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Why Should You Get Custom Plastic Parts?
Why should you get custom plastic parts? Manufacturing products and parts can be a labor intensive and pretty expensive exercise if the right methods are not used. If you want to manufacture custom parts such as automotive body panels, dashboards, storage containers or mechanical parts such as gears, plastic manufacturing through injection molding is something you should be considering. So, what is injection molding?Injection molding is a manufacturing process where custom parts are manufactured through the use of plastic or other resinous material injected into a mold. Several materials are used for injection molding. These are: confections, glasses, metals, elastomers and the most commonly used materials are thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers. However, thermoplastics are commonly preferred in injection molding over thermosetting polymers due to the fact that the latter poise a bigger risk of damaging the injection machine due to chemical cross-linking that happens if the thermosetting polymer is not ejected at the right time, from the injection barrel.
How Plastic Injection Molding Works
To carry out injection molding, a molding machine is required. A molding machine contains several components and systems that work together to carry out the molding process. Some of these components are: a mold assembly, a heating unit and a ram. Basically, a molding machine carries out injection molding by squeezing material, usually molten, into a mold cavity. The mold cavity is designed according to the desired shape of the product to be manufactured.The mold, in which there is the mold cavity, is usually made using a mold maker. The mold maker machines the mold from metal, with the most common metals used being steel and aluminum. When carrying out injection molding, the material to be used in the process is fed to a heating unit that reduces the viscosity of the material allowing it to flow. A ram or screw-type plunger forces the molten plastic material into the mold cavity, using high pressure and velocity. The molten plastic material, on cooling, hardens to take the shape of the mold cavity, which is the desired shape of the product, according to the desired design. The joy of using a company that offers molding services, is that any number of custom plastic parts can be manufactured, from a few to several thousand.
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295 E. Corporate Place
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Chandler, Arizona 85225
602-437-0136
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