Single use plastic packaging gets a bad wrap. Or is that just another bad pun? When most think of a single use plastic, they imagine drink containers such as soda and water bottles. They are the model for convenience, but also the guilty party that gets shown as an example for pollution on land and…
Disposable products used to be the norm. Disposable batteries, disposable electronics, disposable single-use plastics, etc. That trend has slowly started to end, and most products are finding new ways to be reused, recycled, or transformed into another useable material. Plastics have long had multiple variations of recycling, but some still are not able to be…
Several critical elements must be considered while manufacturing a high-quality molded part, including part design, fabrication, material selection, and production. Designing elements based on practical requirements is vital while preserving the design objective or end-use. Before all of the components get finally documented and sent to a molder for production, the injection-molded product design goes…
Technology can do a lot of verifying if your new design is 100% ready for production. Software can evaluate shapes for injection molding, it can simulate durability against impact testing, and it can prove if your design is ready for manufacturing. The question is often asked if prototypes are even needed anymore with software and…
Plastics are everywhere. In your home, your automobile, and definitely in your electronics. Plastics are used in almost every industry around the world due to their low investment cost, environmental advantages, and their durability. The electrical industry uses many different plastics to keep you safe, provide durable solutions to transmit power, and often times house…
There are many steps on the road to producing a plastic injection molded part. Most would think the biggest step of the process would be the execution of the design. The ability to make a quality part true to the design intent isn’t solely reliant on the production end. The engineering can dictate if the…
Every new product starts with a concept. A fresh idea to make a current product better, or to fill a void in the marketplace. Plastic injection molding is an excellent manufacturing process to create cost effective, but profitable products in a timely manner. If you have a fresh product idea, but don’t know what to…
Every industry has its own language. If you don’t speak it fluently, it can be problematic to understand the nuances and details of a new quote for business. But don’t fret. Learning the key terms for plastic injection molding isn’t like learning a foreign language. If you’re interested in a new project involving plastic injection…
You’ve heard the terms ‘bundling’ and ‘one-stop-shop’. They indicate that everything can be done in one place together without having to look for a complimentary service for other aspects of your business. In manufacturing that’s considered ‘turn-key’ with the ability to handle all facets of production and business from beginning to end. Some companies can…
The last decade has seen a huge growth of products that are sustainable and environmentally friendly. Being biodegradable was once a secondary thought, but as raw materials are becoming harder to supply and dispose of, we must stay conscious of where our raw materials come from and go when the product has completed its…