Temple Mould Services has offices in Ireland, Hungary, Czech Rep (EISC s.r.o,) and in China. Utilising our strong engineering know-how, we want to give companies a reliable and responsible service, emphasising both cost-effectiveness and quality.
We hope to take some of the stresses from your project engineers and technical engineers and give them quality results, be it in our consumable range of products or if they are purchasing a large injection mould. We also want to help companies ensure their quality by offering a range of other services including Mould Flow Analysis and a project review analysis.
Founded by John Temple who has over 30 years experience in the industry, Temple Mould Services has a strong background supporting the plastics industry, be it in the medical, automotive or general engineering sector.
Our range of consumable products is available from our catelogue or on-line shop, or one of our sales colleagues can call to explain all in more detail. If you are interested in an injection mould - please forward your part 3D to us, with information on the material type, the amount of cavitation you require and detail on hot runner or cold runner etc. We will get back to you with our best price, usually within 48 hours.
All moulds are supported in Europe and our usual lead time from mould design agreement to first samples is under 35 days. The customer can attend trials in Europe or in China, depending on location of manufacturing or customer preference.
We sell a large variety of consumables and ancillary items for the plastics industry. Including Hot runner controllers,
water couplings, hoses and much much more. Please check our on-line shop or catalogue for more detail.
We can provide mould design for your product:
- If you are a toolmaker with capacity issues in your design department, we can help.
- If you are a toolmaker who does not want to directly employ a designer, we can support.
- For moulders who want to provide a mould design to their toolmakers, we can also support.
We can design moulds of most types and complexities as we have experience in automotive, medical, household, electronic and more. This includes stack moulds, 2K, high cavitation moulds, plus hot and cold runners.
Ask for a quotation and we will provide a full DFM and product analysis.
We can carry out full mould testing either before shipping the mould to you or after. Using Scientific moulding principles - we can optimise the process and the mould.
We can ensure the following are set at the optimum
- Gate balance.
- Fill speed.
- Barrell temperatures.
- Mould temperatures
- Injections pressures (first and holding).
- Hold Pressure time.
- Cycle time.
- and more...
Interfacing CAD to MoldflowMPA and partner companies have a wide CAD interfacing capability and are able to communicate via most popular CAD software packages and interface standards.
A Moldflow simulation is generally based on a triangular finite element mesh. The mesh is created over a CAD representation of the product and forms a geometric mathematical description of the part. A wide range of CAD interfaces enable MPA to import a CAD solid model and create a uniform FEA mesh over the entire surface of the product.
MPA are able to supply other Moldflow users with a high quality accurate mesh ready to run, and usually in a matter of day's. Contact us for more information on outsourcing your meshing requirements.
MPA have extensive experience with all Moldflow mesh types including:
Fusion MeshFusion- Dual Domain - Ideal for basic filling analysis.
Initial results delivered very quickly. Works well on parts with uniform wall thickness.
Mid-Plane MeshMidplane- More complex model conversion from CAD than either 3D or Fusion mesh, but very detailed results and extensive capability. Our favorite for complex filling cooling & warpage analysis jobs including fiber orientation.
3D Tetrahedral Mesh3D Mesh- Based on a Tetrahedral mesh for true 3D simulation through the part thickness. Ideal for analysing parts with a wide variation in thickness. The simulation shows results through the entire part thickness, predicts jetting and is excellent for Gas Injection simulation.
CAD Interface Capability:
MPA employ Moldflow Design Link ( MDL ) for direct interface from CAD formats including: STEP, IGES, STL and PARASOLIDS. Other programs such as Altair Hypermesh expand our capability for producing complex mesh geometries from almost any CAD format.
Pro/Engineer V18 V19 V.20 2000i ......2000i2, 2001, WF1,WF2(.prt)
Unigraphics V14/V15/V16 File V17/V18/V19/NX1/NX2/ NX3(.prt)
STEP AP203/204 File (.stp)
Parasolid File V10/V9.1 V11\12\13\14\15 (.x_b) (.x_t) Cadkey (.prt, .cdk) Solid edge (.par) Inventor (.ipt)
SolidWorks 98/98/99/2000/1/2/3/4/5/6 File (.prt).
ACIS File (.sat)
SDRC Ideas V6 and V7/8/9/NX10
Catia file V4, V5, V5R16 (*.CATPart, *.model, *.asm, *.CATProduct)
FEA Interface Capability:
Patran, *.pat
Nastran, *.nas and *.bdf
Ansys Prep 7, *.ans
Ideas Univeral File *.unv
C-Mold *.CMF files
Moldflow Analysis Options
Fiber Orientation, Gas injection, Over molding, Metal Inserts, In Mold Decoration and Core Shift.
We have continually updated and expanded our plastics simulation tools and have a wide capability in the field of plastics injection moulding simulation:
Most options are available with basic FEA model types including, 3D tetrahedral, Mid-plane and Fusion / Dual Domain mesh formats.
Fiber Orientation The Fiber-orientation flow analysis is used to predict the behavior of composite materials. While injection-molded fiber-reinforced thermoplastics constitute a major commercial application of short-fiber composite (a filler within a polymer matrix) materials, the modeling of the process is more complex than in other flow applications.
