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EspañolTop 5 Advantages of Injection Molding for Plastic Injection Mold Manufacturers
1. Ability to produce detailed/complex geometries
Through proper tool design and scientific molding methods to optimize the process, injection molding can help manufacturers produce highly complex, detailed plastic parts in high volumes with little deviation.
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The key to consistency is the reliance on the comprehensive data collection and analysis techniques of the Science Shaping Center, and engineers trained in the process. Specialization is required to accurately develop and document the specifications, setups, and steps required to create tightly controlled and repeatable manufacturing processes. When done correctly, impressive detail and geometry emerge, as shown in the image below:
2. Efficiency
An experienced partner for custom injection molding offers manufacturers a decisive advantage in terms of efficiency. A molder's team—from engineering to production—can have decades of expertise to draw on when determining how to optimize part design and manufacturing. Implementing best practices, such as focusing on design upfront to minimize issues later, and incorporating value-added services to combine production process steps can often simplify time and cost commitments.
3. Strength
The strength and durability of plastics have increased dramatically over the years, and today's lightweight thermoplastics can withstand even the harshest environments as or better than metal parts. Choose from over 25,000 engineered materials for building complex injection molding applications. High-performance blends and blends can also be formulated to meet very specific part requirements and properties, such as high tensile strength.
4. Multiple plastics can be used at the same time
It is not uncommon for complex part designs to require components made of different materials. While seemingly a simple matter of choice, combining plastics safely can be extremely complex. By ensuring compatibility in all situations, the plastics expertise of a molder's project engineer helps reduce defects, risk of injury and warranty claims.
5. Cost saving
Injection molding can help OEMs reduce costs in a number of ways, from plastic part integration to over-molding. However, the number one way to manage costs is through collaboration between the OEM and injection molding engineering teams before production is set. Focusing on Design for Manufacturability (DfM) and other detailed processes during the design phase can significantly reduce the number of issues sometimes encountered with formability – minimizing the need for costly tooling changes, downtime, and other production delays.
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