MOLD-FORM

BENEFITS

• MOLD-FORM i-formed steel insert that allows for significant cost savings compared to turned inserts.
• Easy installation.
• MOLD-FORM is placed inside the mold and provides a flush finish on both sides of the plastic part with the mold closing around the insert.
• High mechanical performance.
• MOLD-FORM has six wide splines around the outside, which provides high torque-out resistance.

DESIGN GUIDE

MOLD-FORM inserts may be molded in all types of plastic. In thermosets in particular, they achieve superior levels of performance in both torque-out and pull-out resistance than inserts installed after molding. MOLD-FORM inserts may be placed in the mold manually or by automated Cartesian or anthropomorphic positioning systems.

The large splines on MOLD-FORM inserts eliminate the risk of metal shavings that can be found in the smaller knurl patterns of turned inserts. MOLD-FORM inserts have no sharp corners that can generate radial forces on the plastic, as can happen with hex inserts, which could crack the plastic.