When Assembling Molds, Patience Is The Virtue

摘要

Another area of assembly that can cause major issues if rushed is when plates containing tooling are installed all in one move to save time. For example, a sleeve retainer plate is bolted to a backing plate with 32 sleeves installed. Then the entire unit is slid onto the mating plate via guide pins and bushings while assuming the sleeves will locate safely into their respective bores.