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Plastics Safety
Every week there seems to be a new scare involving food or additives that are apparently causing us harm in some way or another. Indeed, it is true that there have been very serious and hugely negligent health and safety scandals involving things such as baby milk and...
Hot Stuff!
Although there are now many different resins to choose from when thinking about your next injection moulding project, issues such as how flame retardant it is and whether this can be improved are not always taken into account. Due to the large amount of electronics...
Rapid Tooling – Side-Action or Straight-Pull?
If you are looking for a little more sophistication in your product, then this might be the time to think about using a side-action mould, instead of a standard straight-pull mould. Here, we will discuss the pros and cons of both manufacturing processes and assess how...
Simple Plastic Part Production
Production of simple plastic parts sounds simple and, mostly, it is. Here, we will explain the steps that are necessary to produce simple plastic parts and why this matters to your project. After reading our blogs and website, we are sure that you will have some idea...
Manufacturing Mirrored Parts
During high-volume injection moulding, multiple copies of the same part can be made using the same mould, speeding up production times and reducing tool time for the manufacturer. It may also be more convenient for the consumer, as multiple parts can be shipped and...
Family Moulds – The Lowdown
Family moulds are used to create several parts of a prototype and are able to be accommodated in the same mould in order to reduce costs and production times. Obviously, these reasons attract many to consider a family mould when they are contemplating their initial...
Using Moulding Expanded Polystyrene in Injection Moulding
The main reasons for using Expanded Polystyrene in Injection Moulding are due to its durability light weight and insulating properties. Multiple products for many sectors are able to be produced, especially ones that are required to maintain products at a certain...
Blending and Mixing Materials
Mixing materials into a blend for an injection moulding project is sometimes required in order to provide the final product with specific properties or to enable it be to used for critical applications in medicine, aviation or the automotive sectors. There are several...
EU Research Uses AI in Injection Moulding
The European Union has been undertaking research involving Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its use in the injection moulding industry – to be known as the Des-MOLD System. Integrating AI is hoped to cut costs by reducing running costs and wastage, whilst increasing...
Has 3D Printing Made Injection Moulding Obsolete?
We all know that people want things as fast as possible, at the cheapest price and of the best quality and sometimes it is only new technology or thinking that can deliver this perfect combination. In our case, 3D printing has been the big "disruptor" in the business...
Multiple Material Injection Moulding
As we have discussed preciously, it is sometimes necessary to combine different resin materials in a single moulding job in order to enjoy the benefits of both materials for a particular type of production. Relying on single materials for injection moulding is...
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