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Make Sure You Use The Right Injection Molding Techniques

By Genevive B. Mata


There are many ways to skin a cat, so to speak. Injection molding is a production method for merchandise for use or sale by injecting materials such as metals, glass, elastomers, confections and more commonly thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers into a mold. They are used in the creating of many things and are an ideal way if needing to produce a high volume of the same object.

The manufacturer that is termed the town of the plastic molds is based in Haungyan city. Their products are exported all over the world and are reputed to have excellent sales service. Once the customer has placed an order they will then make a sample of the requirements.

Each of these molding machines has many different components and come in different configurations. These can include a horizontal or a vertical configuration. Whatever the design may be each will need to have a power source, injection unit and well as a mold assembly and clamping unit.

The injection unit is responsible for heating and injecting materials into the mold. The first part is called the hopper and this is a container where the raw plastic is added. This will have a bottom that is able to open where it can then feed the materials into the barrel.

The whole cycle is very short normally between two seconds to two minutes and consists of four stages. Before the material is injected into the mold it needs to be very securely closed by a clamping unit. Each mould it attached to the molding machine and the top half is allowed to move.

In 1872 John Hyatt and his brother were given the exclusive right to market the first injection machine, these were much simpler then the ones of today. It was very much like a large syringe using a plunger to introduce the plastic through a tube that was heated into a mold. It took a long time for this kind of industry to catch on but is now what produces our everyday products.

As soon as the molten plastics make contact with the interior of the mold surface it will begin to cool down. While cooling down it will solidify into the shape that is required. In some instances certain parts may shrink while cooling but because of the packing of the material in the injection stage this allows more materials to flow reducing shrinkage to a certain degree.

After a certain amount of time the cooled part can be removed by the ejection system which is attached to the back end of the mold. It is then opened with a certain amount of force. This kind of molding is a quick and effective way of producing objects that are too be used frequently.




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