Recently [Stefan] of CNC Kitchen took a gander at using his gaggle of 3D printers to try injection molding (IM). Although the IM process generally requires metal molds and specialized machinery ...

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.

A clean room is used for medical parts, and insert molding and precision products requiring tight tolerances and high-heat materials are commonplace. Some parts require tolerances as tight as plus or ...

Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes their series manufacture. The problem with injection molding is though, that making a ...

Among concerns about supply chain uncertainty, Fictiv Inc., a manufacturing company, has announced the launch of GlobalFlex, ...

While 3D printing has now become easily accessible and cheap, there are still several use cases where you need the advantages offered by injection molding, even for small batch runs. Professional ...

You’ve likely seen many tutorials on making silicone parts using 3D printed molds online. The vast majority of these methods use a simple pour method to fill the mold. This relies on careful ...

We imagine you’ve heard this already, but waste plastic is a problem for the environment. We wrap nearly everything we buy, eat, or drink in plastic packaging, and yet very little of it ends up ...

UGP Plastics in custom plastic injection molding is pleased to announce its capabilities to meet the needs of industries s ...

Injection molding machines are industrial equipment used to create plastic parts by injecting molten plastic into a mold. This process involves heating thermoplastic material until it liquefies ...