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Advances in vertical injection molding make medical device design easier

December 11, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

By John Schmitz, President of Aberdeen Technologies, Inc. The medical sector has embraced the high standards that plastic injection molding can offer. Insert molding, especially on a vertical molding press, can hold tight tolerances while also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Injection Molding Production, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: Aberdeentechnologiesinc

Tips on working with gates in micro-molded parts

November 14, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

By Scott Byal, Sr. Project Engineer, Accumold As technology shrinks, previously overlooked aspects of injection molded parts are causing significant challenges and problems. With larger injection molded parts, the gate, where polymer enters the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Injection Molding Production, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: accumold

Custom color and complete parts made easy

September 10, 2019 By WTWH Editor Leave a Comment

Color can play an important role in product design. Achieving the right color, however, has usually been a challenge. It can take weeks to get the color right. Noted Joel Matthews, Global Product Manager – Secondary Operations at Protolabs, a typical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Injection Molding Production, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: protolabs

Injection molding helps inventors meet accelerated timeline

November 26, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

A Minneapolis-based startup has developed a “personal malt-house” for those who enjoy home brewing beer. This personal malt-house, the Acro, is from Sprowt Labs. Home and craft brewers have not had a large assortment of home breweries to choose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: protolabs

The difference between traditional and rapid molding

November 17, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The “digitization” of nearly every process to make products continues. The latest industry to experience this shift is molding. Here’s a look at how digitization may affect traditional molding service providers. Pierre Viaud-Murat | Senior Vice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Injection Molding Production, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: xcentricmoldandengineering

A guide to using thermoforming, injection molding, or reaction injection molding

September 25, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

When it comes to plastic parts, is thermoforming, injection molding or reaction injection molding better? Each of these methods of plastics manufacturing has its benefits; and the ideal one for a given product depends on a number of factors, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Industries, Injection Molding Production, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: Rayproducts

How a music tech startup conquered the production challenge

September 7, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Driven by a successful Kickstarter campaign, Boulder, Colorado-based, connected-musical applications company Specdrums had a challenge on its hands. With orders in the queue, the growing company needed production help – they needed it fast, and in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Consumer Products, Injection Molding Production, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: protolabs

How to build a robotic exoskeleton with digital manufacturing

August 30, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

When Parker Hannifin CEO Don Washkewicz challenged his team to explore the future of the company seven years ago, the team explored robotic devices, such as a robotic exoskeleton, for medical applications. Parker has key core competencies in motion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Injection Molding Production, Medical, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: protolabs

For prototyping and production, you have choices with injection molding

May 21, 2018 By Leslie Langnau 2 Comments

Rapid injection molding works best for on-demand production, bridge tooling, pilot runs, and functional prototyping. There are several options for injection molding, with aluminum a popular choice as a material for the molds. Probably one of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Injection Molding Production, Rapid Injection Molding, Rapid Prototyping, Vat Photopolymerization Tagged With: protolabs

10 best practices for injection molding

February 13, 2018 By Leslie Langnau 5 Comments

Injection molding is a highly repeatable, highly scalable process. But there are a few best practices that ensure tolerance, form, fit, and function. In a recent webinar on Designing for Manufacturability without Compromising the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Injection Molding Production, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: xcentricmoldandengineering

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