What is it like to be an injection mold designer?
Most injection mold designers follow a schedule similar to the mold makers. Because their mold designs are eventually going to be builtby the mold makers, these two share a very close relationship A mold designer spends most of his time at his computer, using powerful CAD programs such as Unigraphics, AutoCAd, SolidWorks, MasterCam and many, many others. Nowadays, the programs are incredibly fast and powerful. Very often the mold designer will be required to communicate with the various mold makers, CNC programmers, WEDM operators, etc.. This rapport is critical for a successful career as an injection mold designer. Usually the designer does not work quite as many hours per week as the mold maker. Often mold designers have a shop background and help out in the mold making shop as well. This is common when work slows down, or there is some down time in the design department .
