Unit 1 Fundamental Knowledge 1
Lesson 1 Metal Materials 1
Lesson 2 Heat Treatment of Metal Materials 5
Lesson 3 Structure and Application of Plastics 8
Lesson 4 Non-traditional Machining Process 13
Unit 2 Plastics Forming and Mold Design 19
Lesson 5 The Procedure of Injection Molding 19
Lesson 6 The Basic Structure of Mold 21
Lesson 7 Injection Molding 24
Lesson 8 Mould Cavities and Cores 27
Lesson 9 Feed System 30
Lesson 10 Parting Surface 33
Unit 3 Sheet Metal Forming 35
Lesson 11 Press Process and Product Applications 35
Lesson 12 Shear Operation and Die 39
Lesson 13 Bending Operation and Die 46
Lesson 14 Drawing Operation and Die 51
Lesson 15 Compound and Progressive Dies 57
Lesson 16 The Forming Equipment 62
Unit 4 Casting ＆ Forging Dies 67
Lesson 17 Sand Casting 67
Lesson 18 Forging 70
Unit 5 Computer Applications of Mold & Die 73
Lesson 19 CAD/CAM 73
Lesson 20 CAE 78
Unit 6 Advanced Manufacturing Technology 87
Lesson 21 NC Technology 87
Lesson 22 Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing 93
Lesson 23 Other Manufacturing Technology 101
Unit 7 Quotation for Mold ＆ Die 107
Lesson 24 Quotation for Mold 107
Lesson 25 Die Life and Die Failure 112
Vocabulary 113
References 128