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Residual Stress the Invisible Killer

About this event

Residual stress is an often-overlooked issue in the world of plastics injection molding. With an emphasis on faster cycle times and aesthetics, this “invisible killer” can rear its ugly head to cause premature failure. For this reason, it is imperative to address factors that increase residual stresses in the design and molding stages to avoid performance issues while in the field.

In this presentation, we will cover how decisions during the part and mold design phases can substantially influence the magnitude and distribution in molded plastic components. We will provide methods that are commonly utilized to quantify the residual stress levels in molded parts, and mitigation strategies to reduce these stresses.

After the presentation, the audience will have an understanding of:

  • What is residuals stress and what are the major factors that can lead to elevated stresses.
  • How part design decision influences the location and distribution of residual stresses.
  • How mold design and processing influence the residual stress.
  • How to quantify residual stresses in both semi-crystalline and amorphous resins.
  • How to mitigate residual stresses, if they are causing a performance issue.

Hosted by

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    Richie Anfinsen Senior Project Engineer @ The Madison Group

    Richie hold a B.S. degree in Composite Materials Engineering from Winona State University. He has led hundreds of investigations across a variety of industries. His work focuses on helping clients during the initial design stages, with manufacturing issues, and in root causes identification.

The Madison Group

Putting Years of Plastics Engineering Experience To Work For You

The Madison Group has been a recognized global leader providing consulting services, technical expertise and innovative technology to the plastics industry since 1993. We solve plastic problems and find economic solutions that help drive product development to yield higher quality parts.