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 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 | Oct 29, 2018 | Blog, Miscellaneous, Troubleshooting
When you have been in the injection molding trade as long as I have, it sometimes gets a little stagnant as far as building and running molds. “I like having to build an injection mold that no one else wants to attempt.” The thing I thrive on the most in...
by Tim Toth | Oct 28, 2018 | Blog, Troubleshooting
Being the owner of an injection molding business as well as a mold maker for 36 years, I have encountered a variety of problems with molds, machines and molded parts. Sometimes the fix for the problem is so obvious that you just pass it right up. I would like to share...
by Tim Toth | Mar 28, 2014 | Blog, Troubleshooting
One of the most critical components of an injection mold is being able to run an uninterrupted cycle during the injection molding process. One of most common causes of an inconsistent cycle is having a part not being ejected from the injection mold. There are...
by Tim Toth | Feb 14, 2014 | Blog, Troubleshooting
Injection Molding – Injection Molding Process During the injection molding process, issues arise with part quality, part cosmetics and part dimensions. These issues are resolved through the injection molding process parameters and/or modifications with the...
