Rotational molding process setup

For rotational molded parts, aPriori allows you to define values and options for the following:

• Parting line/Draw direction

• Number of drop boxes

• Number of labels applied to one part

• Cost per label applied to the part

• Expected part shrinkage percentage

• Mold length margin

• Mold width margin

• Mold height margin

• Mold spacing margin

• Total number of molds used

• Colorant

• Enable part mirroring

Number of drop boxes

• Drop boxes may be used to introduce additional/distinctly colored layers of material in a part. The number of drop boxes may be specified in the following ways:

• Default Value = 0

• Override Value – you specify number of Drop Boxes ( > = 1)

Number of labels applied to one part

• Labels may be applied following the Rotational Molding process:

• Default Value = 0

• Override Value – you specify number of Drop Boxes ( > = 1)

Cost per label applied to the part

• Cost per label may be specified in the following manner:

• Default Value = $1.00

• Override Value – you specify number of Drop Boxes ( > 0.00)

Expected part shrinkage percentage

• Expected part shrinkage may be used to determine mold size from finished part. Expected part shrinkage may be specified in the following manner:

• Default Value

• Override Value – you specify Shrinkage Percent ( 0.00-99.99)

Mold length margin

• Mold Length Margin may be specified in the following manner:

• Default Value

• Override Value – you specify Mold Length Margin ( > 0.00 mm)

Mold width margin

• Mold Width Margin may be specified in the following manner:

• Default Value

• Override Value – you specify Mold Width Margin ( > 0.00 mm)

Mold height margin

• Mold Height Margin may be specified in the following manner:

• Default Value

• Override Value – you specify Mold Height Margin ( > 0.00 mm)

Mold spacing margin

• Mold spacing margin refers to the spacing between adjacent molds on the rotational mold mounting plate. Mold Spacing Margin may be specified in the following manner:

• Default Value

• Override Value – you specify Mold Spacing Margin ( > 0.00 mm)

Total number of molds used

• Total Number of Molds may be specified in the following manner:

• Default Value = 1

• Override Value – you specify Total Number of Molds ( > = 1)

Colorant

Colorant may be specified in the following manners:

• No colorant added to raw material (default)

• Add colorant at standard rate: [0.75 $/kg] – aPriori adds 0.75 $/kg of material used

• User defined color charge – you specify cost per kg of material used

Enable part mirroring

Two parts per cavity may be specified by checking Enable Part Mirroring.