Earlier this year my baby sister was in a car accident that would have been fatal if it were not for the fact that she had her seat belt on and that her airbag worked properly. Since then I have been incredibly thankful for the automotive industry for creating protective measure parts and Continue reading
There are a variety of ways that injection molding companies are able to keep their techniques affordable so that customers continue to come back and give them their business. Having an edge like affordability is very important in this rough economy, particularly because every penny counts, and Continue reading
When discussing production processes like how injection molded plastics are made, there will obviously be short-cut processes that utilize the basics of the original but are able to do it faster and for smaller quantities. There are a number of reasons that a method like this, such as rapid injection molding, is necessary. When a company is developing a new product, they need to create prototypes to test before they run a full-line production. Sometimes a company needs a limited supply of products that are Continue reading
If Santa’s workshop really existed, it would be full of elves with excellent industrial and commercial manufacturing expertise. Particularly because our modern society has demands beyond wooden toy soldiers and clothe dolls with yellow yarn hair and the population continues to rise, mass production would be vital for the survival of the North Pole. A system that would be working on overtime this Continue reading
Molded Plastic Photo Courtesy of GSH Industries, Inc.
Molded plastic is everywhere, from the cups we drink from to the toys our kids play with to the phones we text and call on. Plastic is a part of the industrial, commercial and residential context and is now so integrated into our Continue reading
Injection Molded Plastics Photo Courtesy of Caplugs.
Because of the many plastic products being produced and sold and used on a daily basis, a plastic manufacturer needs to utilize the most cost-effective method for creating plastic products available. Although there are a number of molding processes these companies have access to, there is one system that is arguably the Continue reading
Injection Molding Photo Courtesy of All-State Plastics.
Although metalworking and woodworking are two product development processes that have been around for centuries that does not mean that they are the only two interesting histories as far as production evolution goes. Plastic belongs to the 19th and 20th century, the material utilized more then any other to serve tasks in our daily lives as well as Continue reading
Injection Molded Plastics Photo Courtesy of Total Quality Plastics, Inc.
Products made of plastic are everywhere in our culture partly because of the mass produced process that made them so readily and cheaply available; injection molding. Plastic molding has been around since the late 1800’s, although it wasn’t until the mid 1950’s that it started moving toward the popularity it Continue reading
Injection Mould Photo Courtesy of Xcentric Mold & Engineering, Inc.
The design and production of a mold for mass production of injection molded plastics must be perfect, since an imperfect mold will create an imperfect part and lots of them. Also, because they are expensive, it is not a process that manufacturers purchasing molds for their production line want to mess around with. Quality metals, designs and Continue reading