With another year making its way out the door, it’s a great time to reflect on where our industry is heading. Below are a few of the trends we believe will affect plastics professionals and consumers in [...]
As anyone who has gone through manufacturing before knows, injection molds are one of the most expensive investments you will make as you prepare to bring new products to market. An injection mold can easily cost [...]
A multi-cavity injection mold is, as the name implies, an injection mold that has more than one cavity. Each of those cavities is the same. The mold is designed to produce multiples of the same [...]
Designing injection molded products is not for the faint of heart. There are many things that can - and sometimes do - go wrong that can negatively affect your production and, ultimately, the quality of your [...]
To produce an injection molded part that is structurally sound, functional and efficient, you need to start with good design. Many factors come into play during the design and engineering process, and it’s important for manufacturers [...]
Managing Profitability The key to manageable business growth and increased profitability is to maintain healthy margins, but you might find that the amount you spend on manufacturing is throwing your profitability out of whack. Depending on [...]
If you use injection molding to produce plastic parts and components, it's important to consider the ways in which your production affects the environment and what you can do to minimize the effects it has on [...]
As technology continues to advance, more companies are on the lookout for processes that can improve performance and affordability to remain competitive. The agricultural industry, for instance, is increasingly taking advantage of metal to plastic conversion, [...]
Injection molding produces a wide variety of products and components for applications throughout the world. While each individual application requires a customized product design based on specific details, part specifications and uses, there are several materials [...]
Since injection molding processes were first developed, they have become increasingly popular for applications across just about every industry. One industry, in particular, that’s been revolutionized by the advent of advanced injection molding technology is outdoor [...]
