4 Types of Surface Treatments for Plastic Injection Mold Tools - Serious Engineering - Ep14

In this episode Gordon Styles discusses 4 Types of Surface Treatments for Plastic Injection Mold Tools. This is Serious Engineering, Episode 14.
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Tools and dies represent a significant financial investment. If a mould wears out prematurely because of surface friction and must be repaired, that means lost production time and lost revenue.
So, investing in surface treatments that improve tool quality and longevity is one way to save money for long production runs.
There is no one solution that's right for everyone. That's why there are different treatment solutions to help withstand heat, protect against abrasion, resist chemical corrosion, and lower friction for better part release. Here is a closer look at the top four general types of surface treatment for production tools.
In this episode you will learn about:

- Plating (Chrome Plating, Electroless Nickel, Nickel Boron Nitride)
- Physical Vapour Deposition
- Chemical Vapour Deposition
- Spray-On Coatings
This series is specifically catered to professionals interested in engineering, manufacturing, product design and product development.
4 Types of Surface Treatments for Plastic Injection Mold Tools
0:00 Intro
0:28 Mold Textures
0:42 Tribology
1:46 Choosing the right Surface Treatments
2:21 ChromePlating
2:57 Electroless Nickel Plating
3:09 Nickel Boron Nitride
3:26 Physical Vapor Deposition
4:29 Chemical Vapor Deposition
5:04 Spray-On Coating
6:04 Like and Subscribe
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Are you working on a Plastic Injection Molding project? Are you thinking about Surface Coatings for your mold tools? Leave your thoughts below. Follow Gordon on LinkedIn for great engineering and manufacturing tech updates and explainers - www.linkedin.com/in/gordon-styles-091b552/

[@JessePacheco-oh9ib]

Love that you do these videos. Always recommend your channel to my Techs. Keep up the good work!

[@100x100maschio]

Best one yet

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[@christopherwilliams4332]

Very nicely done, thanks!

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[@tomashernandez828]

This video is so ''nano'' :D
Thanks for sharing very informative as usual.

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[@norbertschauer9475]

Excellent video Gordon 8/10

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[@NorthernDiaries]

Amazing!

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[@Technoboy928]

Please make a video explaining the software packages you use.

[@alaminabdullah7770]

Thank you professor

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[@user-ub6pk3if1f]

Our PVD is low temp application at 910 F

[@ayatotakema1194]

will PVD work for micro molds with holes as small as 100 microns?

[@tejeshwvardhan1165]

If I have P20 material of mould and I inject glassfibre..... And no chrome plating..........will it wear my mould?

[@locutus1126]

It depends how many shots you are doing. I have done low production with p20 or high hard p20 with no coating and it's ok. Otherwise we use high hard p20 and either ion nitride or a process called dynablue. Those penetrate the surface to add hardness and wear properties. Coatings are ok but they come off and will not last on parting lines that have a lot of up and down walls. We have made many molds with high hard p20 with dynablue that has run millions of shot, plus it's easier to weld.

[@JessePacheco-oh9ib]

@@locutus1126 Also depends on percentage of glass fiber percentage. We run a 50% glass filled Nylon for Magpul and it's absolute hell on molds, screws, and barrels.

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[@jerryschwarzbach3253]

I wonder if Bones was into tribbleology

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Funny when mentioned #Americans 😁

[@jamescerven4400]

Gordon's a funny dude 😂. And P.S. metric is dumb

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no, metric is friggin logical.