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03 Nov

How to Calculate Clamping Force for Injection Molding

Clamping Force Calculation for Injection Molding Clamping force in injection molding refers to the pressure needed to hold the mold closed during the manufacturing process. Molten plastic is injected into a metal mold under pressure. The pressure is required to make sure the molten plastic reaches every part of the mold evenly. A clamp is used to keep the mold closed. The clamping force must be greater than the pressure being exerted by the molten plastic as it is injected [...]

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19 May

Plastic Injection Molding Services and Options

We are a full-service custom plastic injection molding company. We offer services such as overmolding, insert molding and secondary processes to make your plastic parts more robust. If you’ve got a complex plastic part and want to know if we can manufacture it for you, our project engineers will be happy to provide you with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) feedback on your part design. Here are some of our molding capabilities: Overmolding Insert Molding Secondary Processes Family Molds Value Added Services

By Jeremy Losek Newsletters injection molding options, injection molding services, plastic injection molding

14 Sep

Follow Your Project Status With Our Online Tracking System

Online Project Management System Our unique online project management system allows you to always know the status of your plastic injection molding or CNC machining project. Forget the hassle of multiple points of contact like phone calls and emails. You’ll stay completely organized and updated throughout your project by having all the information in one place – in our project management system. Plus, our system eliminates the headaches of trying to deal directly with a low-cost country. You can communicate directly with [...]

By Jeremy Losek Newsletters online project management system, plastic injection molding

14 Sep

Mass Customization, Plastic Injection Molding Style

Mass customization: Same shirts, different initials Before the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, skilled workers made custom, one-of-a-kind products that we’d call “designer” today. Then of course came mass production – new manufacturing methods that standardized products and made them faster and more efficiently than making them by hand. In the 20th century, we began to see a new revolution – the Customer Revolution. Ironically, despite Henry Ford’s defiance of customer choice (“You can have any color you want, as [...]

By Jeremy Losek Blog mass customization, plastic injection molding

14 Sep

Molding Threaded Inserts Into Plastic Parts

If you need threaded inserts molded into your plastic parts, we have the capability to do various types of insert molding. And, we do it fast! Since it’s done in the primary injection molding process, it doesn’t add any time to our standard lead time. Inserts are typically used to join custom parts together, and can be metal, ceramic or plastic material. They just need to be able to withstand the high temperature and pressure of the injection molding process. Insert [...]

By Jeremy Losek Newsletters insert molding, inserts, plastic injection molding, threaded inserts

14 Sep

Smart Manufacturing in Plastic Injection Molding

Smart Manufacturing is talked about quite a bit. It goes by other names, too, like the Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial IoT (IIoT), and Industry 4.0. The term IoT was first coined by Peter T. Lewis in 1985 to describe “the integration of people, processes, and technology with connectable devices and sensors to enable remote monitoring, status, manipulation, and evaluation of trends of such devices.” So the term has been around for a while now, but the concept still continues [...]

By Jeremy Losek Blog IIot, Industry 4.0, IoT, plastic injection molding, smart manufacturing

14 Sep

Design Guidelines for Plastic Part Moldability

Need a boss in your part so it can attach to another part? Did you know there are correct ways and incorrect ways to design a boss? Design a boss wrong and you could have thick sections that lead to sink marks. To help you avoid sink and other potential pitfalls in plastic part design, our Plastic Part Design Guidelines resource provides tips to help you avoid design mistakes that can lead to surface material and structural flaws in the [...]

By Jeremy Losek Newsletters moldability, plastic injection molding, plastic part design

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

Instant Online Quotes for Plastic Injection Molding

Getting a quote for your plastic injection molding project is a whole lot quicker and easier with our interactive, online quotation system. Gone are the days of waiting weeks for your plastic injection molding quote. With our revolutionary online quotation system, you will instantly know your mold cost, piece price, and shipping option costs. And, it’s interactive. If you change an option like part quantity or material, you will instantly see how the change affects your quote. Simply register in our system, [...]

By Jeremy Losek Newsletters instant online quotes, plastic injection molding

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

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Low-Cost Injection Molding Leader

How to Calculate Clamping Force for Injection Molding

Plastic Injection Molding Services and Options

Follow Your Project Status With Our Online Tracking System

Mass Customization, Plastic Injection Molding Style

Molding Threaded Inserts Into Plastic Parts

Smart Manufacturing in Plastic Injection Molding

Design Guidelines for Plastic Part Moldability

How Online Quoting Compressed Time for Plastic Injection Molding

Instant Online Quotes for Plastic Injection Molding

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

ICOMold is a Leader in Plastic
Injection Molding for US Companies

Tag - plastic 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