Understanding Plastic Shrink Rates in Injection Molding Injection molding is a popular process, used to create plastic parts and products. It involves injecting molten plastic into a mold and allowing it to cool and solidify, which results in the final product. There are many considerations that go into injection molding, and an often overlooked factor…
In injection molding, the molten plastic enters the mold cavity through a gate. While this process may sound simple, it is quite complex. There are many types of gates, and the placement is crucial to ensure a quality product can be manufactured. In this post, we uncover the importance of gate placement and dive into…
Having an expectation that your manufacturing partner is injection molding products that meet your requirements is not unreasonable. Providing quality products should be a given for every injection molder. Unfortunately, many companies are disappointed when their products don’t meet minimum requirements. The cost of inferior quality can be high. At SEA-LECT Plastics, our rigorous quality…