Getting Started with Soft Touch Overmolding

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,…

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How We Can Make Injection Molding More Sustainable

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…

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ULTRASONIC WELDING OR THERMAL HEAT STAKING? HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT METHOD

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…

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AS TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, DEMAND FOR EMI AND RFI SHIELDING GROWS

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…

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NEW MANUFACTURING PLAYBOOK: HOW TODAY’S MANUFACTURING TOOLS WILL HELP YOU STAY COMPETITIVE

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…

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FOLLOWING THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE: GAS ASSIST INJECTION MOLDING

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…

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