If you go into hospitals and care clinics across the country one thing you will notice is consistency of the products used. If you’re not an avid traveler, look at medical documentaries or even the news. You’ll find the same consistency between products and appliance used. Why do you think that is? Standardization allows for…
If you’re from the automotive or aerospace industry, the acronym ‘P.P.A.P.’ is common knowledge and is used frequently. If you’re from a separate industry, the acronym may not have as much meaning, but it represents a significant opportunity to tighten up your documentation for future quality control and preparation for a quality certification. If you…
We have covered in previous posts the many reasons companies are switching from metal formed products to plastic injection molded products and components. One of those reasons is weight reduction, and it can be a big reason to make the switch. Once you have decided to base your products on plastic injection molding, keeping the…
Plastic injection molding has become one of the leading manufacturing processes to produce everyday products. While you can find excellent quality and competitive prices in the stores, producing these items does have limited drawbacks concerning quality defects. They happen. There’s no way around them, but there are strategies and tips to avoid them. We’ve listed…
You’ve heard the saying, “They don’t make things like they used to.” Or how about the one of new products just aren’t made to last very long anymore? In some cases that may be true, and others it could be that the wrong material was chosen. If you want durability and practicality, perhaps now is…
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…
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…
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…
Design for Manufacturing (DFM) is a term used heavily in production settings, but often the history of it is underappreciated. The objective of DFM is to design and engineer a product that is easy to manufacture for everyone involved. It’s a simple goal, but creating a product that meets all criteria for manufacturing can be…
There are many days that coming up with a new product is pretty easy. How do you manufacture it? Is it injection molded, stamped, or laser etched? There are a lot of decisions to make, but the method of manufacturing doesn’t have to define your product. The process for development is very similar for most…