manufacturing processes

Most of us will encounter soft touch overmolding at some point in our lives, often without even recognizing it. Though hard plastics are useful for their strength and durability, products sometimes need a little bit softer touch to ensure product users are comfortable. Soft touch overmolding is a two-shot process that creates a plastic part, then adds a softer material (usually TPE) over the rigid plastic to make the product more comfortable to use while reducing the risk of

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 the world around you. Here are just a few of the ways we can work together to make injection molding more sustainable for all of us. Injection molding often produces a significant amount of scrap that goes to waste in landfills. Not only does scrap contribute to increase

Plastic components are frequently integrated into other manufactured products as a way to reduce cost and create lighterweight goods. It’s an excellent choice for creating strong, flexible parts. In order to maintain the integrity of these plastic parts, metal components may be inserted into the plastic housings, primarily using ultrasonic welding or heat staking for thermal insertion. How Insertion Works Regardless of which specific insertion method you are using, the basic

ELECTRONICS EVERYWHERE Over the last few decades, technological advancements have made an incredible impact on our society. From the electronic systems integrated into Aerospace equipment to the smart phone that you use every day, electronic and digital infrastructure is all around us. And even though all of this new technology has enhanced connectivity, promoted advancements in medical care, streamlined industrial processes, and generally made life more convenient, there are

THE EVOLVING MANUFACTURING LANDSCAPE The plastic injection molding market continues to evolve, creating greater specialization and more technological advancements than ever before. But alas, it seems some pressures never change. Lower costs! Higher quality! Greater productivity! The refrain remains the same but the pressure only increases. That’s why you need a plastics manufacturer with plenty of tools to help you combat these challenges and stay competitive. How do we do it

THE FREQUENT SCENARIO A few years back you worked your butt off to find a manufacturer that could provide you with high quality products without sacrificing efficient production. You asked all the right questions to help you choose the right injection molder to partner with. Fast forward to today and your numbers still look good and your customers are happy when their delivered products arrive. Life is good, right? Well, maybe. Because even though you may have found an excell

MORE THAN "JUST" AN INJECTION MOLDER While plastic injection molding is why our customers from a wide range of industries--automotive, electronics, even military--come to see us at KASO in the first place, it is often the additional advantages they receive while working with us that keeps them coming back. Often following hot on the heels of an injection molding project, additional secondary services take injection molded parts from simple components to turn them into market-

GAS ASSIST INJECTION MOLDING: A VERSATILE MANUFACTURING ALTERNATIVE Gas assist injection molding is one manufacturing technique used at KASO Plastics that can offer real benefits for specific products during their design and manufacturing; it can be a versatile alternative to more traditional injection molding techniques. Traditionally, designs for plastic injection molded products needed to follow tried and true design guidelines for optimal results. INJECTION MOLDING DESIGN