How to add Surface Textures to Molded Plastic Parts (Feat. Paul Adams)

China Manufacturing Decoded

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.

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• 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)

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