What information should be included in an engineering drawing?
Engineering drawings are essential for mold manufacturing and injection molding that provides a detailed information of products and molds. What information should be included in an engineering drawing?
1. Dimensions and tolerances
Dimensions and tolerances are an essential part of mold manufacturing. For important dimensions, you have to mark it to alert suppliers. Product and molds need to be manufactured according to the dimensions and required tolerances to ensure that they can meet the standards for subsequent use and assembly.
2. Quality inspection
Quality inspection standards need to listed in the drawings to ensure that the supplier is aware where to inspect the products.
3. Title block
The title block is usually located in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing. The title block provides some basic information about the product, such as part number, description, material, tolerances, etc. For product with special requirements, the information can be listed in the title block for the supplier to check.
4. Views
The engineering drawings should contain different sides of the product, mainly for understanding the product structure. The processing of the product needs to be based on 3D drawings.
5. Notes
The information in the notes is generally intended to give the supplier a clearer understanding of the product information and requirements.
