NYX Mold Tryout Audit

• Audit Title

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

NYX Tool Build Report

• Mold Number

• Program Designation

• Part Name

• Mold Source

• Planned Press Size

• Material Code

• Tooling Engineer

Mold Base

• Mold Labeled in Accordance with NYX Mold Build Standards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Quick Mold Change Slots are Present on the Cavity Half Clamp Plate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Oversized Guard Plates for Water and Hydraulic Fittings are Adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Swivel Type Single Point Lift Ring Present on the Mold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Eyebolt Holes present at the four corners of the back of the Cavity and Core Clamp Plates?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there clearance holes for the Valve Gate Pins?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Clamp Slot Thickness correct for the mold size?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the clamp slots on the Operator and Non-Operator side of the mold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all mold corners broken including the parting line?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all thread sizes in inch standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all features flush to the mold base?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the shot counter installed on the Operator Side parting line?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Safety Straps on both the Operator and Non-Operator side of the mold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the mold fit in the planned Machine Size as Designed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a quote been provided for Long Lead / Special Order Components?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If over 250 tons, is there 2 Eyebolt holes on each rail?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there Wear Plates on the Parting Line Locks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there verification that the mold does not overhang the platen or has clearance been verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Mold Actions

• Are the lifter rods 1" diameter and locked in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the lifters be disassembled from the parting line?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the hydraulic connections conform to the NYX Mold Build Standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the horn pins removable from the parting line?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the slides retained in the open position by springs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the threads for ejection comply with the NYX Mold build Standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the ejector box covered on the top of the mold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does mechanical ejection have return springs or gas struts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Water

• If over 350 tons, is there a water manifold on core half and cavity half?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the water channels labeled? (IN 1, OUT 1, etc.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all circuits independently attached to the mold or manifold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there red hoses on the outlet lines and blue hoses on the inlet lines?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the manifold color matched to the lines ( Red & Blue )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the water fittings labeled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the water lines recessed and flush?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the cooling hookup comply with the NYX Mold Build Standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hot Runner Manifolds

• Is there a plaque for the Hot Runner Schematic and required information?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the cavity half clamp plate have an insulator plate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the Valve Gate Hydraulics and Cooling meet the Supplier Specification?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the electrical hook ups flush to the mold base?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Power and TC Plugs correct to the NYX Mold Build Standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the manifold functioning correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Valve Gates functioning correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Gating, Runners and Sprues

• Is the sprue bushing, DME or equivalent for taper and Finish?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the sprue bushing recess less than 3.0" in depth?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Sprue Bushing Nozzle Seat 3/4" radius?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the locating ring 4" diameter?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If Family Mold, are there runner shutoff's and are they DME or Equivalent?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the runner identified with material code and cavity ID?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there cold slug wells on the runner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the runner system and gating comply with the NYX Mold Build Standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the gate blocks removable from the front of the mold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Venting and Mold Surfaces

• Are Parting Line Vents cut in every 1.50" on center around the periphery of the cavity(s)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a clearance hole where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there provisions to remove Pocerax Inserts for ease of cleaning?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are features deeper than 0.25" inserted and vented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do A Surface ribs have vents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the parting line relieved 0.030" - 0.050"?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Visual Part Surface Inspection

• Is the Parting Line free of Flash?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the runners and gate inserts free of flash?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the slide seal off areas free of flash?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Lifters free of flash?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Parting Line Match on Class 'A' Surface acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Class 'A' Surface free of Sink Marks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Class 'A' Surface free of high gloss areas or gloss variation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Class 'A' Surface free of Read through of B Side Features?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Class 'A' Surface free of Stress Marks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Class 'A' Surface free of Splay?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the wall thickness been verified to data?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Knitline locations been approved by Engineering an Manufacturing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the 'A' Surface acceptable? ( No Hard Lines, Blended Radii, etc. )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Core Surface acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all second surface features polished?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is Cavity Number, Mold Number, Part Number Engraved correctly in Mold Cavities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all second surface features free of distortion?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all second surface features less than 60% of the nominal wall thickness?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all second surface features filled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the ejector pins free of plastic? ( flash )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the ejector pins flush with the core surface?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the slides and lifters flush to the core surface?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the vents open?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the gloss level reading meet the specification? ( Post Grain )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the grain area free from surface imperfections? ( drag, non-uniform gloss, etc )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Mold Perfromance

• Does the ejector system move freely? ( no binding, galling, etc. )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there sufficient ejector stroke for the part to clear the core side?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there a sufficient number of ejector pins to demoed the part?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the part be removed by the EOAT and Robot?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the slides move freely? ( no binding, galling, etc. )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the slide travel sufficient to clear the part?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the lifters move freely? ( no binding, galling, etc. )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the lifter travel sufficient to clear the part?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the gates trim cleanly without vestige?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the mold cycle at or below the quoted rate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the cavity fill balanced and acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the part/shot weight at or below the quoted estimate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the part dimensionally correct?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the part(s) fit the gage and is the gage approved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the mold free of any hydraulic or water leaks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Mold Profile Information

• Mold Length

• Mold Width

• Mold Shut Height

• Mold Weight

• Number of Hydraulic Cores / Slides

• Core Sequence

• Number of Slides

• Number of Lifters

• Ejection Type (Machine or Hydraulic)

• Ejection Stroke

• Ejector Plate Thread Size

• Shrink Value (inches)

• Orifice Diameter

• Number of Cavities

• Sprue Bushing Depth (recessed)

• Gate Type and Number

• Hot Runner Type

• Number of Zones

• Valve Gates and Number of

• Water System ( Manifold or Multiple )

• Water Fitting Size

• Number of Water Hook-Ups

• Mode of Operation (Robot, Auto, Semi)

Injection Molding Process Data

• Injection Fill Time, Fill Pressure, Fill Weight

• Pack Time, Pack Pressure

• Hold Time, Hold Pressure

• Cure Time, Recovery Time, Back Pressure

• Full Part Weight, Shot Weight

• Barrel Temperatures (Nozzle - Rear)

• Hot Runner Temperatures

• Mold Temperatures (Cavity and Core)

• Cycle Time