This textbook focuses on explaining molds so that high school students who wish to advance to a mold department, new students entering a mold-related university, and new non-major employees joining a mold manufacturing company can easily understand them.

This textbook is a translation of the book “Easy-to-Understand Mold Book” used as a mold training material for new employees by Ogaki Seiko Co., Ltd. of Japan, which has an industry-academic cooperation agreement with the Department of Mechanical Systems Design Engineering of Seoul National University of Science and Technology. It is composed of content that is very easy to understand through various illustrations and real-life examples.