Bosses
Bosses refers to the round protrusions on plastic parts.
Bosses in injection molded parts
Below pictures are to show you where you can see the gates in molded components.
Why bosses are needed?
Design Guide for Injection Molding
Bosses in DFM Report
At Plastopia, we analyze the bosses if they are good for injection molding , or advise potential molding defects like sink marks caused by non-uniform thickness. See below example:
