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Overmolding One Plastic Over Another

Overmolding is a plastic injection molding process which is very useful for producing multi-material parts with some unique properties. For instance, overmolding can be used to add a second part, of a different material, for a handle or grip. Like a power tool with a grip made out of a softer material than the body of the tool. Or a gaming controller with design elements of various plastics. We overmolded the tire showroom display, pictured, for a customer. The “rubber tread” [...]

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New Web Resource: The Fundamentals of Plastic Injection Molding

Many customers come to us with the CAD model of the parts they need, we quote them, and they have us make their plastic parts for them. They don’t know what happens in between, and they don’t care. Others, however, may be curious about the injection molding process – they want to know how their parts are made. For the curious, there’s a resource page on our website that explains the plastic injection molding process. Learn the fundamentals of plastic injection molding

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Mass Customization, Plastic Injection Molding Style

Mass customization: Same shirts, different initials Manufacturing has evolved from the mass production methods of the Industrial Revolution, to the mass customization trend that started with the Customer Revolution. Mass customization started in the automotive industry – if you couldn’t find a vehicle in the showroom with the color and options you wanted, you could simply custom order one. (Ironically, it was Henry Ford who had contributed to the advancement of mass production with his moving assembly line.) We got used to [...]

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What is Plastic Mold Shrinkage and How is it Calculated?

Plastic injection molding shrinkage is the contraction of a plastic molded part as it cools after injection. Most of the part shrinkage occurs in the mold while cooling, but a small amount of shrinkage occurs after ejection, as the part continues to cool. After that, the part may continue to shrink very slightly for several hours or even days until the temperature and moisture content stabilize. Because of this, dimensional inspection should wait at least a day. To compensate and plan [...]

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Plastic Injection Molding

Your Experienced Plastic Injection Molding Company For well over a decade, ICOMold in Holland, Ohio (near Toledo) has been a leading plastic injection molding company thanks to our one-stop facility. We’ve mastered putting together a complete plastic injection molding strategy. We exceed expectations to bring you program management and high-quality end-products. And our straightforward plastic manufacturing – which services countless industries – saves you money, lowers time-to-market and increases product quality. Our Process With a large part capacity and full operation, ICOMold [...]

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Threaded Inserts Molded 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, since it’s done in the primary molding process, it doesn’t add any time to our standard lead time. Inserts are typically used to join parts together, and can be metal, ceramic or plastic material. The inserts just need to be able to withstand the high temperature and pressure of the injection molding process. Insert molding can reduce cost by [...]

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Family Injection Molds Offer Many Benefits

Save Money on Plastic Injection Molding with Family Molds If you have a custom plastic injection molding project that involves multiple parts, there’s a good chance we can save you money by putting them into a family mold. The opportunity for family molding arises when a molding project involves similar parts that go together, such as the two halves of a case, or multiple parts that go together in an assembly to create the final product. Basically, we can make all the [...]

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New Material Data Sheets Now Available

Technical data sheets are used to understand the specifications and properties of various materials. They are very helpful when choosing a material that needs to withstand the particular conditions that will be present in the intended application of a manufactured part. For some time we have provided technical data sheets for plastic injection molding on our website. Now we are pleased to announce that we are also providing them for the urethane casting process. You can click on the type of [...]

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The difference between plastic injection molding and plastic injection moulding

For almost 15 years, ICOMold has produced quality plastic injection molded parts for customers around the world using custom injection molding. We’ve fielded a variety of questions during that time, but here’s one you might not expect: “What is the difference between injection molding plastic products and injection moulding plastic products?” The answer is simple: There is no physical difference. The reason for the spelling difference is that American English uses molding, and British English uses moulding. As a worldwide [...]

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Selecting Secondary Processes for Your Injection Molded Parts

When you use our interactive online quotation system to request an instant quote for a plastic injection molding project, you have secondary process options that you can specify right in the request-for-quote form. This built-in feature makes it quicker and easier to see how additional production processes will affect the price of your injection molded plastic parts. After you upload your 3D CAD model and select your primary options (like quantity, material, color and surface finish), you can then specify post-molding [...]

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