by Tim Toth | Oct 1, 2020 | Blog
PPE – The Sudden Need for Personal Protective Equipment 2020 will go down in the record books for many things. Besides the ongoing fight to eradicate COVID-19, we’re hoping this year has opened our eyes, as Americans, to how vulnerable we are. Our free market...
by Tim Toth | Sep 18, 2020 | Blog
…they were wrong! FILTER FOR SCREENING – THE GRIDInjection Molded Filter Toth Mold/Die Inc. was approached by our customer to assist in the development of an injection molded filter for screening for an application in a very large industry. This...
by Tim Toth | Sep 1, 2020 | Blog, Troubleshooting
One of the most common problems in injection molding is determining the shrinkage rate of a part that is going to be injection molded. Material data sheets provide a shrinkage rate for the material that is going to be used for a part. However, this rate is only a...
by Tim Toth | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog, Miscellaneous
There are many key factors to operating a successful injection molding company. I want to talk about one that I think is one of the most important and that would be having a foreman that is dedicated and also knowledgeable in injection molding. The title...
by Tim Toth | Aug 6, 2020 | Blog, Troubleshooting
When injection molding problems appear during a production run it is usually due to a malfunction of the injection molding machine. If parts are running fine for most of the day and then things start changing, there are a few things I look at right off the bat. If the...
by Tim Toth | Jul 16, 2020 | Blog, Injection Molding
Overmolding brass, steel or plastic inserts can be very challenging. Overmolded inserts are usually held in place by shutting off on each half of the cavity or core. Most of the time, there needs to be a preload of .002/in. – .005/in. to insure there is no...
