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A '''moldmaker''' ('''mouldmaker''' in English-speaking countries other than the US) or '''molder''' (moulder) is a skilled [[tradesperson]] who fabricates [[molding (process)|''molds'']] (or ''moulds'') for use in casting metal products.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.makeit.net.au/01_start_out_job.php?sector=Cast%20Metals&job=Moulder%20/%20Coremaker&jobarea=Fabrication |title=Moulder/Coremaker |date=2007 |work=Make It! |publisher=Manufacturing Skills Australia |access-date=2023-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070904113556/http://www.makeit.net.au/01_start_out_job.php?sector=Cast%20Metals&job=Moulder%20/%20Coremaker&jobarea=Fabrication |archive-date=2007-09-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Moldmakers are generally employed in [[foundries]], where molds are used to [[Casting (metalworking)|cast]] products from metals such as [[aluminium]] and [[cast iron]] |
Moldmakers are generally employed in [[foundries]], where molds are used to [[Casting (metalworking)|cast]] products from metals such as [[aluminium]] and [[cast iron]]. |
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== Injection molding == |
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| ⚫ | The term moldmaker may also be used to describe workers employed in fabricating dies and metal moulds for use in [[injection molding]] and [[Die (manufacturing)|die-casting]], such as in the [[plastics]], rubber or [[ceramics]] industries, in which case it is sometimes regarded as a branch of the trade of [[toolmaker]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Bryce |first=Douglas M. |title=Plastic injection molding: material selection and product design fundamentals |page=145 |publisher=SME |year=1997 |volume=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zY-REaKzPGUC&pg=PA145 | isbn=978-0-87263-488-6}}.</ref> The process of manufacturing molds is often highly automated. |
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| ⚫ | Although many of the machining processes involved in mold making use computer-controlled equipment for the manufacturing of molds (particularly plastic and rubber injection and transfer), moldmaking remains a highly skilled trade, requiring expertise in manual machining, CNC machining, CNC wire EDM, CNC Ram EDM, surface grinding, hand polishing and more. Because of the skill and intense labor involved, a lot of mold making in the US has been outsourced to low-wage countries.{{cn|date=December 2023}} The majority of plastic and rubber parts are made using injection or transfer molds, requiring a mold to be manufactured by a moldmaker. |
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* [[Molding (process)]] |
* [[Molding (process)]] |
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* [[Tool and die maker]] |
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The majaority plastic parts that are in existince today are made using plastic injection molds- requiring a mold to be manufactured by a mold maker. |
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The actual molding process (making user end componants such as your mouse and keyboard)is very highly automated. |
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Latest revision as of 02:15, 2 March 2024
A moldmaker (mouldmaker in English-speaking countries other than the US) or molder (moulder) is a skilled tradesperson who fabricates molds (or moulds) for use in casting metal products.[1]
Moldmakers are generally employed in foundries, where molds are used to cast products from metals such as aluminium and cast iron.
Injection molding
[edit]The term moldmaker may also be used to describe workers employed in fabricating dies and metal moulds for use in injection molding and die-casting, such as in the plastics, rubber or ceramics industries, in which case it is sometimes regarded as a branch of the trade of toolmaker.[2] The process of manufacturing molds is often highly automated.
Although many of the machining processes involved in mold making use computer-controlled equipment for the manufacturing of molds (particularly plastic and rubber injection and transfer), moldmaking remains a highly skilled trade, requiring expertise in manual machining, CNC machining, CNC wire EDM, CNC Ram EDM, surface grinding, hand polishing and more. Because of the skill and intense labor involved, a lot of mold making in the US has been outsourced to low-wage countries.[citation needed] The majority of plastic and rubber parts are made using injection or transfer molds, requiring a mold to be manufactured by a moldmaker.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Moulder/Coremaker". Make It!. Manufacturing Skills Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Bryce, Douglas M. (1997), Plastic injection molding: material selection and product design fundamentals, vol. 2, SME, p. 145, ISBN 978-0-87263-488-6.
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