Draft angles in injection moulding question
Hey everyone, I’m currently working on a project involving injection moulding of packaging items with ABS plastics and could use some advice. I’m trying to figure out the best practices for designing moulds with draft angles. How do you decide on the optimal draft angles? Any tips here would be really helpful. Thanks!
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