by Tim Toth | Feb 6, 2014 | Blog, Injection Molds
A prototype mold is low cost injection molding tooling mainly used in order to obtain working parts. Modifications can easily be made quickly to this type of tooling. Life expectancy of this type of mold is approximately up to 1,000 parts. Some of the parts can be...
by Tim Toth | Jan 31, 2014 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Injection Molding Company – A Family Business of the Injection Mold Maker When I graduated from high school, I had no plans of going to college nor did I have a career in mind. I agreed to go and work with my father and two brothers running an injection molding...
by Tim Toth | Jan 9, 2014 | Blog, Injection Molding
Part tolerances in injection molded parts are one of the most important factors in a finished molded part. In the plastics industry, there are two levels of part tolerances for injection molding, commercial and fine. The difference between the two is big enough to...
by Tim Toth | Jan 3, 2014 | Blog, Injection Molds, Plastic, Plastic Products
In injection molding the use of cam-action slides in injection molds is the most common and most efficient method to cast any type of undercut on a plastic part. During the initial design stage, the first thing that is looked for on a part print or a solid model is to...
by Tim Toth | Dec 27, 2013 | Blog, Injection Molding
Injection mold venting is needed on all injection molds. Some require more venting than others due to part design and also the type of plastic being used. Injection mold venting is needed due to the in-rushing of plastic during the injection molding phase of the...
