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A-Series Mold Bases
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                                American Mold Base Standard Features




                                       The Locating Ring                                    Clamp Slots facilitate
                                       aligns the mold base                                 clamping the mold to
                                       to the stationary                                    the platen of the press.
                                       platen side of                                       DME mold bases offer
                                       the press and                                        four slot types to ensure
                                       positions the sprue                                  the best fit for the
                                       bushing correctly.                                   requirements of
                                                                                            your application.

                   Locating Rings                                           Clamp Slots








      A-Series Mold Bases  |    American Mold Base Standard Features
                                       The Sprue Bushing                                    Leader Pins and Bushings
                                       provides a seat at                                   align both halves of the
                                       the spherical radius                                 mold at the parting line.
                                       for the nozzle of                                    Leader Pin Vents, which
                                       the press. This                                      allow trapped air to
                                       provides a path                                      escape from the mold,
                                       for the material                                     are designed into all
                                       from the nozzle to                                   15-inch-and-wider series
                  Sprue Bushings       the runner system.            Leader Pins, Vents  molds. When desired,
                                                                          and Bushings      they can be specified

                                                                                            on smaller molds.



                                                                                     “L”
                                                                           UAS-X6            UAS-X1
                                       Assembly screws                         UAS-X5    UAS-X2
                                       are used to hold                      UAS-X4        UAS-X3
                                       the plates
                                       of the upper and
                                       lower halves                                                 Offset (1)
                                       of the mold     UAS-Y
                                       together. For
                                       simplicity, the
                Upper and Lower        upper and lower
                Assembly Screws        assembly screws    UAS-Y
                                       are generally
                                       placed in
                                       similar positions.

                                                                            UAS-X10        UAS-X9
                                                                              UAS-X11    UAS-X8
                                                                           UAS-X12          UAS-X7
                                                                                “A” half of mold inverted

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