Seven hundred pounds of hardened stainless steel. That’s the average weight of an injection mold. Some can weigh over a ton, some just a few hundred pounds, but any way you slice it, you certainly wouldn’t want one to fall on your foot.
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How Ordinary Items Are Made Using Plastic Injection Molding
Increasing use of thermoplastics in manufacturing took place during the middle of the past century, coming on especially strong during the war years, 1940-45, where many applications substituted the use of plastics for metal. Even in the sixties it was a booming and yet still infant, emerging technology. The 1967 movie, “The Graduate,” starring Dustin…
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Interested in Learning More About Plastic Injection Molding?
Our eBook “An Introduction to Plastic Injection Molding” will give you everything you need to know to get started. We developed this eBook with designers, engineers and purchasing specialists in mind. It is written to provide a basic understanding of plastic injection molding presses, processes and costs. Our goal is to make our customers and readers…
Read MoreHow Reach Regulations Impact Exports
This article was written by the Vinyl Division of Teknor Apex and originally appeared in the Teknor Apex, Pellets2Parts blog on August 2014. REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation,Authorization and restriction of Chemicals and it took effect on June 1, 2007. It is a regulation of the European Union (EU) and it establishes the procedures for collecting and…
Read MorePlastic Part Design and Manufacturability
There are four key factors that go into making a high-quality plastic injection molded part: part design, tool building, material selection and manufacturing. In this article, we will start at the beginning of the process, with the part design. The process of plastic injection molding is designed to produce precision parts at a low cost. …
Read More50 Shades of Grey Plastic Parts
How do you achieve just the right shade of grey in your plastic part? It’s all in the masterbatch. A masterbatch is a concentrated mixture of pigments and/or additives encapsulated during a heat process into a carrier resin*. The resulting product is used to color raw polymer materials and provide other desired characteristics to the…
Read MoreSustainability in Plastics Manufacturing
In today’s world, the green movement is more important than ever. No matter what the industry, it’s a company’s responsibility to make changes and choices that support the environment.When you’re looking for a plastic injection molding company, there are several things you can check for to be sure you’ll be working with an environmentally responsible…
Read MoreTop Articles on Plastic Injection Molding
The Rodon Group was busy in 2014 providing information to help companies make better decisions about their plastic manufacturing. With nearly 80 articles on our blog post, we covered a lot of territory. So, we thought we would take a moment to highlight our top sellers; the articles that got the greatest response from our readers.
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