: injection troubleshooter :

plastic blisters & bubbles

• Blisters - plastic injection troubleshooter


• Description:
Small air-or gas-filled hollows in the moulding, cooling voids.

• Causes:
machine
· injection pressure too low
· inadequate functioning of back flow valve
· suck-back too long
· plasticizing too fast
· air trap in the hopper feed
· improper feed
mould
· volatiles and trapped gas
· mould temperature too low
· thin to thick transition
material
· melt overheating


• Actions:
1st
control holding / injection pressure
2nd
increase back pressure
3rd
increase mould temperature
4th
check back flow valve
5th
allow for adequate venting
6th
enlarge gate
7th
shorten land length


contact: jmfalcao@moldplast.com