Designing Injection Molds for Robotics
How injection molded parts are handled after molding has design implications for the mold build. This guide will help you understand those implications.
Category: Injection Molding
Value Added: Foam Tape Application
Foam tape is great alternative to mechanical connections or chemical bonding between injection molded components and various substrate materials.
Molded-In Insert Options
From female threaded in custom designs, there are several design options for molded-in inserts.
Switching Your Injection Molding Supplier
Switching molders is not an easy task. Use this evaluation process for finding a reliable, trustworthy injection molding supplier.
Value Added: Drilling & Tapping
For some molding applications, it may be best to CNC machine holes and threads after injection molding instead of investing upfront in tooling.
UV Additives for Injection Molded Parts
Plastics can degrade and lose critical material properties over time, but this can be prevented by proper material selection.
Value Added: Assembly
For many injection molding applications, some assembly may be required. See how your injection molder can provide assembly services.
Value Added: Hot Stamping
Hot stamping is a process used for generating graphics or lettering on plastic parts.
Metal to Plastic Conversion Guidelines
Changing from metal to plastic can yield many advantages, such as: cost savings, weight savings, and simplified/quicker manufacturing.
Technology for the Injection Molder
Couple ever advancing plastics with more complicated part designs and the need for your injection molder to invest in technology becomes apparent.
