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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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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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5 plastic injection moulding defects

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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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How does a plastic injection moulding machine work?

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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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