It’s a match made in plastic injection molding heaven: IMD (In-Mold Decoration) and PUR technology. That’s right; in this process called IMD PUR, plastic parts are decorated during injection molding through in-mold decorating and then covered with PUR (polyurethane) within the same clamping unit. This produces beautifully complex designs under a crystal clear, high-gloss surface. …
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Plastic Automotive Ducts Driving Out Rubber & Metal Time was when cars were made of three materials: Steel, Glass & Rubber. Period. Today the list of materials that go into cars is lengthy. And while carbon composites get all the hype and headlines, there is another material that is poised to become THE most prevalent…
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Have you ever wondered why personal care products made of plastic are so darn indestructible? There’s a good chance it’s made from PP (Polypropylene). PP is easily sourced and economical. It’s an ideal material for everything-resistant products and durable goods — items like housewares, utensils, sportswear and toys. PP is also highly suitable for medical…
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As any high school biology can tell you, an ecosystem is “a complex network or interconnected system,” according to one definition. The inescapable conclusion from this is that no one creature or natural process is more important than any other. In effect, plastic injection molding is its own ecosystem because, like in a natural ecosystem,…
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It sounds like a plastic-injected dream-come-true: produce finished (or nearly finished) products in one shot, with all the color, decorations and other elements already “baked in,” if you will. Roll Cameras! Film Insert Molding (FIM) produces finished decorated components by inserting semi-finished film items into the mold as part of the injection molding process. There…
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There’s a lot that can go wrong during the plastic injection molding process — molds can break, tubes can spring leaks, etc. — but one of the more common hazards is also one of the most pedestrian: mold halves separating during transportation and handling. But if the hazard is very low-tech, so is the solution:…
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The world’s most popular PET isn’t a Maine Coon cat or a Labrador Retriever… it’s a type of thermoplastic polymer which goes by its trade name of polyester in the textile industry, and polyethylene terephthalate in the plastic packaging industry. PET resin is the most commonly used polymer in the world — a naturally transparent…
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There was a time — a long time ago — where car enthusiasts eschewed anything remotely resembling plastic in their automobiles. It just looked and felt, well, cheap. But that was then… this is now, for plastic injection molding companies who make plastic car parts. There are several reasons why about 20% of the components…
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As a manufacturing technique, plastic injection molding is showing healthy growth in the medical equipment and components sector. Despite conventional wisdom about the superiority of metal or other materials in medical applications, plastic resin offers a superior solution for many designs because of its malleability and price. What’s more, it has met and surpassed the…
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Safety first. But there is a way to balance safety and production. Below are some checklists to make sure any plastic injection molding facility is safe for both workers and anyone else on the plant floor. But let’s begin with the basic idea of what’s happening within the equipment you work on or walk by…
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