Plastic Injection Molding for Small Parts

Get the Skinny On Plastic Injection Micro-Molding

Posted on September 30, 2021 (February 22, 2022) by advantech

Plastic injection micro-molding, as its name would imply, is an extremely specialized manufacturing process for producing astonishingly small, high-precision thermoplastic components and parts with micron tolerances. It’s become something of a buzzword in plastic injection molding because it pushes the boundries of that manufacturing process to an extreme — a very tiny extreme. The micro-molding…

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How a Danish Plastic Injection Molder Built An Empire – Brick by Brick!

Posted on September 27, 2017 (February 22, 2022) by advantech

The process of plastic injection molding can be used to create many things – everything from soda bottles to heart valves. But plastic can also be used to create toys – fantastic, mythical, iconic toys – as one Danish company discovered not long after World War II, when it became the first company in that…

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Internet Injects New Urgency Into Plastic Injection Molding

Posted on November 30, 2015 (February 22, 2022) by advantech

The internet has greatly sped up the pace of business, and the plastic injection molding industry is no exception. For example, it wasn’t that long ago when it took designers weeks or even months to obtain a quote for a custom plastic injection molding job. These days, the quotation processing time has been reduced to…

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Additive Manufacturing is Taking Over Plastic Injection Molding

Posted on June 30, 2015 (February 22, 2022) by advantech

Just when you thought it was safe to use the term “3D printing”, along comes “additive manufacturing”, which seems to be the current buzzword of choice among academic researchers around the world, including the UK. But really, we’re talking about the same technology, which heretofore has mostly been applied to building prototypes and turning out…

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Don’t Stress-Out Your Parts!

Posted on December 29, 2014 (February 22, 2022) by advantech

Today’s plastic injection molders are pushing the envelope — or the mold, if you will — to produce parts which are lighter and more complex than ever before. And while that effort is laudable, pushing the limits can a be a risky proposition from a design and production stand-point. Why? Because the complex plastic parts…

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The “Little” News about Plastic Injection Molded Medical Devices

Posted on February 20, 2014 (February 22, 2022) by advantech

So what exactly is “micro injection molding”? Well, as the term would lead you to believe, micro injection molding (MIM) is a process which requires a highly-specialized molding machine with high-injection pressure and speed, precise shot control and ultra-fine resolution for molding tiny tools and parts. MIM is used for the manufacture of small products…

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The Robots Are Coming!

Posted on October 24, 2013 (February 22, 2022) by advantech

From phone voice mail systems to vacuum cleaners, robots are now an essential part of our lives. It’s the same with plastic injection molding; increasingly, plastic injection molding companies are “employing” robots to remove finished parts and feed secondaries for quality inspection. Robots can also collect parts, fill boxes, load inserts or actually produce…

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Small parts, high tech!

Posted on October 9, 2013 (January 4, 2023) by advantech

Advantech Plastics is always researching the latest advances in plastic injection molding. That’s why we are interested in the M3 High Volume Micro Molding Machine will make its first public appearance later this month at the K 2013 exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany. This is the first complete molding system offered by MHS-Mold Hotrunner Solutions, Georgetown, Ont.,…

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New iPhone5 is ‘unapologetically plastic’, says Apple

Posted on September 11, 2013 (February 22, 2022) by advantech

The big news out of Apple this week is that the iconic company is introducing a newer, less expensive iPhone in tandem with its revised version of iPhone 5. Why is the new iPhone 5c ($99) more economical than the new iPhone 5s ($199)? The big reason is the material used to create the body…

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