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A pragmatic approach to plastic injection mould tooling

Basics of Moulding, Plastic Injection Moulding, Tooling

By combining our direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) and CNC machining into a single production system, we’ve developed a range of innovative techniques for the manufacture of plastic injection mould tooling. Using this hybrid manufacturing system, we can offer: The ability to reduce lead times for plastic injection mould tooling, to just a few weeks Special tool inserts that eliminate the problems of gas traps in plastic injection […]

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4 advantages of plastic injection moulding

Basics of Moulding, Component Assembly, Plastic Injection Moulding

Plastic injection moulding is an established and widely used manufacturing process. Here are just 4 of the major advantages of plastic injection moulding.

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Overmoulding and insert moulding for injection moulding

Basics of Moulding, Plastic Injection Moulding

Overmoulding and insert moulding are established part of the wider injection moulding process. In this short article, we’ll take a look at the use of each technique.

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5 plastic injection moulding defects

Basics of Moulding, Plastic Injection Manufacturing, Plastic Injection Moulding, Process

Are you experiencing defects with your injection moulded parts? Here are 5 of the most common defects found during the injection moulding operation.

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Choosing appropriate materials for injection moulding

Basics of Moulding, Plastic Injection Moulding

So, you have decided that injection moulding is the way you intend to manufacture your components; but you now face a choice as to which polymer or combination of polymers is best suited to your needs. Most importantly, that will meet the design criteria for the part and provide the physical properties demanded by the

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How does a plastic injection moulding machine work?

Basics of Moulding, Moulding Machine, Plastic Injection Moulding, Process

But before we answer that question, let’s take a broader look at the industrial uses of plastic injection moulding. How it has become such an important tool in the manufacture of an extraordinarily wide range of components, many of which we are likely to encounter in our everyday lives. Plastic injection moulding is a universal

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Choosing to use injection moulding

Basics of Moulding, Plastic Injection Manufacturing, Plastic Injection Moulding, Plastic Injection Moulding Company, UK Plastic Injection Moulders

When the time comes to designing a new product, or redesigning an existing one, it’s always important to select the best manufacturing method. As evidenced by the proliferation in use of plastic parts in products in almost every walk of life in the last 50 years, injection moulding has become the most popular method of

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