Injection Molding, Explained This cost-effective and efficient manufacturing process is rather complex. Injection molding involves melting a material and injecting it into a specific mold with a hydraulic or electric machine and is set, resulting in shaped rubber or plastic. This process is used widely today because of the flexibility in mold design and type…
Plastic Injection Molding, Explained Plastic injection molding is a manufacturing process that injects molten plastic material into a mold cavity under high pressure. During this procedure, the plastic cools and solidifies inside the mold, creating a unique shape. The plastic injection molding process is widely relied upon in various industries because of its versatility, efficiency,…
When you start trialing a new injection mold, there are many defects that can occur. Short shots are one of the first defects that appear as they are related to material not completely filling the injection mold. The root cause for a short shot can be a multitude of things between the machine, the mold,…
In an era of online training, and the ability to get an education without leaving your home, one could question if hands-on training is still a valid course to gain experience and knowledge. For one person, the ability to share knowledge and give education to the next generations, is a daily goal. That one person…
Experienced, full service plastic injection molders like SEA-LECT Plastics are changing the way our military builds components and parts for everything from the personal items issued to service men and woman, to the equipment they operate such as tanks, jeeps, ships and airplanes. Here are 10 ways that plastics are perfect for military applications: Low…
Why ISO9001:2015 Is Important Quality is a word that is thrown around a lot, used as a buzz word, added to brand slogans, but can mean a variety of things to different people and organizations. With quality in mind, a company needs to have a reference of measure to define what their quality is…
Today Randy Pickett from Archbright stopped by to train and certify some a our key employees. To our delight most of his training videos had been updated and were very informative and only sometimes a bit graphic. Safety is a number one concern at SEA-LECT PLastics and we are making sure we have enough trained…
Matt Poischbeg, Vice President and General Manager of SEA-LECT Plastics Corporation, announced that the company has achieved ISO9001:2015 Certification. “We are very proud of achieving the recognition that our company has very high quality management standards. This has been a rewarding endeavor that required every person in our organization to contribute towards in order to…