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Product Description Essentials of a well-designed gateA properly designed gate will deliver a rapid, uniform, and preferably uni-directional mold filling pattern with a proper gate freeze-off time.Gate locationThe gate location should be at the thickest area of the part, preferably at a spot where the function and appearance of the part are not impaired. This leads the material to flow from the thickest areas to thinner areas to the thinnest areas, and helps maintain the flow and packing paths. Gate location should be central so that flow lengths are equal to each extremity of the part. Numerical simulation of the molding process is an effective tool that can be used to compare the effects of various gate designs.Avoiding common problemsImproperly positioned gates often case the following problems; Keep them in mind when designing the delivery system.Gate symmetrically to avoid warpageSymmetrical parts should be gated symmetrically, to maintain that symmetry. Asymmetric flow paths will allow some areas to be filled, packed, and frozen before other areas are filled. This will result in differential shrinkage and probable warpage of the parts.Vent properly to prevent air trapsThe gate location should allow the air present in the cavity to escape during injection to prevent air traps. Failure to vent the air will result in a short shot, a burn mark on the molding, or high filling and packing pressure near the gates.Enlarge the gate to avoid jettingGate location and size should prevent jetting, the string appearance or spaghetti-size strands of melt in short shots. Jetting can be prevented by enlarging the gate or by locating the gate in such a way that the flow is directed against a cavity wall.Position weld and meld lines carefullyThe gate location should cause weld and meld lines, if any, to form at appropriate positions that are not objectionable to the function or appearance of the part.Gate lengthGate length should be as short as possible to reduce an excessive pressure drop across the gate. A suitable gate length ranges from 1 to 1.5 mm (0.04 to 0.06 inches).Gate sizeGates should always be small at the beginning of the design process so they can be enlarged, if necessary. Reducing the gate size is not as easy as enlarging it.Gate thicknessThe gate thickness is normally 50 to 80 percent of the gated wall section thickness. For manually trimmed gates, the gate thickness can occasionally be the same as the gated wall section thickness. For automatically trimmed gates, the gate thickness is typically less than 80 percent of the gated wall section thickness, to avoid part distortion during gate breaking. Typical diameters at the gate end for pin and submarine gates range from 0.25 to 2.0 mm (0.01 to 0.08 inches).Freeze-off timeThe freeze-off time at the gate is the maximum effective cavity packing time. However, if the gate is too large, freeze off might be in the part, rather than in the gate, or if the gate freezes after the packing pressure is released, flow could reverse from the part, back into the runner system. A well-designed gate freeze-off time will also prevent back flow of the injected material.Fiber-filled materialsFiber-filled materials require larger gates to minimize breakage of the fibers when they pass through the gate. Using small gates such as submarine, tunnel, or pin gates can damage the fillers in filled materials. Gates that deliver a uniform filling pattern (such as an edge gate) and thus, a uniform fiber orientation distribution are preferable to point-type gates.
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