Case Study
Molding No Draft Tubes
Medical device parts with cylindrical shapes are traditionally designed to have tapers in both internal and external walls which facilitate easy ejection of the molded part from the tool without any issues. There are times, however, when a part’s required tolerances and/or function will not allow for it. This was the case with a customer who wanted a tubular component molded without drafts under strict tolerances. Could the part be molded without any drafts? Find out in this case study.
Long Cannula Cooling Challenge
A customer came to us with a cooling challenge involving a long cannula. The parts were coming off the press at high temperatures that rendered them unusable. As a short-term measure, the parts were kept longer in the mold to give them extra time to cool. This lengthened cycle times, however, and was far from sustainable. Find out how Atalys engineers came up up with a long-term, viable solution in this case study.
