Injection Molding Process
Plastic injection molding is a modern manufacturing
method. Consumer product development benefits greatly from it because plastic
is one of the main components of consumer products. And plastic injection
molding is the ideal way to build plastic. Today, we would like to share some
valuable information about injection molding process and disadvantage and
advantage of Injection Molding Process services with you.
Product design
Design is the essential step at the very
beginning as it offers the first chance to avoid costly mistakes. There are
many factors like function, aesthetics, manufacturability, assembly need
to be taken into consideration. Product design is normally finished with computer
design software like CAD or solidworks. A professional design team has product
design capabilities to brainstorm the design to meet clients’ particular
requirements. Team Rapid, one of the Plastic Injection Molding manufacturers, our team
will combine decades of experience creating elegant solutions to solve your
complicated problems.
Mold design
When the rough product design is test and
done for manufacture, injection mold design is begun. Mold are usually made
from hardened steel, pre-hardened steel, aluminum, and Beryllium-Copper alloy.
Like the overall product design, mold design is another chance to prevent
defects during the injection molding process. When designing the mold,
remember to design the proper blueprint, place or size the gates properly which
will help to avoid costly mistakes.
Manufacturing process
When the products are designed properly,
confirmed, actual production should start! Below are the basics of injection
molding process:
Thermostat or thermoplastic material in
granular form is fed through a hopper into a heating barrel. The plastic is
heated by a predetermined temperature and driven by a large screw through the
gate(s) and into the mold. When the mold is filled, the screw will remain in
place to apply appropriate pressure for the duration of a predetermined cooling
time. Upon reaching this point, the screw is withdrawn, open the mold, and the
part is injected. Gates will either shear off automatically or be manually
removed. This cycle will repeat again and again, and can be used to create
hundreds of thousands of parts in a short of time.
TEAM Rapid is your experienced expert when
it comes to injection molding products. We have modern facilities that enable
us to manufacture high volume injection molding parts and low volume injection
molding parts. If you have any questions about Injection Molding Services, our
competent staff is happy to help. Have any fantastic ideas for your next new
injection molding projects? Contact us at [email protected] and get
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