Not everyone gets to play with fire as part of their job, but as someone who works in the plastics industry I get too. Many times it is to melt plastic that ended up in a place that it should not be but it can also be used for a greater purpose; material identification. A […]
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Injection Molding has many benefits but I wanted to quickly cover a few of my preferred benefits. These benefits have been determined from real life scenarios when comparing to other manufacturing processes to make medical devices. Enjoy. Some Injection Molding Benefits: Use multiple materials The injection molding process can be used with numerous different materials. […]
Injection velocity is one of the critical parameters in a molding process. Set the speed to incorrectly and there are many defects you can get such as flow marks, jetting, dieseling and weld lines. However if you optimize the velocity, your material viscosity can be consistent shot to shot and you are on the path […]
Organizing and labeling your molds can be a very daunting but very important task. When you put in the effort to label and organize a large amount of equipment you want to see it stay that way. The labels used to mark your tools need to stand up to the molding environment. We are excited […]
Use Multiple Materials The injection molding process can be used with numerous different materials. There are hundreds of plastic materials that can be used on their own each with different properties and purposes. There are additives to change the properties such as strength or uv resistance. Two or more different materials can even be molded […]
Have you ever had a scenario where you are trying to troubleshoot a problem where a part periodically goes short, or a surface randomly seems shiny? Chances are your hold time is to short, or right on the edge of the gate freeze time. If the gate of a part is not frozen before the […]