How to add Surface Textures to Molded Plastic Parts (Feat. Paul Adams)
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Adrian hosts and Paul Adams, one of Sofeast's senior engineers joins him to talk about how to add surface textures to plastic injection mold tooling and get the finish that we want on our plastic molded parts.   Show Sections 00:00 - Greetings and introduction to textures for plastic injection molded parts. 02:55 - General points about getting started adding textures. 07:59 - Draft Angle rules of thumb for mold design with textures in mind. 14:58 - 5 Common methods used to add surface textures to the mold tooling itself. 27:46 - Key benefits of Chemical Photoetching. 30:30 - Roughness: Ra Value and Mold Tool Textures 34:27 - Using mold texture books to help specify your texture/s 37:29 - Some examples of typical textures from the Yick Sang texture book. 43:20 - Summary and wrap-up.   Related content... Plastic Injection Mold Tooling Management & Risk Reduction [Podcast] What is a Mold Tech Texture Book? Should Tooling Fabrication and Plastic Injection Molding Be Done Together? Plastic Injection Molds: 8 Tips For When Requesting Quotes Product Tooling: Possible To Avoid Paying for it in Full? Using Prototype Injection Molds for the First Production: Realistic? All about Plastic Injection Molding and Thermoplastics [Videos] Avoiding 9 Plastic Injection Molding Defects: Key Preventive Measures Get help from Sofeast with your tooling fabrication and management with these services: Plastic Injection Mold Tooling Management Program Mold Capability Validation Supervision (for Plastic Injection Molds in China) Tooling Custody & Management (for Plastic Injection Molds in China)   Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Subscribe to the podcast  There are more episodes to come, so remember to subscribe! You can do so in your favorite podcast apps here and don't forget to give us a 5-star rating, please: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts TuneIn Amazon Podcasts Deezer iHeartRADIO PlayerFM Listen Notes Podcast Addict Podchaser
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