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19 May

Prototype and Low-Volume Plastic Injection Molds

Sometimes you need a prototype or low-volume injection mold rather than a full production mold. Maybe you’re just at the point of needing some prototype plastic parts to test for form, fit and function. Or maybe you need a bridge tool to ramp up to full production. At ICOMold, we’re very good at producing prototype molds, and we can make them very quickly and at low cost. We manufacture our prototype / low-volume molds out of S50C or P20 soft tool [...]

By Jeremy Losek Newsletters bridge tooling, injection molding, low volume, prototype

19 May

How to Choose the Right Production Process

You’ll most likely need a different production process for your plastic parts if you’re at the beginning stage of product development, compared to being at the final stage, ready for production parts. Regardless of where you’re at in the process, we’ll help you understand the differences between the various production methods and choose the best one. The various processes vary by quantity of parts needed, cost, speed and other factors. Here are the manufacturing processes we offer: Urethane Casting: Fast, inexpensive [...]

By Jeremy Losek Newsletters CNC machining, injection molding, manufacturing process, urethane casting

19 May

Lower Setup Charge for Plastic Part Production Runs

Our “production” plastic injection molds are built to withstand a high number of shots. If you anticipate needing a part quantity of 10,000 or more, you will want a production mold. Contact us today to see how we can save you money on injection molds, custom plastic parts and production run setup fees.

By Jeremy Losek Newsletters injection mold setup charge, injection molding, setup charge, setup fee

14 Sep

An Export Mold By Any Other Name

Export mold. That’s what we call an injection mold tool that we build in China and ship somewhere else. When we build a plastic injection molding tool for a customer, the customer owns the tool because they paid for it, but it usually stays in our manufacturing plant in China so we can run parts for the customer whenever they need them. However, sometimes the customer wants us to send the mold over here to the United States so they [...]

By Jeremy Losek Blog custom plastic injection mold, export mold, injection molding

14 Sep

How Online Quoting Compressed Time for Plastic Injection Molding

As recently as a couple of years ago, it took engineers days or even weeks to obtain a quote for a custom plastic injection molding project. Today, the quotation processing time has been compressed to just a matter of hours. Through the Internet and some very complex, innovative online quotation systems, the automation of the quotation process has revolutionized the plastic injection molding industry. The Need For Speed Products today have an increasingly shorter lifespan. Think about how quickly new models [...]

By Jeremy Losek Blog injection molding, injection molding quote, injection molding quotes, plastic injection molding, plastic quotes

14 Sep

Will 3D Printing Be the Demise of Plastic Injection Molding?

Some observers of the plastics manufacturing industry, especially those with a vested interest, would like to have you believe that 3D printing is going to be the demise of injection molding. While there are certainly cases where 3D printing makes sense, the reports of the death of injection molding have been greatly exaggerated. Plastic injection molding is a tried and true method of production that is in no danger of going away anytime soon. It is a basic, dependable method [...]

By Jeremy Losek Blog 3D Printed, 3D Printing, injection molding, plastic injection molding, Plastics

23 Jul

Selecting the Right Plastic Material for Your Injection Molded Parts

Photo credit: Plastics Technology When you request an instant online quote for your plastic injection molding project, you specify options like quantity, color and overmolding. One of these very important options to consider is what type of plastic material you want your parts made out of. In injection molding, you have a lot of choices when it comes to material selection, and your material choice affects the appearance and performance of your parts. Does my part need to have high-impact strength? Will [...]

By Jeremy Losek Newsletters injection molding, plastic materials list, plastics materials

23 Jul

Plastic Injection Molding Technical Resources

Whether you want to learn about plastic part shrinkage, or clamping force requirements, the Knowledge Base area of our website offers a wealth of valuable technical information for plastic injection molding. One of the most useful tools in the Knowledge Base is the Design Guidelines. When designing a part for the injection molding process, there are certain best practices to follow in the design stage in order to avoid costly and time-consuming design revisions further along in the development process. Visit [...]

By Jeremy Losek Newsletters information, injection molding, technical resources

23 Jul

Instant Quotes for Custom Plastic Injection Molding

Our instant quote system is the only one like it in the entire plastic injection molding industry. We use complex algorithms to analyze the CAD model of your part, compare it to our proprietary database of part characteristics, and return an INSTANT quote to you. No waiting. Get an INSTANT QUOTE now

By Jeremy Losek Newsletters CNC machining, injection molding, instant quote

23 Jul

What Is Injection Molded Plastic?

ICOMold uses a process called plastic injection molding to produce thousands of plastic parts every day in a range of shapes and sizes. But what are injection molded plastic parts? Simply put, they’re parts made using plastic injection molding. In this process, hot liquid plastic is forced into a mold of the desired shape, resulting in a plastic piece that, when dried, permanently takes that shape. It’s similar to how cake batter baked in a cupcake pan will retain a cupcake [...]

By Jeremy Losek Blog injection molded plastic, injection molding, plastic, Plastics

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Low-Cost Injection Molding Leader

Prototype and Low-Volume Plastic Injection Molds

How to Choose the Right Production Process

Lower Setup Charge for Plastic Part Production Runs

An Export Mold By Any Other Name

How Online Quoting Compressed Time for Plastic Injection Molding

Will 3D Printing Be the Demise of Plastic Injection Molding?

Selecting the Right Plastic Material for Your Injection Molded Parts

Plastic Injection Molding Technical Resources

Instant Quotes for Custom Plastic Injection Molding

What Is Injection Molded Plastic?

ICOMold is a Leader in Plastic
Injection Molding for US Companies

Tag - injection molding

Low-Cost Injection Molding Leader

ICOMold is a Leader in Plastic Injection Molding for US Companies

ICOMold is a Leader in Plastic
Injection Molding for US Companies