Contract Injection Molding

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Contract Injection Molding

When you are looking for a company to do a terrific job handling your custom injection molding contract. You want to make sure that they can cover your needs. If at all possible, tour the facility of where you are interested in having your work done. But you want to make sure their facility can handle the load.

You want a company that handles both a large and small volume of work. Some companies only will do a certain amount of work therefore they turn down small amount jobs. You want them to provide samples, you want to be able to see what kind of job they will do for you before you contract a huge order and do not like the work.

You want full production abilities, process optimization, and Insert molding and over molding, PPac capabilities. You also want packaging and domestic and international shipping capabilities. The company that you contract for your work, you want to handle the type of job you have for the price that you want.

That is why it is important to tour the facility to see first hand how the company will handle your job load. You want a guarantee that the job you give them will be nothing less than spectacular. This is what contract Plastic molding is all about.

Injection Molding Machines

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Injection Molding Machines

One type of injection molding machine is the Milacron LIM, Liquid Injection Molding; there are many benefits in having this machine over the traditional LIM. This machine has its own controls and especially made soft ware for this product only. It has a low pressure set up for injection setup and it has a closed loop control.

Unlike the traditional LIM this machine has an increased power ejector force, so it can inject the mold quicker. It has a standard injection screw, a cooling plate on both sides, eight new pneumatic valves, and two heat zones on each paten, a 3-stage air ejector. The improvements from the standard LIM also include a revised rear seal on the injector screw and also a revised seal that is on the nozzle.

These machines have a thermo set process that uses a silicone rubber material that is used to be injected into the heat plastic molds. The best part about these Milacron machines is that no other machine can use their software is designed just for their machines and no one else’s. The Milacron also has a complete design line of Fluid Auto meter mixers.

Milacron is one of the best in the business of injection molding and if your company needs to replace a machine, consider this one, it is one of the best.

Injection Molds

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Injection Molds

The designs of the injection molds are predetermined by whose company is requesting the parts. A lot of thought has to be put into making the molds, the molds have to be designed so that the molds don’t get stuck inside the mold and ruin the piece. The molds are designed that when the resin (hard plastic) is complete that the mold can be taken out and polished to be the piece that the mold was designed for.

If any air gets into the plastic molds or any kind of condensation the mold could get ruined and must be done again. This is not very productive, so the molds must be made to the exact specifications. The molds come in tow parts called the core and the cavity, the core is the middle of the mold and the cavity will encase the core when the mold is complete. Each part must be removed with care, any imperfection and the mold has to be tossed out.

There are molds that they are considered easy and then they have what they call the more complex molds. Some molds are very complex that they have different parts to them such as slides as well as a core and a cavity. Remember, you can create a car door with injection molding so you have to know that the mold for that is going to be very complex.

When you get a mold that is very heavy, the core and the cavity in conjunction with cooling hoses working together they form a molding tool. Sometimes when the tools are heavy they have to be lifted into the molding machine. When the tool needs to be cleaned or maintained they can hoist it back out again. So far, these are the basics of injection molds.

Injection Molding Companies

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Injection Molding Companies

These are some of the top companies in the United States in the injection molding field. If you are looking for a great company with great reputations, check out these companies.

MOCAP, Inc, located in St. Louis, MO. They are a full service company; they are a manufacturer of standard and custom injection molding designs. They use all grades of plastic and they do a lot of volume and can handle as little or as much volume as needed.

Precision Tool & Die located in Derry, New Hampshire. They are an all purpose company, they provide custom manufacturing, service and a general manufacturer. They provide on site molding with perfect injection molds, they also do insert molds, transfer molds and they also do complete designs.

World Class Plastics located in Russell Point, Ohio, this company is also a custom manufacturer, a service and a manufacture company. Their company profile says they are QS9000 registered, they do custom thermoplastic injections, and they fabricate molds and tool design.

The G&F Industries located in Sturbridge, MA, they are a service and manufacture company. They are listed as an ISO 9000 certified company; they have a great reputation in the fabrication of injection Plastic Molding and plastic fabrications that use the injection molding process. They also use a robotic system and a real time production team.

Do you know any other injection molding companies that deserve to be mentioned here?

Injection Molding Glossary

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Injection Molding Glossary

Injection Molding: this is a technique used to fabricate parts made from thermoplastic materials.

Thermoplastic materials: are materials made out of plastic that are able to melt into a liquid when heated at a high enough heat and when it freezes it will be in a glassy state when it is cooled.

Polystyrene is a polymer that is a liquid hydrocarbon that is commercially made from petroleum.

Polypropylene is a very hard plastic that is used for many different uses such as food packaging, reusable containers and textiles. It is a very durable and rugged unusually.

Resin is comes from many plants especially from the Coniferous tree that is used for its chemicals. You can use resin for adhesives and incense and some perfumes.

Solidify is to become hard or firm.

Pellet is a small compressed piece of material or a substance.

Nylon is a chemically resistant, it is also heat resistant, but it is tough and very flexible.

Injection Molding Questions and Answers

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Here are some frequently asked questions when there are problems in the process of injection molding, here some of the most popular ones and their solutions.

What happens when the molds are brittle and delaminate? The cause may be an improper injection screw. The screw that is used for molding at a low-pressure ratio fro the amount of resin being used; causes the plastic’s molecules to form incorrectly. Basically, a weak molecular structure can cause brittle parts. When this happens de lamination can occur as well. The result will be a to take a pressure reading and record the ratio. This should be performed once every six months.

Another problem may be discoloration; the possible cause for this may be excessive dwell time or what they call residence time. When a part has been discolored or changed the problem is usually found in the residence time. The material stays in the barrel too long, the base will become discolored. What can be done is the heat sensitive materials have to be set at a certain ration. After every injection shot clean out the barrel.

Discoloration may also be caused by an improper plastic mold temp. The hotter the mold is it will keep the material melted for a longer period of time. The temp of the mold should be adjusted to the supplier’s specs on material and cycle times.