Analysis and Design of Plastic Mold for Male Insulator of Solar Connector using Plastic Advisor 7.0

Abstract

The intricacies in plastic mold design are accommodated by precise and correct methodology in design steps and taking into considerations the right factors. In this paper a two plate finger cam actuated injection mold is designed for a component namely ‘male insulator of solar connector’, the material selected for it is Poly Phenylene Oxide (Noryl-PPO). The male insulator component has intricate projections on its surface and has a threaded brass insert as well. The 3-D model of the component and extraction of core and cavities was performed in Plastic Advisor 7.0. Plastic advisor software is a powerful simulation tool to locate gate location and predict the defects in the component.