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Smart Doll
Image by Danny Choo
Continuing from the Design & Mold Preparation section, we are prepared to make the molds utilised for the injection molding for the frame – the most complicated thing I’ve ever worked on ><
Injection Mold Preparation
1. I chose to function with a Japanese organization known as Muto primarily based in Tokyo – this is our very first meeting discussing portion layouts, issues and wotnot. The approach of creating an injection mold is complicated and we had to modify a lot of parts to stay away from warpage, wrinkling etc.
2. When we are ready to make the molds, I’m off to inspect and oversee the making of the molds at Muto’s Shinjo factory in the Yamagata prefecture.
3. Injection molds are large! They are also pricey as well >< Never ever have I received an invoice for 160,000 USD just before ^^ But following creating the mold, I comprehend why it charges so much – you are not just paying for 2 pieces of metal but paying for the knowhow involved into placement of the parts in the mold.
four. Our mold taking shape – the carving method requires a handful of weeks.
5. The holes you see in the mold are for ejector pins which push the element out of the mold right after the molding method. For this reason numerous products have little circles which are generally placed in not-so-visible locations.
six. We make the mold in pieces so that its simple to alter components in the future. Components which are tube shaped that contain a shaft require to be place at the side of the mold and are known as "Slide" since an extra mold part is slid in from the side.
7. Our injection mold is comprehensive! Now I need to have to order the pellets.
eight. Ahead of ordering the pellets, I need to have to select the color. I send off a sample of the outer shell and get back a set of color plates which have been made particularly to match my needs.
9. For the spine, I use a product named JETON which is a joint that currently exists on the market and are used as a frame for dolls and plushies. I use these colour plates to order some JETON joints in the very same color.
ten. Color matching is a difficult process as colors appears diverse in varying lighting situations.
11. My pellets have come back from mixing and have been placed in the injection molding machine. Here they are heated to high temperatures and injected into the mold which has also been heated up to obtain the material.
12. When the material has been injected into the mold, the mold opens up and the parts are pushed out by the ejector pins.
13. The size of every part on the runner changes based on the values used during the injection molding process which contain things like temperature, pressure, speed and so on.
14. So even though we have the mold made to spec, we then need to have to tweak values over the subsequent couple of months to make confident that all frame components fit collectively nicely.
15. We do thousands of tests which unfortunately does involve wastage but is all element of the method of creating all the parts match perfectly. All test parts are recycled according to Japanese guidelines and regulations.
16. To see if the parts fit with each other properly, we need to have to assemble many hundred frames more than a period of a few months.
17. We use grease on all joints to ensure smooth but rigid movement. Initially from time to time the grease might seep out to the surface of the wrist, ankle or elbow joint – if that occurs then just blob it with some tissue.
18. Its not just the assembly of the frame we want to do – we also require to put the frame in the outer shell to see if almost everything fits with each other appropriately. By means of this procedure we had to adjust a couple of of the outer shell molds.
19. The quite very first frame batch to come out of the mold is recognized as T1. Everytime we make a adjust to the frame we increment that quantity. We finalized the frame at T7.
20. Mirai Frame is produced from POM (Polyoxymethylene) which is recognized for its higher strength, hardness and rigidity.
I do strategy to sell the frame standalone which is why I designed some hands and a head for it – the hands and head only come with the standalone frame.
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The Generating of Wise Doll
Image by Danny Choo
Continuing from the Style & Mold Preparation section, we are prepared to make the molds used for the injection molding for the frame – the most complex thing I’ve ever worked on ><
Injection Mold Preparation
1. I chose to operate with a Japanese firm called Muto primarily based in Tokyo – this is our first meeting discussing part layouts, issues and wotnot. The method of making an injection mold is complex and we had to modify many parts to stay away from warpage, wrinkling and so on.
2. As soon as we are prepared to make the molds, I am off to inspect and oversee the producing of the molds at Muto’s Shinjo factory in the Yamagata prefecture.
three. Injection molds are massive! They are also costly as well >< Never ever have I received an invoice for 160,000 USD ahead of ^^ But right after generating the mold, I comprehend why it costs so considerably – you are not just paying for two pieces of metal but paying for the knowhow involved into placement of the parts in the mold.
4. Our mold taking shape – the carving approach requires a couple of weeks.
five. The holes you see in the mold are for ejector pins which push the component out of the mold after the molding approach. For this reason numerous merchandise have little circles which are typically placed in not-so-visible regions.
6. We make the mold in pieces so that its easy to adjust components in the future. Parts which are tube shaped that contain a shaft require to be place at the side of the mold and are referred to as "Slide" since an additional mold part is slid in from the side.
7. Our injection mold is comprehensive! Now I need to order the pellets.
8. Before ordering the pellets, I require to decide on the colour. I send off a sample of the outer shell and get back a set of colour plates which have been made especially to match my requirements.
9. For the spine, I use a solution named JETON which is a joint that already exists on the market place and are utilised as a frame for dolls and plushies. I use these colour plates to order some JETON joints in the same colour.
10. Color matching is a difficult process as colors looks different in varying lighting conditions.
11. My pellets have come back from mixing and have been placed in the injection molding machine. Here they are heated to higher temperatures and injected into the mold which has also been heated up to get the material.
12. As soon as the material has been injected into the mold, the mold opens up and the parts are pushed out by the ejector pins.
13. The size of each and every part on the runner changes based on the values used for the duration of the injection molding procedure which incorporate things like temperature, pressure, speed and so on.
14. So even even though we have the mold made to spec, we then require to tweak values more than the next couple of months to make sure that all frame parts fit collectively nicely.
15. We do thousands of tests which however does involve wastage but is all component of the procedure of creating all the parts match completely. All test components are recycled according to Japanese guidelines and regulations.
16. To see if the components fit collectively properly, we need to have to assemble a number of hundred frames more than a period of a few months.
17. We use grease on all joints to make sure smooth but rigid movement. Initially from time to time the grease might seep out to the surface of the wrist, ankle or elbow joint – if that happens then just blob it with some tissue.
18. Its not just the assembly of the frame we need to do – we also need to have to put the frame in the outer shell to see if every thing fits with each other effectively. Via this process we had to adjust a few of the outer shell molds.
19. The really very first frame batch to come out of the mold is known as T1. Everytime we make a change to the frame we increment that quantity. We finalized the frame at T7.
20. Mirai Frame is created from POM (Polyoxymethylene) which is recognized for its higher strength, hardness and rigidity.
I do strategy to sell the frame standalone which is why I made some hands and a head for it – the hands and head only come with the standalone frame.
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