Molding the Future · Practical skills worksheet

Injection molding trial log

Plan the comparison before the trial. Record observations, settings, and results separately. This form supplies no machine settings or acceptance criteria.

Trial identity

Trial ID / date / shift / recorder / responsible technician

Job and reference records

Part + revision / press / mold / active cavities / resin grade + lot / additives or regrind / approved process-sheet revision and location

Observation and sample identity

Feature / location / cavity / time window / inspected and affected counts / sample or permitted photo IDs

Question and proposed explanation

What will this comparison answer? Keep the observation separate from the hypothesis.

Approved plan

Change / authorized limits or instruction reference / approver / stop criteria / product-status owner

Comparison and sampling plan

Stabilization criterion / sample count and collection method / inspection method and instrument / measurement timing or conditioning / repeat plan

Original MTF teaching aid · Version 1.0 · September 6, 2026 · Page 1 of 2
Adapt with your plant’s responsible owner. Not a validated production form or authorization to act.

Molding the Future · Practical skills worksheet

Injection molding trial log — continued

Trial ID: __________________ Date: __________________ Continued from page 1.

Record control labels and units exactly. Use an attached controlled record when more rows are needed.
Control or measurement
Label · units · source
Baseline / timeTrial / time

Sample results and evidence references

Baseline and trial groups / cavity / inspected and affected counts / measurements / missing results

Other events or conditions

Stops, material changes, inspection differences, or other conditions affecting comparability; include times

Conclusion and limitations

Supports further evaluation / no observed improvement / inconclusive / stopped. State what the evidence supports and what remains unknown.

Final state and handover

Actual final process state + authority reference / product and sample status / pending decision / next owner + time / reviewer acknowledgment