Plastic injection molding is a low-cost, high-precision way of producing products by injecting liquid plastic into a shaping cavity called a mold. A mold is something like a container that shapes the plastic into its final shape. Once the plastic cools, it hardens, allowing us to remove the mold. And then it's ready to use the product! This technique is used to create numerous items you might find in your home—from toys to water bottle caps and much more!
So what do we do at Moldie? We take your data and use plastic injection molding to manufacture sample products, aka prototypes. Its prototype is similar to a practice product. It is used to verify that the product looks good and do what we expect it to. We do this first with a prototype, before spending significant time and money on the final product. That way, we will ensure that everything is done correctly!
Rapid Prototyping with Plastic Injection Molding: We can quickly produce samples to test. That’s really useful, it saves time and money. Prototyping fast allows us to see if the product will work well before we start cranking them out. We do not need to go and change the design and correct the problems until the final version of the product is done. This process ensures that our end product will be as good as it can be.
Plastic injection molding prototypes have revolutionized the way we manufacture products. In the past, we wasted a lot of time and money on the final product from the start without testing it. Now we can test and improve the product, with prototypes, before we even decide to make thousands of them. All of these new working practices have greatly improved the production process.
Plastic injection molding allows us to rapidly create prototypes, resulting in faster and better product development. By testing the design before the final version, we can identify issues earlier, as they arise. We do this because we want to build products that not only make sense but also suit the needs of the end user. This helps us to make adjustments based on feedback from testing, creating the best products possible!
The process for plastic injection molding begins by melting small pieces of plastic known as pellets. The pellets are heated until they turn into liquid. Next, we press the plastic into a mold, heating it back up so that it melts again and we can push it in with pressure. It is this pressure that allows to fill up the mold completely. Once the plastic cools and solidifies, the mold can be removed, and the product is ready!
Injection molding can create all kinds of products, ranging from fun toys and bottle caps for water bottles, to critical automotive and medical components. It is a value addition to designing and building products very quickly and well.