Checksheet for Conventional Moulds

Checksheet between Moulder / Toolmaker / Material

Manufacturer/Industrial Designer/Customer, etc.

              FIRST-OFF MOULD INSPECTION

CARRIED OUT BY:

MOULDER/YPEC:

NAME:

IT WILL SAVE TIME AND TIME MEANS MONEY

Checksheet (Standard for Conventional Moulds)

1. Sprue bushing size / radius suite machine?

YES/NO

2. Ejector bar length suits machine /mould?

YES/NO

(Also check type of ejection, i.e. centre or edge)

3.Size of mould fits machine available for test?

YES/NO

4.Lifting eye-bolt installed is an approved make and a good fit in tool?

YES/NO

5.If unorthodox loading of mould to machine, is it clearly stamped on tool?

YES/NO

6.Are air, oil, grease, hydraulics inlets clearly marked?

YES/NO

7.Cavities are polished to agreed standard?

YES/NO

8.Cores are polished to agreed standard?

YES/NO

9. Cavities and cores are hardened? If NO, has this been agreed between moulder/mould maker? YES/NO 

10. Check if die plates are hardened or soft

YES/NO

11. Cooling channels been bench tested for leaks? YES/NO

12. Has the mould been vented? YES/NO

13. If multi-cavity mould, are the cavities numbered and correctly sequenced? YES/NO

14. Are water fittings available for mould?

YES/NO

15. Does ejection move freely? YES/NO