Breakaway Cap Component Case Study
A manufacturer of Portable Test Kits and Instruments to detect and quantify contaminants in soil, water and oil required a new Breakaway Cap for use in the field.
The Breakaway Cap Project
The challenge for this injection molding project was to design and build Tooling to process, eject and de-gate the Breakaway Cap.
Part Specifications
| Material Spec | Polypropylene |
| Polymer Material | Pro-Fax 6323 |
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Domestic Tooling
The Tool was made in Connecticut. The Tooling Approval and Sampling were completed at J&L. J&L’s in-house Toolroom will handle all Tool Maintenance.
Tool Specifications
| # Cavities | 4 Cavity Mold |
| Tool Material | Hardened H13 Cavity and Core |
| Mold Base | DME style frame |
| Gating | Hot Tip |
De-Gating
To De-Gate the parts from the runner system, J&L uses end-of-arm robotics to pick the runner system and parts from the mold. The end-of-arm robotics then positions the runner system and parts to a cutting fixture to separate the parts from the runner system.
See the De-Gating Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/Ji5tXLxHINM?feature=share
