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...
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 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 | 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...
by Tim Toth | Dec 18, 2013 | Blog, Injection Molds
I consider mold cooling one of the most important elements of a mold design | Injection Molding The purpose of producing a plastic part in the injection molding process is to design and build a mold that will produce consistent parts at the fastest cycle time...
