Month: August 2025

Transfer molding

What is a transfer mold and how does it actually work?

To produce complex components containing sensitive inserts out of thermoset plastics may be a tasking assignment. Those, although fragile, can be easily broken or out of position in the case of a standard compression molding but might not be ideal using other techniques with the material used. This can result

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Design

How to master plastic cap molds for creative packaging?

Are your most creative packaging ideas getting stuck at the manufacturing stage? It’s frustrating when a brilliant cap design is labeled "impossible to produce," forcing you back to generic, uninspired options. The secret isn’t to limit your creativity. It’s to understand the language of mold making. By learning how to

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Injection Molding

How to Evaluate Injection Molding Problems?

The mold presents a finished piece of plastic that has defects, which cost you both in time and savings. You end up with reject pile and you are unsure of whether it is the material, the machine itself or the mold that is the problem. Every non-functional component is a

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Design

What Are The Basics Of Injection Mold Design? Introduction?

It’s frustrating for a product designer when a great design fails on the production line because of overlooked molding principles. This can lead to budget overruns, missed deadlines, and a flawed final product. Mastering the basics of injection mold design is the essential first step to ensure your vision becomes

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Mold Flow

What is mold flow analysis and how can it save your project?

Are you tired of designing a perfect plastic part on your screen, only to see it fail during production? Defects like sink marks, short shots, or warpage can cause massive headaches, leading to expensive tool modifications and frustrating project delays. What if you could foresee and fix these issues before

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Injection Molding

How Do You Correctly Calculate the Forces on an Injection Mold Slider?

Struggling with slider failures might be a miscalculation of forces. This small error can lead to costly mold damage and production delays, hurting your bottom line and causing major headaches you just don’t need. The simplest way to calculate the required force for a mold slider is to determine the

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