In injection-molded composites, the fiber alignment (or orientation) distributions show a layered nature, and are affected by the filling speed, the processing conditions and material behavior, plus the fiber aspect ratio and concentration. Without proper consideration of the fiber behavior, there is a tendency to significantly overestimate the orientation levels. The Moldflow fiber orientation model allows significantly improved orientation prediction accuracy over a range of materials and fiber contents.
Fiber / Polymer composite materials simulation:
Predict fiber orientation and thermo-mechanical property distributions in the molded part
Predict elastic modulus and average modulus in the flow and transverse-flow directions
Predict linear thermal expansion coefficient (LTEC) and average LTEC
Calculate Poisson's Ratio, a measure of the transverse contraction of a part compared to its length when exposed to tensile stress
Optimize filling pattern and fiber orientation to reduce shrinkage variations and part warpage
Gas Injection Gas-Assisted Injection Molding is a process where an inert gas is introduced at pressure, into the polymer melt stream at the end of the polymer injection phase. The gas injection displaces the molten polymer core ahead of the gas, into the as yet unfilled sections of the mold, and compensates for the effects of volumetric shrinkage, thus completing the filling and packing phases of the cycle and producing a hollow part.
Traditionally, injection molded components have been designed with a relatively constant wall thickness throughout the component. This design guideline helps to avoid major flaws or defects such as sink marks and warpage. However, apart from the simplest of parts, it is impossible to design a component where all sections are of identical thickness. These variations in wall thickness result in different sections of the part packing differently, which in turn means that there will be differentials in shrinkage throughout the molding and that subsequently distortion and sinkage can often occur in these situations. Gas Injection Capability:
Gas injection allows cost effective production of components with:
Thick section geometry.
No sink marks.
Minimal internal stresses.
Reduced warpage.
Low clamp pressures.
Evaluate the filling pattern with the influence of gas injection to aid in part design, gate placement, and process setup
Properly size gas channels for optimal filling and gas penetration
Determine the best gas channel layout to control gas penetration
Inject gas at any location or in multiple locations within the part or runner system
Inject gas through multiple gas pins simultausly or at different times during the process
Detect areas of poor gas penetration or other problems
Over molding, Metal Inserts In-mold labels are very thin inserts usually less than 1mm thick. Labels are applied to the mold before each injection cycle. The labels normally have different material properties can affect the flow and cooling behavior. An insert is a component that is placed into the mold before the injection phase and is anchored into the plastic part by being partially or wholly surrounded by the injected plastic. Typical inserts may have threads, may be electrically conductive, or may be a different plastic material.
About SAS
Temple Mould Services are proud to represent SAS in Hungary. Since 1996, SAS Automation has designed and manufactured modular component-based robotic end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) and gripper systems. SAS are specialists in end-effector gripper systems for all makes of robots, used across a number of manufacturing and distribution industries.
This means SAS provides the 'wrists' and 'hands' for all major makes of robots – KUKA, Yaskawa Motoman, ABB, FANUC, and others.
The partnership of the unrivallled automation knowledge of SAS with the engineering and plasitcs knowledge of Temple Mould Services means our customers get an excellent solution to their automation and EOAT issues.
Mission and Core Values
SAS Automation's mission is to solve thier customers' automation challenges. SAS, together with Temple Mould Services will provide high-quality, effective end-of-arm tools to improve our customers' ability to manufacture, package, and ship their products in a timely and cost-effective manner. While there are many attributes that define our joint culture and commitment to our customers, our core values include:
Innovation – we are only as good as our ability to solve our customers' challenges. SAS is dedicated to more than supplying end-of-arm tools and components. We are dedicated to developing new solutions that drive our customers' success.
Expertise – we can only consider ourselves experts if we are first humble learners and explorers. We listen to our customers. We focus on learning more about our craft. We practice and test until we get it right. We set high standards for ourselves.
Precision – our components and tools work because we pay attention to details. Successful automation requires precision to accommodate the size and weight of the products being moved. We must be able to handle the right speed as well and a variety of materials and shapes. Successful automation is a complex business that requires a dedication to precise execution.
Temple Mould Services, together with SAS, can provide a service from full EOAT design and manufacture to the sale of individual gripper components.
Injection Moulds
Temple Mould Services provides quality moulds to the Automotive, Medical, Electronic and other industries.
With manufacturing support in Europe and Asia, we can provide a cost-effective and qualitative solution. Communication is in your local language (Hungarian, English & Czech) and we provide full project management throughout the mould build.
We do a full DFM (Design for Manufacturing) before we begin and we work closely with your engineers to ensure the product is optimized for use and manufacturing. We can also offer a full Mouldflow analysis. Prototypes are also available, 3D print, machined, proto tooling etc. We have built prototype tooling in 10 days and supplied samples within 14 days (depending on complexity etc.).
We carry out all types of machining in Europe or Asia, including EDM, CNC & high-speed machining, laser welding, etc. Besides, we are familiar with most types of 3D file formats and we provide Mouldflow analysis on your parts. Furthermore, we are in the possibility to provid moulds with Cpks of up to 1.66 and with optimized cycle time. If required, we can set the mould up on your machine and perform full testing (FAT, SAT, etc.).
