Having finished the Tools of the Trade series on circuit board assembly, let’s look at some of the common methods for doing enclosures. First, and possibly the most common, is injection molding. This ...

When purchasing an injection mold, attention to detail throughout the effort is critical to long-term success and stress-free manufacturing. Some mold design aspects should be considered as early as ...

The material features clarity and flow properties, and has a heat deflection temperature of 127°C. Topas claims that the 5013 COC resin has the highest flow rate among transparent resins without loss ...

Optical grade polycarbonate and biomedical grade thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) were used for injection molding with silicon tooling. Micro and sub-micro features with a range of aspect ratio were ...

The global market for plastic injection molded parts is currently valued at $325 billion, and this number is expected to grow by 5.7% through at least 2025. Spurred by the rapidly developing economies ...

When a company needs parts, it will often turn to an injection molding company. And if it needs plastic parts done quickly and at a decent cost, Reiff Injection Molding may be the answer. “We do stuff ...

3D printing is great for prototyping, and not bad for limited runs of parts. Unfortunately though it really doesn’t scale well beyond a few pieces, so when you’re ready for the mass market you will ...

Designing plastic parts that can be molded has always been important for traditional injection molding processes, but it’s particularly beneficial for parts about to be rapid injection molded (RIM) to ...

Fakuma 2006 marked the European introduction of Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.'s HyPAC press, as the machine snapped out polystyrene drink cups on a 2.6-second cycle. Husky highlighted the HyPAC ...

Once the creative industrialist has determined there is a need and a natural demand for a new product, there is a process to bring it to market. The most challenging stage of the process occurs early ...