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The main aim of every manufacturer is to have the process, machines, and quality assurance in place to eliminate, or at least reduce, the flaws from final products and parts. Here, we look at weld lines – one of the most common part defects that may emerge from injection molding. Read on to find out what weld line...
DfM (Design for Manufacturability) is the process of proactively and consciously designing products to optimize every facet of manufacturing. This methodology aligns production and engineering in the design phase, ensuring end-user satisfaction, regulatory compliance, superior quality, as well as cost and time efficiencies. Prioritizing FMEA (Failure Mode Effect Analysis) is central to maximizing these DfM benefits within the...
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Before taking your product into the market, you’ll have to consider a lot of things. For instance, the product looks cool aesthetics-wise, has achieved full functionality, and is perfectly designed. Therefore, creating a plastic prototype is important to avoid failures in any of these areas. Here’s our plastic injection molding expert outlining how to do it! The first...
When choosing a plastic injection mold maker that best suits your production requirements, unique products, and industry, there are a plethora of factors to consider. First, you should gain basic knowledge about the plastic molding process. In essence, this process uses plastic resins or polymers that when heated, melted, and injected under high pressure into a custom mold,...
The molten plastic is injected into a mold cavity during plastic injection molding, which produces the final products by hardening the mold. This is one of the most common and affordable manufacturing processes. This process is efficient and reliable enough to meet your specifications and needs. Let’s look at some benefits of injection molding for your plastic parts:...
Injection molding is a popular manufacturing process, which helps fabricate plastic parts. This process manufactures various products – and they vary greatly in their application, complexity, and size. Here’s your basic guide to the injection molding process. How does an injection machine work? An injection machine comprises four main components: base, control, clamping unit, and injection unit. First,...
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From a quality standpoint, burn marks appearing on injection molded parts is one of the most common defects mold makers have to deal with. Let’s look at what your mold maker might be doing wrong. Material If the resin or material has excessive moisture content or is outright wet, then the finished product may come out with burn...
Choosing a plastic injection mold maker in China can be a difficult decision. You’ll have to think about your product requirements, your industry, and your plastic products before partnering with a plastic injection molding company. Here’s what to look for in a plastic injection molding company. Quality assurance If a company has in-house quality assurance, there’s nothing better....
With more than 85,000 types of injection molding plastic materials to choose from, it can be very overwhelming for someone to decide what’s the right plastic for plastic injection molding. But don’t let this hold you back. Here, we discuss what plastics you can use for different applications. So, read on! Best plastics for fitness equipment Fitness equipment’s...
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What’s your goal when you’re manufacturing a part? To get your product to market within budget and on time. However, you’ll need to choose the right injection molding partner to be successful. To ensure you’ve chosen the best fit for you, here are six questions to ask an injection mold maker. 1. What materials will the mold be...
Thanks to plastic injection molding, manufacturers can produce plastic parts in bulk—and in a cost-effective, efficient, and fast manner. During this process, molten plastic is injected into stiff frames or molds, and then pressure is applied as the plastic cools and solidifies. Here are some benefits of this process: 1. Material and color flexibility When designing original parts,...
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Plastic injection molding is used to manufacture plastic products. During this process, a plastic product is given precise dimensions and a complete structure. The heat melts the material, which is then injected into the mold cavity by high pressure, and after it’s cooled and is solidified, the molded product is acquired. Here are some applications of this process....
Since the production of custom plastic components requires quick turnaround and high quality, working with injection molding professionals is always recommended. Often, handling the challenge in-house causes inefficiencies and can lead to time-consuming, costly issues despite best efforts to streamline processes. Here are some reasons why you should outsource your plastic injection molding: 1. Avoid risk The initial...
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With more than 85,000 types of injection molding plastic materials at our disposal, it can be quite overwhelming for entrepreneurs, designers, and others alike to choose the right material to manufacture their products. Here, we make this process a little less daunting by breaking down plastics into three main categories: 1. Elastomer 2. Thermoset 3. Thermoplastic Here’s our...
Injection molding is an effective, simple manufacturing process with a rich history. Isaiah Wyatt and John Wesley created the first injection molding machine in 1872 using a plunger to inject plastic through a hot cylinder into a mold. Today, plastic injection molding is used in various industries, from children’s toys to packaging, to aerospace. While this technology has...