Plastic Injection Mold Types
Mold Types to Fit Your Production Volume
ICOMold is a plastic injection molding company that offers a variety of choices in plastic injection mold types, depending on the quantity of parts you need manufactured.
P-20 is a general purpose mold steel designed for the plastic mold industry, and it is the steel we use for production molds. However, other types of steel are also used for molds designed for fewer cycles. For in-house molds, the customer owns the tooling and mold frame. (For export molds, the customer receives the mold frame with the tooling).
The first table below lists the characteristics of the molds that we use to run your parts for you in our facility. The second table lists the different types of export molds (we make the mold and ship it to you), based on number of cycles.
In-House Molds
| Mold Type | Tooling Material |
Tooling Life Cycles |
Tool Ownership (Cavity & Core) |
Mold Frame Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production Mold | P20 | Unlimited | Customer | Customer |
Export Molds
| Mold Type | Tooling Life Cycles | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Class 101 | 1M | Built for extremely high production. This is the highest-priced mold and is made with only the highest quality materials. |
| Class 102 | 500,000-1M | Medium to high production mold, good for abrasive materials and/or parts requiring close tolerances. This is a high-quality, fairly high-priced mold. |
| Class 103 | 100,000-500,000 | Medium production mold. This is a very popular mold for low to medium production needs. Most common price range. |
| Class 104 | 10,000-100,000 | Low production mold. Used only for limited production preferably with non-abrasive materials. Low to moderate price range. |
| Class 105 | Up to 10,000 | Low volume only. This mold will be constructed in the least expensive manner possible to produce a very limited quantity of parts. |
To learn about the advantages of steel molds over aluminum molds, visit the aluminum molds page of our website.
