Gary T Schultze | Mechanical Engineering
New Product Development
Injection Molded Parts
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 Large Injection Molded PartsThis machine has an injection molded hood and front panel that is used multiple times. |  1st Shots off the tool |  Inner strengthening partA clear flat sheet is bent into place and screwed down to give the part rigidity |
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 Side view of hood |  Tooling in Taiwan |  Tooling in Taiwan |
 Taiwan teamDiscussing the tooling with the Taiwanese engineering team in Taipei |  Hood Go/No-Go Gauge |  Front Panel 1st ShotsFirst shots off of the tool at the Taiwan molder |
 Back of Front PanelFirst shots off of the tool at the Taiwan molder shows ribbing on the back side of the part. A sheet metal part screws on the back for rigidity |  Front Panel Tool |  Hood HandleThis part snaps and screws into place on the hood to complete the rigidity. |
 Handle Tool |
1996-2016
This machine uses multiple copies of the hood, frame, and front panel to allow for modularity and re-configurability. I did several versions of these hoods and panels over the 20 years I worked there. I used vendors in Taipei Taiwan for the injection mold tooling and production. During the projects I visited there twice to oversee 1st shots and toling qualificatoin.
The front panel is molded to a custom color in ABS. The hood part is molded in smoke polycarbonate with the tool polished to an A3 in the center section and textured on the edges. The edges are painted to a custom color and finish to match the sheet metal desk on the operator station. The handle is contains a latch for connecting the hoods together and each hood has it's own counterbalance. There is a light pipe on each of the front panels that channels a fixed LED board's light out to the front for operator warnings.