Round mold date inserts are able to indicate different information according to customer needs. The most common information required is the year, month, day, and shift or hour.
Date stamps have been around for over 10 years, but methods have recently been developed to obtain date and time information while automatically advancing a dater, which should be examined and considered. This type of electronic data system is the next generation in plastic part traceability.
The shape of these inserts is usually round. Laser engraving on mold date code inserts has applications in injection molds, engraving of material codes, shifts, months, days, quarters, and more. Additionally, these inserts are made in such a way that one can change the year while the mold is still in the machine. Just insert a screwdriver into the arrow slot and turn it counterclockwise.
12mm date stamp (selectable year, month, day, hour, and five-minute intervals) mounted on the molded surface. Also available are shoulder daters for standard stencil thicknesses and long daters for thicker plates and B-series dies. The interface connector is attached to the mold and to the on/off relay of the molding machine. In addition, this interface contains ports for up to 6 data lines. A small electronic control unit is mounted on the interface and can program the date meter as well as monitor the cycle. For security, the easy-to-use controller may be password protected. Another feature is that, together with a PC and optional networking software, a molder can network up to 25 injection molding machines. This provides mold makers an opportunity to easily monitor multiple molds simultaneously.
Taizhou Huangyan Jinhong Plastic Mould Parts Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer of injection plastic molds from China. The company is good at mold date insert, specializing in the production and sales of mold parts and other injection