What do you think makes the world go round? The internet and finance certainly have their roles to play, but it’s all made possible with injection molding, the silent hero of our world. If you look around you, no doubt you’ll see half a dozen products made using tight injection molding tolerances. Your computer mouse, the housing to your...Continue Reading
The average automobile is made up of approximately 30,000 different parts. About 1/3 of those automotive components are made from some form of plastic. This number continues to grow as manufacturing methods continue to develop. The process of injection molding has proven itself to be a huge benefit to the automotive industry and consumers alike....Continue Reading
Picking the right partner is important, regardless of what you’re doing. Doing it with the right people and the right tools is everything. If you’re trying to make an item from scratch, as is the case with custom molding, then this is even more true. Plastic parts manufacturing can be complex, but it doesn’t have...Continue Reading
From bottle caps to intricate auto components, injection molding parts are used in a widespread of industries. Injection molding as a production method allows manufacturers to mass-produce a single or multiple parts in mass numbers. Even though initial upfront costs can be high, over time the cost of making the parts becomes very low. Therefore, understanding the...Continue Reading
Initially, injection molding costs can run higher than other manufacturing methods. This is mainly due to the upfront cost of creating a high-quality molding tool that will produce large quantities of molds. Once this molding tool has been made, the cost of manufacturing parts become very low to produce. By investing up front, you can create a molding...Continue Reading
Are you interested in getting into manufacturing — especially in the plastic industry? You’ll likely come across products generated through injection molding. The question is, what exactly is injection molding? And what is it used for? As a general rule of thumb, injection molding is a multi-step manufacturing process that is often used to fabricate items...Continue Reading
From massive and durable car parts to intricate and delicate medical equipment, plastics are powerful material in the manufacturing process. To get the most out of plastics, many manufacturers turn to the efficient plastic injection mold process. What are plastic injection molds? The process takes a high focus on design to create an efficient and...Continue Reading
