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Additives and their impact on injection moulding parameters for medical devices

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The choice of plastic material and additives directly determines whether medical device components are reliable, function properly or result in failed production runs. Additives and fillers enable plastic injection moulders to customise properties of the final product in terms of strength, flexibility, biocompatibility, sterilisation resistance and antimicrobial performance. However, such enhancements seldom come without compromises. In this blog, we will explore how additives can affect […]

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Insert Moulding – specialised plastic injection moulding process

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Insert moulding is a plastic injection process where metal, plastic, or electronic components are embedded into moulded parts. It enhances strength, reduces assembly steps, and improves cost-efficiency. Common in automotive, medical, and electronics industries, it enables durable, compact designs while streamlining production and improving overall product performance.

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Basics, benefits and design tips when overmoulding

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Overmoulding is a powerful technique in plastic injection moulding that enhances product durability, aesthetics, and functionality. Learn how this process works, its wide range of applications – from medical device to automotive parts – and the key design tips to ensure a successful result.

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Investment in people and automation for plastic injection moulding processes can go hand in hand

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By embracing both human expertise and automation you can enhance efficiency and innovation in plastic injection moulding.

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3k or 3-shot moulding, also known as triple shot injection moulding.

Multi-shot plastic injection moulding

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Multi-shot plastic injection moulding provides a viable solution for bonding various materials and colours into a single component. It offers significant advantages in precision and repeatability for the efficient production of complex parts at scale.

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Demystifying plastic injection moulding – Terminology Part 3

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Our third blog on demystifying plastic injection moulding terminology focusses on some more obvious terms.

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Plastic Injection Moulding – The difference between Soft and Hard Tooling

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Mould tooling is integral to the process of injection moulding in plastic. Plastic injection mould tooling, or tooling design, determines the quality of moulded parts and components. Different moulding processes require different types of tooling methods.

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Demystifying plastic injection moulding – Terminology Part 2

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To get to the point that you have a production ready design for injection moulding, your plastic injection moulding company will discuss the different design and functional features you would like your part to have.

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Demystifying plastic injection moulding – Terminology Part 1

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Since the first plastic injection moulding machine was invented 150 years ago, plastic injection moulders have continued to innovate to transform great ideas into functional components.

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Design for injection moulding – 5 considerations for a quality part

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Plastic injection moulding is perfect for high volume production of plastic parts and components for a wide range of industries. This is largely due to the fact that once in production, it is an extremely efficient, cost effective and quick method of making parts.

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