Detailed Workflow:
Review of product drawings — Mold design by the design department — Material preparation based on drawings (mold steel plates come in specific grades; the appropriate grade is selected based on the product) — Machining (mold base, mold core, electrodes, mold components) — Polishing — Surface treatment — Inspection — Assembly — Mold trial — Production
A: Mold Base Machining:
1. Numbering/Marking; 2. A/B plate machining; 3. Top plate machining; 4. Ejector retainer plate machining; 5. Bottom plate machining
B: Mold Core Machining:
1. Squaring/Facing; 2. Rough grinding; 3. Milling; 4. Benchwork; 5. CNC rough machining; 6. Heat treatment; 7. Precision grinding; 8. CNC finish machining; 9. EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining); 10. Mold polishing/finishing.
C: Mold Component Machining:
1. Slider machining; 2. Clamp block machining; 3. Spreader/sprue bushing machining; 4. Insert machining;