A working set of injection-mold design tools from Brown Tool & Mold — built from 40+ years of tooling experience. Select a calculator below to run the numbers on your next mold.
Estimate leader pin deflection under the weight of the moving mold half, with a PASS/FAIL against the 0.002″ limit.
Calculate the clamp tonnage required to hold a mold closed, by material, projected area, cavity count, and depth.
Recommend support pillar count and layout to control plate deflection under injection load.
Flow rate, Reynolds number, and pressure drop for cooling circuits — confirm turbulent flow.
Apply resin-specific shrink rates to nominal dimensions to size cavity steel correctly.
Size gates and runners to the part and material for balanced fill and clean packing.
Estimate the ejection force needed to strip the part, based on shrink grip and draft.
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