Snap fit joints are one of the best and cost effective solutions to assemble plastic parts. Plastic products without screws or welding are joined using snap fit joints. In this article we will discuss how to design snap fit joints for injection molded pla ...
Two Plate and Three Plate Mold
Selection of injection mold type depends on component design, budget and production volumes. During new product development, manufacturers always ask. What type of mold is required? 1) single cavity, multi cavity or family mold, 2) Hot runner or cold runn ...
Factors Affecting Plastic Injection Mold Cost
Injection molding process is widely used to manufacture plastic parts in large volumes. But to manufacture injection molding parts, an injection molding tool specific to a part is required. Injection mold cost and lead time is very high. But if due consid ...
Basic Interview Questions on Plastic Part Design Part-2
You can find a lot of injection molding parts around you. With the advancement in plastic technologies and advantages of plastic over metal parts. Industries are converting their metal parts into Injection molded plastic parts. Therefore the injection mol ...
Types Of Injection Molds
Selection of type of injection mold depends on the part geometry, tool design, production volumes and budget. Type of injection mould affect component quality and manufacturing cost. In this article we will discuss various types of injection molds and the ...
Advantages and Disadvantages of Plastic Compared to Metal
Plastics offer various advantages compared to metal parts while fulfilling all functional requirements. Therefore engineers are replacing metal parts with the plastic parts for various applications. For example, Latest manufactured vehicles are low in wei ...
Rapid Prototyping For Plastic Parts : Advantages Limitation and Selection
Rapid prototyping for plastic parts is used to develop plastic parts quickly for Initial design verification and validation. Waiting for injection molded parts to verify part functional and aesthetic design can delay product design and can cause high tool ...
SPI Mold Finish : Surface Finish For Injection Molded Parts
Injection mold surface finish is replicated on injection molded plastic parts. Therefore Product designers need to communicate injection molded plastic part surface finish information to the mold manufacturer. To facilitate product industrial designers, d ...
Plastic Material Selection Guidelines for Injection Molding
Plastic material selection for injection molding is a very critical part of plastic product design. Type of plastic material selected affects plastic part design, its performance and cost. In this article we will discuss plastic material selection process ...
Plastic Part Design Guidelines for Injection Molding Plastic Parts
Injection Molding is a widely used plastic manufacturing process to manufacture plastic parts in large volumes and at low cost. It has various advantages compared to other plastic manufacturing processes. Following plastic part design guidelines for injec ...