air shot is to act as a "test run," to make sure that the machine is operating ...